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French Explorers in Texas

Authored by Kikah Augustine

History

7th Grade

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French Explorers in Texas
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Coronando

King Louis

Robert La Salle

Cabeza de Vaca

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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.

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the name of the French settlement in Texas?

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • Ungraded

Who was the French Fort named after?

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