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2nd six Weeks
7th Grade TX History Ch. 4 Test |
TX History
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The first Aztecs welcomed Cortez because they thought he was:
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the god Quetzalcoatl.
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Cabeza de Vaca described Texas as being:
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very fertile, but he had seen no gold.
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Estevanico accompanied Frey Marcos as a guide because he knew the way and to:
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befriend Native Americans.
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The Spanish were amazed by the "cows" of the plains because:
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the herds were so large.
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La Salle claimed the inland region drained by the Mississippi for France and named it:
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Louisiana
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The first Spanish settlement in an area was often a:
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mission
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The settlement built by La Salle in Texas was named:
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Fort St. Louis
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In response to La Salle's activities, the Spanish:
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shifted their focus to East Texas and began an extensive exploration of the Gulf coast.
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The Spanish soldiers who sought wealth and glory were:
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conquistadores.
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Luis de Moscoso explored:
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East Texas
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When Cabeza de Vaca became shipwrecked, he survived by:
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adopting the ways of the Karankawas.
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The Spanish explorers discovered that Cibola was actually a:
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Zuni village.
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La Salle led the first European expedition to navigate the Mississippi to the:
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Gulf of Mexico
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What 3 things describe La Salle's expedition:
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four ships left France with 280 colonists;one ship was captured by Spanish pirates;the ships missed the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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A viceroy is a/an:
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official or governor who represents a monarch.
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Beautiful Aztec city destroyed by Cortes where "every kind of merchandise" was for sale was:
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Tenochtitlan.
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Conquistador who invaded and destroyed the Aztec empire.
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Coronado
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First European to explore and map the Texas coast.
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de Pineda
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First European to step foot on the Texas coast; was shipwrecked at Galveston.
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Cabeza de Vaca
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Spaniard who explored the Great Plains of Texas; found no gold.
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Coronado
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The leader of the failed French settlement in Texas; murdered by his own men.
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La Salle
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First Black man in Texas; killed by Zuni Indians
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Estevanico
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Explored East Texas to the lower Brazos River.
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de Pineda
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Large Native American empire in Mexico in the early 1500s.
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Aztec
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Land thought to be rich in gold and silver as reported by Turk.
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Quivira
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Island near present-day Galveston that explorers named the "isle of misfortune" by Cabeza de Vaca.
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Malhado
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Capital city of the Aztec people.
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Tenochtitlan
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Capital of New Spain, built upon the ruins of Tenochititlan.
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Mexico City
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