Reasons for Exploration

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Increasing wealth and access to natural resources

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A reason for exploration

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Spreading Christianity

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A reason for exploration

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Expanding an empire’s power by increasing its size

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A reason for exploration

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Reasons for Exploration

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Increasing wealth, spreading Christianity, expanding power

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La Salle's action that caused conflict with Spain

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He built a French fort in Texas.

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Hernan Cortes

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A Spanish Conquistador known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.

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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

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A Spanish explorer and cartographer known for mapping the Gulf Coast of the United States.

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Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

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A Spanish explorer who explored Texas and lived among the Karankawa.

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

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A Spanish conquistador who led a large expedition from Mexico to present-day Kansas.

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Explored Texas and lived among the Karankawa

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Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca