Texas Explorers

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Which explorer was looking for 'cities of gold'?

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Coronado

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Which explorer made the very first map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas Gulf Coast?

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Pineda

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This explorer wrote the first Texas History Book, from his journals of his adventures across Texas and Mexico?

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Cabeza De Vaca

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I am known for crossing through the panhandle of Texas: Onate, La Salle, Cornado, Moscoso

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Cornado

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What impact did the expeditions of Pineda and Cabeza de Vaca have on the exploration of Texas?

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Cabeza’s stories of his travels (his journal) and Pineda’s map encouraged others to settle.

Front

Which headline could have occurred in 1519? Manny Valdez defeats the Aztecs!, Coronado claims Oregon!, Pineda Maps Coastline of Texas!, La Salle Claims New York!

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Pineda Maps Coastline of Texas!

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Which Spanish explorer set out to find Cibola (cities of gold) and was considered a failure for Spain?

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

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Which explorer landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River? Options: Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, Hernando Cortés, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

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Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle

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God, Gold, and Glory -

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Reasons for exploration and colonization

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Which sequence of events is in correct chronological order? Options: - Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
- Pineda maps Texas
- La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis, - Pineda maps Texas
- Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
- La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis, - La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis
- Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
- Pineda maps Texas, - Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
- La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis
- Pineda maps Texas

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- Pineda maps Texas
- Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
- La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis