1. Age of Contact Test Revisions

2. Question 1
How was Spain able to establish an empire in the Americas in the 1500s?
The Spanish used the treasure taken from Tenochtitlan to find their empire in the Americas.
The Spanish had better weapons to use against the millions of Native Americans already living in the Americas.
The Spanish were the first Europeans to go to the Americas so they could freely establish an empire without opposition.
The Spanish had superior navigation skills to get to the Americas

3. Question 2
What was the importance of Alonso Alvarez de Pineda’s exploration?
He mapped the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Mexico so later explorers would have a guide to their exploration.
He learned to get along well with Native American groups so later explorers could follow the patterns of his relationships with Native Americans
He traveled across territory previously unknown to Europeans and found that the gold they wanted was not to be found, saving later explorers from wasting their time.
As viceroy of New Spain he organized expeditions throughout the territory, helping later explorers focus their expedition on specific goals.

4. Question 3
Which of the following items, all mentioned in Cabeza de Vaca’s stories of his travels, were found by later explorers?
Emeralds
Magnificent houses
Gold
Buffalo

5. Question 4 Which of the following is the best definition for viceroy?
Leader of expeditions who claimed land areas for Spain
Head of a Roman Catholic mission who converted Native Americans to Catholicism
Official who ruled in the name of the king of Spain over a large territory or colony
Soldier-explorer who helped to conquer large territories for Spain

6. Question 6
Which conquistador conquered Native American lands in Mexico?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Hornando de Soto
Hernan Cortes
Cabeza de Vaca

7. Question 9 Why was Fort St. Louis a threat to Spain?
It was a very effective military outpost for France
It was a French fort within territory that Spain believed was part of New Spain
It was the capital of a new French colony in New Spain
It was the center of French and Native American operation against Spain in the Americas

8. Question 11
What speculation is given in the excerpt that indicates La Salle acted to challenge Spain?
“When La Salle returned to France, he proposed a to found a French colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River.”
“La Salle may have hoped he could use that colony as a base from which to capture silver mines in northern New Spain.”
“When the ships reached Haiti, in the Caribbean, a Spanish privateer captured one of the French vessels, stealing with it much-needed supplies.”
“Worst of all for La Salle, he was not a very skilled navigator. He missed the mouth of the Mississippi River by 400 miles (643 km).”

9. Question 12
By the late 1600s, what other countries besides Spain had established colonies in North America?
Portugal, Italy, and France
France, Germany, and Sweden
France, England, and the Netherlands
Mexico, France, and England

10. Question 14
According to the time line, how long after the Spanish first saw the lands of Texas did the French found their first settlement in Texas?
200 years
92 years
157 years
166 years

11. Question 15
What was the effect of Cabeza de Vaca’s journey through Texas in ?
Cabeza de Vaca’s stories about his journey became the reason other conquistadors what to explore Texas.
Cabeza de Vaca’s expedition taught the French that Texas was not a place that should be settled.
Cabeza de Vaca became very wealthy because of the gold and minerals he found as he traveled through Texas.
Cabeza de Vaca founded the settlement of Galveston.

12. Question 16
What place did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado reach that the thought must be the city of Cibola?
A Wichita settlement of sticks and animal skins
A Zuni settlement of mud and stone
The Grand Canyon
Quivira

13. Question 17
What did Coronado report to the Spanish King about his expedition?
He wrote that Spain should keep searching for gold throughout its empire
He wrote that he had found a lot of gold soil for farming, but no gold
He wrote that the Zuni Pueblo settlers welcomed him warmly
He wrote that seeing the Grand Canyon and Palo Duro Canyon were the highlights of his trip

14. Question 19
What was the effect of the establishment of Fort St. Louis on Spain?
Spain decided to abandon the area that became eastern Texas
Spain made an alliance with Native Americans in the area around Fort St. Louis
Spain moved the capital of New Spain to Fort St. Louis
Spain began paying more attention to exploring and settling what became eastern Texas

15. Question 20
What can you conclude about the relationship between the French and the Karankawa?
The French and the Karankawa were enemies
The French and the Karankawa untied to oppose the Spanish in Texas
The French and the Karankawa had an uneasy but peaceful relationship
The French and the Karankawa helped one another survive

16. Questions 21-25
21. _____Stories of his travels from Malhado to Culican inspired expeditions searching for gold
22. _____ He mapped the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Mexico in 1519
23. _____He reported to the Spanish king that the region of Texas contained good farming soil, but no gold.
24. _____He led a Spanish expedition to settle the upper Rio Grande Valley.
25. _____He founded Fort St. Louis on Matagorda Bay.
Cabeza de Vaca
Pineda
Coronado
Onate
La Salle A B C D E

17. Questions 26-30
26. _____ a home made out of adobe bricks 27. _____to spend a little money in the hopes that you will get a lot in return 28. _____a country or area under the full or partial control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country 29. _____an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority 30. _____a crude fort D
Colony
Empire
Stockade
Pueblo
Return on investment E A B C