Unit 3: Exploration and Colonization

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In what year did Alvarez de Pineda explore the Texas coastline?

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1519

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What contribution did Alvarez de Pineda make for Spanish exploration?

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mapped the Texas coast

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The main goal of French settlers in Texas was to: impose French culture on the Native Texans, establish trade networks with the Native Texans, convert the Native Texans to Catholicism, eradicate all traces of the Native Texan customs

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establish trade networks with the Native Texans

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Where was Cabeza de Vaca when he shipwrecked and became stranded?

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Texas

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Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history? Options: Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas., American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers., Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas., Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.

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Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.

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Who was looking to claim more land in the name of France, and set up fur trading posts? Options: Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, Hernando Cortés, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

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Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle

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Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

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Desire to find gold

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God, Gold, and Glory -

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Reasons for exploration and colonization

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Which sequence of events is in correct chronological order? - Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
- Pineda maps Texas
- La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

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- Pineda maps Texas
- Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
- La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

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Which country was France's enemy during La Salle's time?

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Spain