Texas history, connected

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Historical map associated with Pineda’s 1519 Gulf Coast expedition — **A coastline. A new perspective.**Pineda’s Gulf Coast map · Public domain1519

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UNIT02

Exploration & Colonization

Connect explorers’ goals and journeys, the Spanish mission system, and the changes brought by European colonization.

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Explore key connections with the historic Pineda map, mission system visuals, and a settlement-site comparison. Open it on screen or print a copy.

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Built by a Texas history teacher.

Texas History Academy brings classroom experience to resources students can use. Created by Matt Tharp, a seventh-grade Texas history teacher, the Academy pairs clear visuals with questions that ask students to connect causes, choices, and consequences.