Question 1

1. Who was the first European to explore Florida?

Accepted Answer

Juan Ponce de León

Answer

Francisco Pizarro

Answer

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

Answer

Hernando de Soto

Question 2

2. What year did Spain establish the first permanent European settlement in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

1565

Answer

1492

Answer

1607

Answer

1620

Question 3

3. What was the first permanent European settlement in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

St. Augustine

Answer

San Antonio

Answer

Jamestown

Answer

New Orleans

Question 4

4. Which Spanish explorer is known for leading the expedition to the Mississippi River?

Accepted Answer

Hernando de Soto

Answer

Francisco Coronado

Answer

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Answer

Juan Ponce de León

Question 5

5. The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 took place in which Spanish territory?

Accepted Answer

New Mexico

Answer

Florida

Answer

California

Answer

Texas

Question 6

6. Who claimed the land that is now Texas for Spain in 1519?

Accepted Answer

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

Answer

Hernán Cortés

Answer

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

Answer

Hernando de Soto

Question 7

7. What was the main purpose of the Spanish missions in North America?

Accepted Answer

To convert Native Americans to Christianity

Answer

To establish military bases

Answer

To find gold

Answer

To trade with Native Americans

Question 8

8. What year did Spain transfer Florida to the United States?

Accepted Answer

1821

Answer

1845

Answer

1783

Answer

1803

Question 9

9. Which treaty ended the Spanish-American War and resulted in Spain ceding Florida to the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Adams-Onís Treaty

Answer

Treaty of Paris

Answer

Treaty of San Ildefonso

Answer

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 10

10. What was the main economic activity in Spanish California?

Accepted Answer

Ranching

Answer

Fur trading

Answer

Mining

Answer

Farming

Question 11

11. The Spanish established the mission system in California to do what?

Accepted Answer

Christianize and assimilate Native Americans

Answer

Grow crops for export

Answer

Establish a trade route

Answer

Protect against Russian invasion

Question 12

12. Who was the first Spanish governor of Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

Antonio de Ulloa

Answer

Bernardo de Gálvez

Answer

Diego de Vargas

Answer

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

Question 13

13. Which Spanish explorer was the first to explore the Grand Canyon?

Accepted Answer

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

Answer

Hernando de Soto

Answer

Juan Ponce de León

Answer

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Question 14

14. In what year did Spain formally recognize the independence of the United States?

Accepted Answer

1783

Answer

1776

Answer

1793

Answer

1781

Question 15

15. What was the outcome of the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War?

Accepted Answer

American victory

Answer

Stalemate

Answer

Spanish victory

Answer

British intervention

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