European Exploration to Texas

Complete the sentences by selecting the correct answers.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus traveled across the Atlantic and discovered an island near the Americas.

(East Asia, Spain, Great Britain, France)sent explorers to the new world to find gold and conquer new land. These new explorers were known as (empresarios, cavaliers, conquistadors, Jesuits)

Which motivations BEST reflect the reasons for Spanish exploration?

Select TWO correct answers.

• hunt buffalo

• Claim new lands

• search for gold

• Establish trade routes to Africa

• trade with native tribes

All of the following are motivations for European exploration in Texas EXCEPT—

• to spread religion

• to learn from Native Americans

• to search for money and wealth

• to claim new lands

Cabeza de Vaca landed near present-day (Houston, Corpus Christi, Rio Grande Valley). Even though he was(enslaved, killed, ostracized) by local American Indian tribes, he was able to

(write about, map out, learn from) the experience, and many others benefited from this.

• René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
  (First, Second, Last) European to establish a Texas settlement

• born in (France, Spain, Great Britain)

• wanted to create trading posts along the (Rio Grande, Mississippi, Guadalupe)River

• contributed greatly to the European understanding of North America

What was Coronado's accomplishment?

• Found a path from the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico.

• First to explore Texas, New Mexico and Arizona

• Discovered many physical landmarks, including the Grand Canyon.

• Discovered the New World.

What was da Vaca's accomplishment?

• Found a path from the Illinois and Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

• First to explore Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

• Discovered many physical landmarks, including the Grand Canyon.

• Discovered the New World.

What was la Salle's accomplishment?

• Found a path from the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico.

• First to explore Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

• Discovered many physical landmarks, including the Grand Canyon.

• Discovered the New World.

This excerpt describes the life of Francisco Coronado.

Which part of the excerpt BEST explains why Francisco Coronado led an expedition into Texas?

Select the correct answer.

• He decided to sail to the New World.

• He married and started a family.

• He became a provincial governor.

• Coronado heard stories of cities of gold.

Which of the following complete the web?

• Reasons for European Exploration in Texas

• Reasons Why Texas Declared Independence

• Reasons for Texas to Become a State

• Reasons Why Mexico Sold Texas to the United States