3rd Six Weeks Social Studies

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What motivated Spain to send explorers and settlers to present-day Texas?

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competition, desire for expansion, economic opportunity

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Why is it important that Cabeza de Vaca wrote this journal about his experiences?

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It's a primary source that tells about his accomplishments.

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What was Alonso Alvarez de Pineda's contribution to the exploration of present day Texas?

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He sailed along the Gulf coast and made a map.

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Who started a settlement and fort in Texas that caused Spanish officials to realize they had to defend their claims there?

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Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle

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Why did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado lead a great expedition for two years exploring parts of what is today the American Southwest and the Texas Panhandle?

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To find and conquer seven cities of gold

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Why did Spain establish missions in Texas?

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to teach Catholic beliefs to American Indians, to expand and protect Spanish territory, to claim and develop more land

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What effect did settlers from the Canary Islands have on the growth of Texas?

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They founded San Antonio

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How did American Indians contribute to the development of Texas under Spanish rule?

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They shared their knowledge of North American plants and animals.

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What was Jose de Escandon's contribution to the development of Texas?

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He colonized and governed the lower Rio Grande Valley

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How did empresario Martin de Leon influence the settlement of Texas?

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His colony became the town of Victoria, a Tejano center for raising and transporting livestock.