La Salle in Texas

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1. Which family member accompanied La Salle on his expedition to the Gulf Coast? Wife Cousin Son-in-Law Nephew

2. La Salle was coming to the New World for the second time. What area was he trying to get to? Galveston New Orleans Sabine Pass Veracruz

3. Where did La Salle actually land on this second trip? New Orleans Sabine Pass Matagorda Bay mouth of the Rio Grande

4. What was the name of the fort that La Salle built off the coast of Texas? Ft. Worth Ft. New Orleans Ft. St. Louis Ft. Hood

5. What tribe of natives were responsible for many of the deaths of La Salle's men? Caddo Karankawa Comanche Coahuiltecan

6. What was the name of La Salle's ship that later sunk off the coast? Louis La Salle La Monsieur La Belle

7. Which of the following was NOT a cause of death for La Salle's men? Disease Indians the Spanish Starvation

8. La Salle made his men drag 8 of what to the fort after the shipwreck? Bodies Cannons Barrels of food Crosses

9. What was La Salle's first name? La Salle was his first name Jacque Rene Napoleon

10. What did La Salle's men do to him in the East Texas wilderness? poisoned him took him prisoner ran from him beat him to death