Exploration and Early Colonization: Unit Review

Which Spanish action belongs in each category? Move the answers to the correct boxes.

• Gold: Converting the Native People, God: Claiming New Territories, Glory: Searching for Valuable Resources

• Gold: Searching for Valuable Resources, God: Converting the Native People, Glory: Claiming New Territories

• Gold: Claiming New Territories, God: Searching for Valuable Resources, Glory: Converting the Native People

• Gold: Converting the Native People, God: Searching for Valuable Resources, Glory: Claiming New Territories

The period of Spanish exploration from 1519-1689 is called the:

• Age of Discovery

• Age of Contact

• Age of Colonization

• Age of Expansion

What advantage did Spain and Portugal have in overseas expeditions?

• Active colonies in Asia

• A peace pact with England and France

• The best ships and navigation techniques in Europe

• Explorers who wanted to discover new lands

What weapon of nature helped the Spanish conquer the Aztec empire?

• Starvation

• Drought

• Smallpox

• Snakes

The Spaniards used the encomienda system to:

• Build new cities

• Control the land and natives

• Trade with other countries

• Spread Christianity

Cabeza de Vaca eventually became a defender of what group?

• The Aztecs

• Native Americans

• Texas Merchants

• Spanish Conquistadors

The conquistadors’ quest for gold was encouraged by which myth?

• The Coronado Expedition

• City of Teotihuacan

• Seven Cities of Cíbola

• The Province of Amichel

Why is Álvarez de Pineda’s 1519 map significant to the history of Spanish conquest? Choose all that apply.

• It displayed the sea passage to Asia across Central America.

• It was valuable to Cabeza de Vaca in his explorations.

• It established when Europeans first saw the Texas coast.

• It set the previously unknown boundaries of the Gulf of Mexico.

What was La Salle’s main objective for the 1684 expedition?

• To challenge the Spanish

• To find the mouth of the Mississippi River

• To stake a claim in Texas

• To map the Gulf of Mexico coastline

Which of the following was a hardship faced by Native Americans in the missions?

• Hunger and cold winters

• A grant of land and livestock when the mission was secularized

• Training in skills such as farming and carpentry

• Exposure to European diseases