Question

this excerpt is about la salles expedition in texas in the late 1600s.
la salles expedition shipwrecked near matagorda bay, texas in 1685. he and the other survivors quickly built fort st. louis to protect themselves from unfriendly karankawa. they then tried to find the mississippi river on foot, unaware that it was still hundreds of miles away. on one of those trips, la salles men, unhappy with his leadership, staged a mutiny against him. sometime later,
fort st. louis was destroyed by the karankawa. the natives took five captives and killed the rest of the shipwrecked survivors. due to these events, spain recognized france as a potential threat to their north american empire. soon, construction of mission san francisco de los tejas began.
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what claim is supported by the excerpt?
la salles journey forced england to build colonies along the atlantic coast.
spain began building settlements in texas after hearing france was in the area.
karankawa natives fought alongside the french to push spain out of texas.
the creation of fort st. louis led france to begin colonizing most of texas.

Explanation:

The excerpt describes La Salle's expedition shipwreck and subsequent events. It mentions that due to these events (La Salle's presence and related issues like the mutiny, shipwreck, etc.), Spain recognized France as a potential threat to their North - American empire and began construction of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas. This shows a cause - effect relationship where France's activities (through La Salle's expedition) led Spain to start building in Texas.

Answer:

Spain began building settlements in Texas after hearing France was in the area.