Exploration & Early Colonization

All of the following are ways that the Spanish modified their environment for farming except...?

• Timber clearing (cut down trees)

• Built irrigation systems

• Traded with the American Indians

• Planted crops

All of the following are jobs that Texas settlers would have had in early Spanish villas except...?

• Blacksmith

• Farmer

• Merchant (traded goods)

• Pilot

What is a Spanish Mission?

• A settlement where religion is taught

• A fort used for protection

• a small town that often grew between and around the missions and presidios

• A pledge to the Spanish crown

What is a Spanish Presidio?

• A settlement where religion is taught

• A fort used for protection

• a small town that often grew between and around the missions and presidios

• A pledge to the Spanish crown

What is a Spanish Villa?

• A settlement where religion is taught

• a small town that often grew between and around the missions and presidios

• A fort used for protection

• A pledge to the Spanish crown

What two benefits did the Spanish bring to Texas?

• Horses & Ranching

• Cotton & Weaving

• Weapons & Hunting

• Dogs & Racing

American Indians who were hunters on the great plains mostly traded which of the following items?

• corn

• animal hides

• jewelry

• weapons

Which of the following was a major disadvantage to the Spanish colonizing the American Indians in Texas?

• Spanish taught the American Indians how to ranch and use horses

• Spanish built missions, presidios, and villas all over Texas

• Spanish explored and mapped new areas of Texas

• Explorers brought diseases that killed many American Indians

The Spanish built their missions near...?

• French Settlements

• Mountain Ranges

• American Indian Villages

• Gulf of Mexico

The Spanish built their presidios near their missions for what reason?

• Provide Protection

• Convenience

• Offering to God

• Only Available Land