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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.

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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