European Explorers in Texas 4th Grade

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This Spanish explorer spent time with the Karankawa after being captured by them, and ended up going to look for gold in Mexico.

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Cabeza de Vaca

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This Spanish explorer spent time with the Karankawa after being captured by them, and ended up going to look for gold in Mexico.

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Cabeza de Vaca

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This Spanish explorer was determined to find the famed city of gold named Cibola, but ended up finding only adobe houses. He may not have found the gold, but he learned a lot about the land and its people.

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Francisco Coronado

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This Spanish explorer and conquistador explored North America searching for gold. He made it all the way to East Texas.

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Hernando de Soto

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This French explorer wanted to claim land for France, ended up claiming present day Louisiana, and named it after his king. Who is he?

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Rene Robert Cavelier

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This explorer's name means head of cow.

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Cabeza de Vaca

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What are some of the reasons that European explorers came to Texas? Options: To build the biggest navy and army, Gold, land, to conquer the people that lived there, To learn about the culture of the native people so that they could be more like them, To build an immunity against foreign diseases and to make the native people sick.

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Gold, land, to conquer the people that lived there

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Cause:
France built a fort on land claimed by Spain.  France and Spain were enemies. 
Effect: What was the effect of this situation?

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Spanish officials sent soldiers, missionaries, and settlers to settle East Texas.