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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is La Salle best remembered for discovering and claiming for France?
Texas
Matagorda Bay
Louisiana
The Ohio River
When La Salle landed in Texas he was actually looking for?
Florida
Spanish settlements
Matagorda Bay
The Mississippi River
What was the long-term impact of France 's brief colony at Fort Saint Louis?
It left a French -speaking heritage in Texas.
It caused the Spanish to increase their settlement of Texas.
France controlled Texas for a long period of time.
France and Spain went to war for control of Texas.
When did Alverez de Pineda map the Texas Coast?
1620
1519
1776
1492
Which explorer encouraged European exploration with his journal writings about stories of lands rich with minerals?
oñate
La Salle
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Which Conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
Cabeza de Vaca
Cortes
De Soto
Pineda
Which Country challenged Spain and its claim to Texas?
France
England
Norway
Portugal
In what year was San Antonio founded?
1492
1620
1776
1718
One of the reasons for the Spanish building missions in Texas was to (a) .
This group of people were responsible for protecting the missions and the nearby settlements.
Friars in the Missions
Viceroys
Soldiers in the Presidios
American Indians
What did the Spanish build to help protect the missions and the new settlements?
Missions
Roads
Presidios
Colonias
Pineda
La Salle
Cabeza de Vaca
La Salle
Cabeza de Vaca
Pineda
La Salle
Pineda
In 1685, La Salle established ______ near present day Matagorda Bay
Brenham
Principal Cenis Villages
La Grange
Fort St. Louis
Who was the first Spaniard to explore the interior of Texas?
Coronado
de Soto
Cortez
Cabeza de Vaca
Which explorer is not from Spain?
La Salle
Coronado
Pineda
Narvaez
What is someone called that is a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land throughout America?
Conqueror
Warrior
Vaquerro
Conquistador
Which explorer sailed the ocean blue in 1492?
Jean Luc Picard
Coronado
Columbus
Cortez
France and one other country were key for the exploration of Texas, what other country was involved?
Spain
England
China
United States of America
