Quiz: Spanish Rule in Texas 7th grade

How did Francis Hidalgo affect the settlement of Texas?

• His cooperation with the French governor caused a war with Spanish forces in East Texas.

• He convinced the French governor in Louisiana to fight against the Caddoes in East Texas.

• He convinced the French and Spanish to reestablish missions in East Texas after the failures of the late 1600s.

• He helped remove Spanish settlers from East Texas in the early 1700s when they were threatened by the Caddoes

What was the role of the presidio in the mission-presidio system?

• The presidio housed soldiers who protected the missions from attacks.

• The presidio was the center of trade with American Indians.

• The presidio was where American Indians received instruction in Christianity and Spanish customs.

• The presidio served as the main Spanish settlement in American Indian territories.

What made the relationship between American Indians and Spanish missionaries so complicated?

• Missionaries wanted to convert American Indians to Christianity but did not want to share knowledge and skills with them.

• Missionaries wanted to improve the lives of American Indians but also to change American Indian culture and traditions.

• Missionaries wanted American Indian military protection but did not want the American Indians to live and work in the missions.

• Missionaries were told to change American Indians into Spanish subjects but believed American Indian culture and religion were superior.

Which best describes the relationship between Spanish missionaries and the Lipan Apaches?

• The Lipan Apaches refused to enter the missions and continuously fought the Spanish.

• The Lipan Apaches were destroyed by a smallpox epidemic caused by contact with Spanish missionaries.

• The Lipan Apaches wanted Spanish protection from the Comanches but refused to adopt Spanish religion and culture.

• The Lipan Apaches were allies of the French and participated in several battles against the Spanish.

What was the result of Marqués de Rubí’s report about conditions in Texas?

• Spain sent thousands of new settlers to Texas based on Rubí’s report.

• Spain launched attacks on the Comanche and Lipan Apache to remove threats to Spanish settlers.

• Spain established several new missions to convert the growing American Indian population.

• Spain closed all of its missions and presidios except those at San Antonio and La Bahía.

What was the purpose of the mission-presidio system?

• The Spanish wanted to establish a system to convert American Indians to Christianity and make them loyal Spanish subjects.

• The Spanish wanted to establish forts to remove American Indians from the territory so Spanish settlers could establish farms.

• The Spanish wanted to establish forts to prevent friars from establishing missions in the territory.

• The Spanish wanted to establish a system to transform French settlers in the territory to loyal Spanish subjects.

How was the conflict between the Lipan Apaches and the Spanish resolved?

• Spanish troops drove the Lipans out of Texas.

• The Lipans agreed to convert to Christianity if the Spanish protected them from the Comanches.

• The Lipans joined with the Comanches to drive the Spanish out of Texas.

• The Lipans agreed to protect the Spanish from the Comanches.

For American Indians, which was a reason to live in a mission?

• American Indians were allowed to practice their traditional religions.

• American Indians were given weapons to making hunting more productive.

• American Indians were able to follow traditional schedules and ways of life.

• American Indians received protection from enemy attacks.

Which was an issue of the mission-presidio system?

• The Spanish could not accommodate the number of American Indians wanting to settle there.

• American Indians often died from diseases carried by the Spanish.

• The King of Spain refused to give missions land for raising animals.

• Spanish officers charged American Indians high prices for food.