Name: ______Date:______
MYP/Vanguard Texas History Period: ______
Unit 4 Quiz Review Guide
Directions: STUDY all your notes from Unit 4. Use your notebook, vocabulary cards, and information we discussed in class to complete the review guide.
Vocabulary: Be familiar with Empire, Conquest, Conquistador, Cultural Diffusion, Columbian Exchange, Settlement, Mission, Presidio, and Friar.
Conquistadors/European Exploration: Answer in the space provided.
1) Why did Columbus sail to the New World? Where did he land? ______
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2) What effect did Columbus’s voyage to the New World have on Spain? ______
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3) Who mapped the coast of Texas? Why is this important? ______
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4) Why did the Aztecs welcome Cortes and the Spanish? ______
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5) What were the Spanish conquistadors three goals in the Americas? Explain. ______
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6) What happened to Cabeza de Vaca after he was shipwrecked on Galveston Island? ______
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7) Describe Coronado’s quest in the New World. Was there truly a mythical city of gold? What was the name of that city? ______
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8) What were some of the difficulties Explorers faced during their expeditions? ______
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9) How did the Native Americans and explorers interact? Give at least two examples. ______
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10) What is the Columbian Exchange? Give examples of items/ideas that were exchanged. ______
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Match the explorer to the key words below using the word bank:
11. ______Aztecs, Mexico City
12. ______1492, Bahamas/Caribbean
13. ______Map of coastline from Florida to Texas
14. ______First in Texas, Galveston, Natives
15. ______Plains of Texas, Cibola
16. ______Mississippi River
17. ______Brazos River
18. ______First European Settlement in TX
LaSalle/Spanish Missions: Answer in the space provided.
19) What was LaSalle’s original goal for his expedition? ______
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20) What actually happened over the course of LaSalle’s expedition? What is the name of his colony?______
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21) Why is LaSalle important? ______
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22) What caused the Spanish to build missions in Texas? ______
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23) What are the 2 purposes of the Spanish Missions? ______
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24) What is the first mission built in Texas? Where is it located? ______
______25) What present-day cities grew out of mission settlements? ______
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26) What settlement later becomes the Texas capital for New Spain? ______
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27) What was life like in the missions for Friars, Natives, and Soldiers? ______
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28) Why did the Spanish abandon the missions? ______
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BE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR PAST UNITS---THERE WILL BE REVIEW QUESTIONS ON THE QUIZ