French Explorers in Texas

What is the name of the French explorer who found Texas?

• Coronando

• King Louis

• Robert La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

Who claimed the land along the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico for France and why?

• La Salle claimed the land for Spain because he wanted gold.

• La Salle claimed the land for France because he was the one that explored and discovered it.

• Coronado claimed the land for France because he was French.

• De Oñate claimed the land for Mexico because it was already theirs.

What happened when La Salle tried to return to Fort St. Louis with more people. Why was his return met with disaster.

• The natives had already taken over the settlement.

• The Mexican Army had taken over the settlement.

• La Salle, his crew and the new settlers were shipwrecked in Matagorda Bay, causing great hardship on his return.

• The Texans had claimed the new settlement.

What eventually happened to the settlement at Fort St. Louis?

• The settlers surrendered and joined the Mexican Army.

• The settlers died and no one knows what happened to the fort.

• The settlers died and the fort was destroyed by a powerful hurricane.

• The settlers ran out of food and many died. Also, the Karankawa Indians attacked the remaining settlers and destroyed the fort.

Why were the Spanish so upset at finding out the French had settled in Texas?

• The Spanish were afraid that the French would claim Texas.

• The Spanish were afraid that the French would try to introduce their language in the territories.

• The Spanish were afraid that the French would sell their territory to the British.

• The Spanish were afraid that the French would invade further south.

What is the name of the French settlement in Texas?

Who was the French Fort named after?

When the colonists made it to Texas...

• They built a mission

• Joined a Native American Tribe

• Died from disease

Which Explorer went looking for the "cities of gold" but found only simple adobe brick houses?

• Cabeza De Vaca
• Coronado
• Pineda
• La Salle

Which explorer was trying to take control of the Mississippi river?

• Pineda

• Coronado

• La Salle

• Cabeza De Vaca