Missions/Filibusters/MexIndependence

The Spanish hoped to convert Native Americans and make them loyal subjects by setting up......

• Presidios
• Missions
• Fortresses
• Viceroyalties

All but which Spanish settlement remained when the mission/presidio system closed?

• La Bahia
• The Alamo/San Antonio
• Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
• Nacogdoches

Who was known as the “Mother of Texas”?

• Jane Nolan
• Jessica Long
• Jane Wilkinson
• Jane Long

Why was San Antonio/Alamo mission located where it was?

• It was close to the Mexican government
• It was half way between the Rio Grande and East Texas
• It was in the midst of rich silver mines
• It was at an excellent port on the coast

What did friars use the catechism for?

• Friars did not ever use the catechism
• To punish Native Americans
• To teach Native Americans the Catholic religion
• To teach the Native Americans how to farm

What is the purpose of a presidio?

• The protect a mission from unfriendly Native Americans
• To serve as a storage facility for missions
• To teach the catechism to Native Americans
• To protect settlers' land rights

Why did France cede Louisiana to Spain?

• To improve relations between the two countries
• It was a trade for San Antonio
• To keep it from falling into British hands
• To keep it from falling into U.S. hands

What did the Treaty of Cordoba do?

• It officially made Mexico an independent nation
• It gave more power to the people of Spain
• It ended the mission-presidio system
• It kicked all of the filibusters out of Texas

What characteristic fits conservatives?

• They like to make changes
• They will try anything once
• They rebel against existing rules
• They don’t like changes and prefer the old ways

Which was ^NOT an issue still facing Mexico after becoming independent from Spain?

• The lower classes were able to get out of poverty
• They could not agree on how to govern Mexico
• They were concerned about its neighbor, the U.S.
• The number of Mexicans living in Texas had dropped