Life on the Mission

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of the fence surrounding the mission complex?

• To protect the people and resources inside from outside threats

• To mark the property boundaries for legal reasons

• To keep animals from escaping the mission

• To provide shade for the crops

Multiple Choice

Which Spanish explorer is known for mapping the Texas coastline in 1519?

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Coronado

• Pineda

• La Salle

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of the Spanish mission system established in the 1500s?

• To convert and assimilate American Indians into Spanish religion and culture

• To trade with Native Americans

• To find gold and silver

• To build new cities

Multiple Choice

Why did Spain establish presidios in Texas?

• To protect missions and resources

• To convert Native Americans

• To farm the land

• To trade with the French

Multiple Select

Which of the following were reasons Spain established missions in Texas?

• To strengthen claim on the land

• To keep French out of the region

• To convert Indians to Catholicism

• To establish trade with England

Multiple Choice

What was one of the main reasons some Native Americans agreed to live in missions?

• For protection from enemies

• To learn new languages

• To become traders

• To travel to new lands

Multiple Choice

What was a negative consequence of mission life for Native Americans?

• Exposure to European diseases

• Learning to play instruments

• Receiving protection from enemies

• Having a dependable food supply

Multiple Select

Which of the following were effects of mission life on Native Americans?

• Offered protection from enemies

• Provided a dependable food supply

• Exposed Native Americans to European diseases

• Allowed tribes to remain nomadic

Multiple Choice

How did the Spanish missions impact the traditional cultures and way of life of Native Americans?

• They preserved Native traditions

• They encouraged Native self-government

• They led to the loss of traditional cultures and ways of life

• They had no impact on Native Americans

Match

Match the following

• a military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control 

• a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas 

• sun-dried bricks made from a mixture of mud with a small amount of straw or  grass 

• a person sent to a place to spread a religious faith 

• state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories 

presidio

conquistador

adobe

missionary

colonization

• presidio

• conquistador

• adobe

• missionary

• colonization