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1 - Europeans explored new land for one of three reasons: Gold, God and
A) Shipwrecks
B) Maps
C) Buffalo
D) Glory

2- A _______________ was usually built next to a mission for protection.
A) presidio
B) fortress
C) chapel
D) mansion

3- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for about $15 million. This territory ___________ the size of the United States.
A) cut
B) doubled
C) did nothing to
D) tripled

4 - The Old Three Hundred were the first ________ families that settled in Stephen F. Austin's colony.
A) 50
B) 500
C) 30
D) 300

5- In 1822, Stephen F. Austin had to travel to Mexico to get approval of his contract for colonization since Mexico had won its freedom from ___________ in 1821.
A) Spain
B) United States
C) France
D) Great Britain