Chapter 6 Lesson 1 (Part One)

Spanish Colonial Texas

McGraw Hill Chapter 6 Lesson 1

Multiple Choice

Who led the first Europeans into Texas?

• Pánfilo de Narváez

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco de Coronado

Open Ended

Who led the French expedition to North America?

For decades, European countries were constantly fighting each other over land, power, wealth, and religion.

The Grand Alliance was and anti-French coalition made up of Spain, England, the Netherlands, and several German states.

​​SPAIN

​​FRANCE

BRITAIN

Draw

Color in the territories of Spain, France, and Britain, using this map.

Spain was worried about its colonies in Florida, which were isolated because of France.

To protect their claims, the Spanish built forts and military outposts called presidios.

Open Ended

What was the purpose of the presidios?

Alonso de León, the governor of Cholula, was sent to destroy Fort St. Louis, but it was already destroyed and abandoned.

His troops met the Hasinai. The Hasinai called the Spanish Ta’sha, meaning “ally or friend.”

From this Hasinai word, the Spanish began to use the word Tejas.

From Tejas, the English began to use the word Texas.

Multiple Choice

A _____ is a fort or military outpost.

• pueblo

• presidio

• paramount

• mission

Multiple Choice

Which country was not a member of the Grand Alliance?

• The Netherlands

• Spain

• England

• France

Multiple Choice

Why did the Spanish built missions, presidios, and towns in lands occupied by Native Americans?

• to expel Native Americans from the land

• to be able to convert local people to Catholicism

• as a base for conquest of Native Americans

• to trade with the French colonies

Multiple Choice

Texas got its name from the Spanish word _____.

• Tejano

• Tijuana

• Tejas

• Tigua

Multiple Choice

The first Spanish mission in East Texas was named _____.

• San Juan Bautista

• San Francisco de los Tejas

• La Bahla

• Louis de San Denis