Spanish Explorers and Their Impact

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Which explorer is known for mapping the coastline of Texas in 1519?

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Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

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Who led the expedition that resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire?

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Hernán Cortés

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Which explorer is famous for his survival story after being shipwrecked on the Texas coast?

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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

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La Salle was searching for the mouth of which river when he landed in Texas?

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Mississippi River

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Which Spanish explorer led an expedition in search of the legendary Seven Cities of Gold?

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Francisco Coronado

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What was the main impact of Spanish explorers on Native American populations?

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They introduced new diseases and disrupted native societies.

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Which of the following best describes the outcome of La Salle’s Texas colony? It became a major French settlement, It failed due to misfortune and conflict, It was taken over by the Spanish and prospered, It led to the discovery of gold

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It failed due to misfortune and conflict

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De Pineda’s mapping of the Gulf Coast was important because it:

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Provided the first known map of the Texas coastline

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Which explorer’s journey inspired later Spanish expeditions into the American Southwest?

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Cabeza de Vaca

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What was the main goal of Coronado’s expedition?

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To find the Seven Cities of Gold