Will mark brainliest 48 points! 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