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| (4.2) History. The student understands the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization of Texas and North America. | | The student is expected to: | Related Handbook of Texas Online articles: |
| A: summarize motivations for European exploration and settlement of Texas, including economic opportunity, competition, and the desire for expansion; |
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| B: identify the accomplishments and explain the impact of significant explorers, including Cabeza de Vaca; Francisco Coronado; and René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, on the settlement of Texas; |
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| C: explain when, where, and why the Spanish established settlements and Catholic missions in Texas as well as important individuals such as José de Escandón; |
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| D: identify Texas' role in the Mexican War of Independence and the war's impact on the development of Texas; and |
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| E: identify the accomplishments and explain the economic motivations and impact of significant empresarios, including Stephen F. Austin and Martín de León, on the settlement of Texas. |
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