Spanish Missions of Texas

This town was founded as a halfway point between the Rio Grande and East Texas

• Nacogdoches
• San Antonio
• Ft. Saint Louis
• San Francisco de los Tejas

Tejano

• People of Mexican heritage living in Texas
• Friar who built the first mission in East Texas
• American Indian culture group
• A major shipping point for international trade

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the failure of the mission system?

• Disease
• American Indian attacks
• American Indian abandonment
• American Indian cooperation

Missions were NOT often placed near:

• Rivers
• American Indian settlements
• Presidios
• Trade routes

This friar got Spain to build more missions by secretly encouraging France to occupy East Texas.

• Francisco Hidalgo
• Jose de Escandon
• Damian Massanet
• Antonio Margil de Jesus

Daily life in presidios included all of the following EXCEPT

• Running supply trains
• Defending settlements
• Conducting searches
• Attending prayer services

Daily life in missions included all of the following EXCEPT

• Learning trades
• Attending prayer services
• Farming
• Defending settlements

A Spanish military oupost

• Viceroy
• Tejano
• Presidio
• Tigua

What was the result of French and American Indian trading?

• It strengthened France's hold on East Texas
• It caused tension between the two groups
• It gave Spain a stronger claim to East Texas
• It resulted in the creation of Ft. Saint Louis