Spanish Explorers/Conquistador Quiz
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- Q1
Where did Columbus think he was when he found land?
Asia
America
Spain
Rio de Janeiro
300s - Q2
Which conquistador invaded the Aztec Empire and defeated the Montezuma?
Pineda
Erickson
Cortez
Cabeza de Vaca
300s - Q3
What did all conquistadors want?
Gold, God and Glory
Glory, Gold and Guns
Guns, Glory and God
God, Guns and Glory
300s - Q4
What does a cartographer do?
Creates routes for cars
Creates new food for sailors
Find new land
Creates maps
300s - Q5
What is a conquistador?
Explorer
Sailor
Map Maker
Conqueror
300s - Q6
Cabeza de Vaca was one of the few explorers to return home. How long was he lost before he was reunited with Spanish soldiers?
4 years
8 years
10 years
8 months
300s - Q7
What was Francisco Coronado looking for when he traveled across Texas?
7 cities of gold
3 G's
New land
Glory
300s - Q8
Which European explorer sailed down from Canada on the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico?
Vesspucci
Columbus
La Salle
Erikson
300s - Q9
What country did La Salle Claim the land at the mouth of the Mississippi River for?
Spain
France
Portugal
Asia
300s - Q10
An explorer was someone who explored or traveled to new places to learn about them and _________ the new land for their country.
fight for
sell
buy
claim
300s - Q11
What type of journey is made for a special purpose?
Expedition
Exploration
300s - Q12
Slavery was a practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay.
truefalseTrue or False300s - Q13
A colony is a settlement of people who moved from another country and had their own government to follow.
falsetrueTrue or False300s - Q14
Which explorer found North American by accident?
Vespucci
Pineda
Erikson
Cortes
300s - Q15
European explorers had a mostly positive influence on the Native American Tribes.
falsetrueTrue or False300s