Texas History Ch. 4, Section 3 Quiz

La Salle was

• the first European to navigate the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

• the first European to explore the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River down to present-day Arkansas.

• a French merchant who was sent by Louis XIV to establish a trading post with the natives of south Texas.

• the first French explorer to sail around the Florida peninsula and to discover the mouth of the Mississippi River.

La Salle convinced Louis XIV to found a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River. He missed this location by over 400 miles and instead hastily constructed a crude settlement at

• Matagorda Bay

• Galveston Bay

• Corpus Christi

• Brazos River

La Salle's expedition encountered all these misfortunes EXCEPT

• attacks by Karankawa natives

• attack by Spanish pirates

• attack by Comanche natives

• one ship sinking

La Salle's expedition encountered all these misfortunes EXCEPT

• refusal to work by the colonists

• crop failure

• missing their intended location

• the murder of the leader

How do we know about the events that took place at the colony after La Salle and 20 of the men left to explore east?

• The Karankawa told the Spanish explorer Moscoso.

• The Talon children survived with the Karankawa and told the Spanish viceroy after he had ransomed them.

• The Talon children told the captain of the French ship who rescued them.

• The men returned and found the remains of the colony. They told the captain of the ship that rescued them.

Saint Louis was the name of

• the failed French settlement.

• the river where the French wanted to establish a colony.

• the successful French settlement after the initial failed settlement.

• the region which the French claimed from present-day Louisiana to southern Texas.

La Salle's previous expedition established France's claim to

• the Gulf Coast from present-day Mississippi to southern Texas

• the Gulf Coast from present-day Florida to Matagorda Bay.

• the entire inland region surrounding the Mississippi River whose rivers fed into the Mississippi.

• the entire region surrounding the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi as far as present-day Arkansas.

What happened to the men who were with La Salle on his second excursion exploring east in hopes of finding the Mississippi?

• They were killed by the Caddo.

• The made it safely to Quebec in Canada.

• They were rescued by a French ship arriving in New Orleans.

• They were captured by the Spanish and returned to France.

Although the French attempt at a settlement ended in failure, circle which effects resulted from their attempt.

• The French returned to establish French colonies further north.

• The French established trade with the natives along the Mississippi Valley.

• They kept alive the claim to parts of Texas which they included in the Louisiana Purchase.

• Their activity changed Spain's attention to east Texas and establishing more settlements in Texas.

When did this occur?

• 1580s

• 1680s

• 1480s

• 1780s