Spanish Colonial and Mexican National Era

The mission system

• built colonies
• taught Catholicism
• controlled Texas
• all are correct

What year was San Antonio de Valero founded?

• 1492
• 1519
• 1682
• 1718

In 1718

• San Antonio was established
• Corpus Christi de Yselta was founded
• Galveston was founded
• Mexico won independence

European exploration had a negative effect because

• American Indians were moved to the coast
• diseases were brought by Spanish missionaries and killed many American Indians
• fighting broke out over trade with the missionaries
• American Indians starved because buffalo were wiped out by the missionaries

Spain started exploring because of the 3 g's. They spread Christianity. They established colonies and tried to force out the French. What did this cause?

• Spain had established a legacy.
• LaSalle claimed part of Texas for France
• American Indians defeat the Spainsh

The main reason Spain agreed to the mission system in Texas was because

• they thought it would strengthen its control over Texas
• to find gold and other resources
• give freedom to Native Texans
• keep the British out

Which priest established the first mission in Texas?

• Fray Damian Massanet
• Moses Austin
• Franciso Hidalgo

Antonio Margil de Jesus was a 

• empresario
• soldier
• conquistador
• priest

Father Francisco Hidalgo was a 

• empresario
• soldier
• conquistador
• priest

Spanish legacy in Texas could be described as...

• Spanish settlers adopted Native American way of life
• Spain explored America and left many customs and cultural ideas
• conquistadors took the fold and left no evidence of ever reaching AMerica
• Spain was never here!