Early Colonization in Texas

How did LaSalle’s claim of land on the Texas coast impact Spain?

• It caused fights in Texas

• It showed Spain the French are competition

• There was no impact

• The native americans were upset

What did Cabeza do for the settlement of Texas?

• He lost battles with the native americans

• He claimed land for the French

• He was in a shipwreck

• He told others about the cities of gold and made them want to come explore.

Spanish leaders asked Coronado to

• claim the cities of gold

• fight the native americans

• persuade people to become catholic

• set up villas

Where did the Spanish mostly build their villas?

• on land close to the french

• in land that was already settled

• in the mountains and basins

• In New Mexico

When La Salle got lost and landed in Texas, what benefit did Texas receive from this?

• He brought diseases to the native americans

• He created missions

• He built Fort St. Louis

• He found the city of gold

What happened to the Native Americans when the European explorers came to Texas?

• They got diseases and some died

• They brought supplies

• They became friends

• They left their land without a fight

What is a mission?

• A job to do

• Spanish towns that provided goods and services

• They protected the people from enemy attacks.

• Missions brought the Roman Catholic religion and instruction about Spanish customs to American Indians

What is a villa?

• Villas were Spanish towns that provided goods and services for both missions and presidios.

• They protected the missions from enemy attacks.

• They brought the Roman Catholic religion and instruction about Spanish customs to American Indians

• A restaurant

What is a presidio?

• They brought the Roman Catholic religion and instruction about Spanish customs to American Indians.

• They were Spanish towns that provided goods and services

• They protected the missions from enemy attacks.

• The president of a mission

Texas missions are important today because

• they remind us of Spains influence on Texas

• they were french

• They still protect people

• They are used for tourism