Reasons for European Exploration

Europeans left their countries in search of new trade routes to ____________and ____________.

• India and China

• India and Mexico

Europeans did not know the Americas existed even though the Native Americans were living there already.

• False

• True

When they found this new land, they wanted to _______.

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• control it for themselves and they didn't care what the Native Americans wanted.

• Share it with all the Mexicans.

The Europeans wanted more economic opportunities so they looked for gold.

• True

• False

The Europeans wanted to have more power so ___________.

• they wanted to make colonies.

• they decided to go back home.

The Europeans wanted to spread their religion so they brought priests with them.

• False

• True

Why did the Europeans explore the New World?

• Gold

• God

• Glory

• All of the Above

The 1st European explorer in Texas was _____________

• Cabeza De Vaca

• De Pineda