
Explorers: Texas History
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4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What were the first explorers looking for when they came to the Americas?
new restaurants
Gold, God, and Glory
happiness
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who claimed central North America for France?
Rene-Robert Cavalier de La Salle
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why didn’t La Salle build a settlement at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
La Salle wanted Spain's land.
La Salle wanted to live nearer his friends.
La Salle made a mistake and ended up heading towards the coast of Texas rather than Mississippi.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What eventually happened to the French settlement at Fort St. Louis in eastern Texas?
The settlers died and the fort was destroyed.
It is still active today.
It was damaged by a hurricane.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which explorer was the first to reach present-day Texas?
Christopher Columbus
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
La Salle
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In 1528, this Spanish explorer wrote about his experiences in a journal that historians used to discover his accomplishments.
Cabeza de Vaca
Juan de Onate
Fray Olivares
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In 1540, who gathered more that 300 Spaniards to set out and find the seven cities of gold?
Francisco Coronado
Cabeza de Vaca
Henry Hudson
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