European Exploration of Texas

A journey made for a special purpose

• conquistador

• expedition

• slavery

• journey

a conqueror

• expedition

• slavery

• colony

• Conquistador

Who first found North America?

• Christopher Columbus

• La Salle

• Coronado

• Cortes

Why did Europeans want to explore Texas?

• Unclaimed Land

• Riches and Gold

• Native Americans

• Slavery

who was the first explorer to reach Texas?

• La Salle

• Christopher Columbus

• Pineda

• Cabeza De Vaca

Who wrote a journal of his tells and that's how we know about his journey in Texas?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• La Salle

• Coronado

Who was fooled by a native american and found no gold, but made a huge impact on settlement in Texas today?

• La Salle

• Coronado

• Cabeza De Vaca

Who explored the Mississippi River?

• La Salle

• Columbus

• Coronado

• Vaca