This explorer was the first European to map the Texas gulf coast in 1519
Who is Alonso Pineda
They were looking for the Northwest Passage
What was France's reason for exploration?
The reason France became interested in exploring Texas
What is Spain was exploring Texas already
This explorer didn't find gold, only a "sea of grass" while looking for Cibola
Who is Francisco Coronado
This religion was spread by the European explorers to convert the Native Americans
What is Christianity
What is the name of the settlement/colony that Rene la Salle started in Texas
What is Fort St. Louis
This explorer is falsely credited with having "discovered" America
Who is Christopher Columbus
This explorer was the first explorer to touch Texas soil
Who is Cabeza de Vaca
What is the place most of the European explorers were from
What is Spain
This explorer circulated the rumor about their being "cities of gold"
Who is Cabeza de Vaca
Many explorers came to the "New World" because of a rumor that they would find this
What is gold
Many of the explorers have this in common about their missions
What is they failed
The only non-Spanish explorer
Who is Rene la Salle
The main reasons the European explorers came to Texas are known as
What are the three G's
The other place aside from Spain that explorers came from
What is France