Spanish Texas

A peaceful community to teach Christianity and expand Spanish lands is a -

• vaquero

• ranchero

• presidio

• mission

A Spanish fort is called a -

• friar

• ranchero

• presidio

• mission

What Spanish Catholic priest established the first mission in East Texas?

• Antonio Navarro

• Damián Massanet

• José Escandon

• Alonso De León

What animals did the Spanish bring to Texas?

• horses and cattle

• horses and pigs

• pigs and beaver

• beaver and cattle

Disease, Native Texans running away, and lack of resources from Spain all contributed to the -

• Native Texans going to the Spanish Missions

• Spanish-Native Texan War

• Spanish Missions failing

• Spanish leaving Texas

Which is NOT a reason Spanish Missions were established?

• To establish Spanish chicken ranches in Texas

• To keep the French out of Texas

• To convert the Native Texans to Christianity

• To increase the land and resources of Span

What developed in Texas as a result of the Spanish missions?

• Spanish raids on Native Texans

• Spanish settlements

• French forts along the Louisiana border

• Spanish expeditions

What economic activity includes, horses, cows, and vaqueros?

• bartering

• cash crops

• plantations

• cattle industry

Which was NOT an activity to meet needs of the Spanish Mission members?

• working in the fields on the crops

• caring for the cattle and shep

• learning Spanish & Christianity

• creating things like candles in the workshop

What geographic factor was the most important to the location of a Spanish Mission?

• green grass

• large trees

• fresh water

• distance from the capital city of New Spain