Spanish Colonial ERA

Why did the Spanish build missions in Texas?

• Christianize the American Indians
• Protect the borderlands
• Represent the Spanish Government
• All of the above

Most missions were built along which of the following physical features?

• Rivers
• Mountains
• Deserts
• Plains

Which of the following was characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas?

• Forts were built to protect American Indian tribes in Texas

• American Indian tribes were discouraged from settling in Texas

• Missions were built to confirm Spanish claims to the land in Texas

• Spanish explores negotiated treates to trade and travel safely in Texas

Many names of cities in TX, such as El Paso, reflect the language and culture of---

• England

• Portugal

• France

• Spain

The development of Missions and conversion to Catholicism are examples of what Texas Era?

• Natural Texas and its People

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican Colonial

• Age of Contact

Empresario is a Spanish word for

• A person who brought settlers to Texas

• Land title

• A person who established plantations in Texas

• Land grant

Which group likely viewed the construction of the new Spanish missions with suspicion?

• Anglo Settlers

• Conquistadors

• Catholic Preists

• American Indian Tribes

The San Antonio de Valero mission became known as the _______________. 

• Chicken 
• Alamo
• San Antonio
• El Camino Real

In what year was San Antonio established?

• 1718

• 1821

• 1519

• 1803

Why did the Spanish move Mission La Bahia from the coast to along the Guadalupe River?

• There was a lack of fresh water resources in the coastal area.

• There was constant threats of French attacks on the mission.

• There were conflicts with American Indian tribes in the region.

• There was a growing need for more grazing land for the cattle herds.