Motivations for European Exploration

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Europeans explorers of Texas were strongly motivated by-

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an intense competition between nations to claim land and find gold.

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Europeans explored The New World and Texas for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to— seek riches, spread illness, seek new lands, spread religion

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spread illness

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The MAIN reason La Salle traveled to North America was to —

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expand the fur trade for the French Empire

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Which of the following BEST explains Spain's desire for competition and to take the GLORY away from others?
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they heard that there was still gold in Texas that had not been claimed,
they wanted to be the first to establish trade with the Native Americans,
they wanted to keep France from claiming even more land than they already had.

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they wanted to keep France from claiming even more land than they already had.

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The painting is entitled "The Plaza and Church of El Paso" and was painted by Agustus Guy de Vaudricourt during the 1850s. While many different motivations led to the European exploration and settlement of Texas, this painting best represents —

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the desire to spread Christianity/Catholicism

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The Spanish explorers came to Texas to . . .

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acquire wealth, to claim new land, and to spread their religion.