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Texas History European Exploration
Texas History European Exploration
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European explorers were the first to discover and explore the shores and interiors of Texas.
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1
By 1700, what country had claimed most, if not all, of what is now the southern US?
France
Netherlands
Spain
England
2
God, gold and ______
glamour
glory
gravity
grasses
3
Cabeza de Vaca encountered what Native American culture after he was shipwrecked
Karankawa
Coahuiltecan
Tigua
Caddo
4
Why did the French send LaSalle to the New World?
To claim land around Mississippi River before Spain
To search for the 7 Cities of Gold
To teach the Native Americans how to speak French
To find a passageway to Asia
5
Which explorer was murdered by his own crew because of poor leadership skills?
Cabeza de Vaca
LaSalle
Pineda
Onate
6
Who did the Governor of Jamaica send to map a new route to the Pacific Ocean?
Pineda
Onate
LaSalle
Coronado
7
Coronado searched for gold in this area of TX
El Paso (west TX)
Panhandle
Great plains
Gulf coast
8
I was first to map the coast of Texas. Who am I?
Coronado
Pineda
Cortez
Cabeza de Vaca
9
El Paso del Norte (Passage to the North) was the name given to El Paso by what explorer?
Onate
Coronado
Pineda
Cortez
10
What explorer inspired all others to search for gold, glory & God in the New World?
Cabeza de Vaca
Christopher Columbus
Panfilo Narvaez
Hernan Cortez
