Unit 2 Review

Spanish Colonial Era & Mexican National Era

Multiple Select

Which of the following events are part of Spanish Colonial Era?

• Cry of Dolores

• Conversion of Natives to Catholicism

• Stephen F. Austin brings the Old 300 to Texas

• Mission System

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

Spanish Colonial Era

• Establishment of Missions, Presidios, and Ranchos

• El Grito de Dolores

• Conversion of Native Americans to Catholicism

Multiple Select

Missions do all of the following:

• Establish Claim over Texas

• Provide Protection for Citizens

• Convert Natives to Christianity

• Colonize Texas

• Provide clothing for Colonists

Roles of Missions in Texas

• Colonize Texas

• Establish claim over land

• Convert Natives to the Catholic faith

Multiple Choice

How did geography influence early settlements in Texas?

• South Texas provided the best location for settlements.

• Settlements in West Texas were isolated.

• Settlements were often started near sources of water.

• There were more Missions in Texas than there were Presidios.

Spanish Missions

Spanish missions would usually be built around BODIES OF WATER (rivers, Gulf of Mexico)

Multiple Choice

What caused Mission San Francisco de los Tejas to fail?

• Caddo Indians turned hostile towards the San Antonio missions

• Drought and disease plagued the missions

• Expedition led to more missions being built in East Texas

• Spain realized the missions were a failure and stopped sending supplies

San Francisco de los Tejas

• Received approval to convert Caddos of East Texas to Catholicism

• Drought and disease plagued the mission

• Mission San Francisco de los Tejas fails

Spanish Methods to Keep Control of Texas

• Missions: friars, convert Natives, Mission Ysleta

• Presidios: frontier outposts, to protect Missions, Presidio del Norte

• Settlements: colonists, ranches

Fill in the Blanks

Amarillo, adobe, and quesadilla are all words belonging to what culture?

Spanish Influence in Texas

Amarillo, Quesadilla, Adobe,

Multiple Choice

Which event started the war for Mexican Independence from Spain?

• Battle of Medina

• Mission San Francisco de los Tejas failure

• Texas Revolution

• Cry of Dolores

Cry of Dolores

• Given by Father Hidalgo

• Mexican citizens rallied behind the speech and were determined to fight harder.

• The war for Mexican Independence began

Multiple Select

Select the events or characteristics belonging to the Mexican National Era.

• Cry of Dolores

• Father of Texas

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• Battle of Medina

Mexican National Era

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• Old 300

• Father of Texas

• Stephen F. Austin

Mexican Constitution of 1824

• joined Coahuila and Texas together to create one state

• Texas has to increase population to be their own state

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the Mexican state Texas was a part of?

• Coahuila y Tejas

• Tejas

• Texas

• Mexico

Moses Austin

• Allowed to bring settlers to Texas for colonization purposes

• Dies before he can complete his goal

• His son takes up the job of bringing American settlers to Texas

Multiple Choice

Who was the first American to TRY to bring Anglo settlers to Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

• Moses Austin

• Lorenzo de Zavala