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Spanish-French Quiz 8 (CEC)

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Question 1 of 11

1. Question
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was a French Explorer who discovered the mouth of the Mississippi and claimed it for Spain
- True
- False
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Question 2 of 11

2. Question
After discovering the mouth of the Mississippi River, La Salle determined to lead a new expedition
- To the east coast to challenge the British land-holdings there
- To find the western route to China and Asia
- To present day Texas and challenge Spanish holdings there
- To increase trade with the Comanche
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Question 3 of 11

3. Question
As a whole, Texas is very uniform and flat in terms of elevation.
- True
- False
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Question 4 of 11

4. Question
When the Spanish returned to Tejas they found the French
- To be a growing threat along the Red River and the Mississippi.
- Had the potential to establish close ties and trading alliances with the Indians.
- Had abandoned their settlements on the Texas coast.
- All of these are correct
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Question 5 of 11

5. Question
La Salle’s luck was bad, to say the least, on his last expedition. The following were among his calamities
- He lost five ships to a hurricane in the Atlantic
- He sailed off course and landed in South America
- He lost two ships which ran aground on the coast of Texas, another to pirates, and lost all of his navigation equipment
- None of the above
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Question 6 of 11

6. Question
La Salle’s attempt to reach the Mississippi by moving through East Texas was cut short. Why?
- Attack from native Indians in the region
- Arrest by the Spanish protecting their own land claims in Texas
- Death from small pox
- He was murder by his own men
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Question 7 of 11

7. Question
The primary suspect in La Salle’s death
- was 15 year old Jean L' Archeveque
- 24 year old Jaques Grolet
- former prisoner Pierre Meunier
- All of the Above
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Question 8 of 11

8. Question
These types of trees are very common in East Texas:
- Stayed together throughout their calamatous lives as their dreams of a new life the Americas crumbled
- Was part of the French Royal family that made La Salle's expedition possible
- Was a French settler family that become very affluent in the Mississippi River Valley
- Was part of La Salle's ill fated settlers that were scattered into the wilderness after La Salle's death
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Question 9 of 11

9. Question
This Spanish naval officer recieved orders to locate La Salle’s French trespassers in Texas
- Jean L Archeveque
- Juan Enriquez Barroto
- Pedro Cantu
- None of the Above
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Question 10 of 11

10. Question
Spanish soldier and explorer who mapped many rivers in Texas, founded several missions, and rescued several of the Talon children
- Juan Enriquez Barroto
- Alonso De Leon
- Dominique de St. Denis
- Alfonso De La Cruz
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Question 11 of 11

11. Question
French explorer that created French settlements along the Red River, including Natchitoches, and began to lure the Indian trade away from the Spanish
- French explorer that created French settlements along the Red River, including Natchitoches, and began to lure the Indian trade away from the Spanish
- Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis
- John-Baptist Talon
- None of the Above
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