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AGE OF EXPLORATION TEST

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  • Q1
    Christopher Columbus
    What explorer was the first to reach the Americas from Europe in 1492?
    30s
  • Q2
    Searching for faster, cheaper trade route but failed. Mapped the Gulf Coast, coast of Texas, for the first time. This was in 1519.
    What were the significance of Pineda's expidition and the date of his expidition?
    30s
  • Q3
    God, Gold, Glory
    What are the three G's that motivated the Europeans to come to the Americas?
    30s
  • Q4
    They had more advanced technology.
    Why were the Spanish able to conquer Native Americans?
    30s
  • Q5
    After getting stranded in Florida, his makeshift boat shipwrecked on a Texas island.
    How did Cabeza de Vaca reach Texas?
    30s
  • Q6
    To gain wealth, become more powerful than Portugul, and to convert indigenous Americans.
    Why the king and queen of Spain back Columbus's voyage?
    30s
  • Q7
    He wanted to find a faster, cheaper trade route.
    Why did Columbus want sail to "Asia?"
    30s
  • Q8
    Cortez
    Which Spanish leader conquered the Aztecs?
    30s
  • Q9
    Spanish soldiers seeking wealth and glory for Spain.
    Conquistadors
    30s
  • Q10
    no treasure found.
    Why did Spain lose interest in Texas?
    30s
  • Q11
    disease
    What was the most devastating thing the settlers brought to new world?
    30s
  • Q12
    something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment
    Tribute
    30s
  • Q13
    an ancient doctor, healer, or priest, they were called upon for religious ceremonies
    Shaman
    30s
  • Q14
    He turned his misfortune into a life of adventure of 9 years.
    Which statement about Cabeza de Vaca is most accurate?
    30s
  • Q15
    Sailed for France, missed the mouth of the Mississippi and landed at Matagorda where he built Fort St. Louis and claimed land for France
    La Salle
    30s

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