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Definition of Presidio

• Traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery

• state-sponsored settlements of people to new territories

• a military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control

Definition of mission

• a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area

• movement from one region to another

• traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery

how were the Apache and Comanche similar?

• Both farmers

• Both nomadic

• Built log homes

• Traded food crops

Spanish explorers were motivated to explore North America because of the stories they heard about --

• seven cities of gold

• a giant sea monster

• horses that could fly

• an immortal native tribe

How did Cabeza de Vaca affect the settlement of Texas?

• By exploring and mapping Texas

• By starting the towns of Dallas and Houston

• By rebelling against Spanish rule

• By leading colonists up the Colorado River

What Spanish explorer was the first to expore the Texas coastline?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Alvarez de Pineda

• Rene robert Cavelier

• Francisco Coronado

What effect did La Salle have on Texas?

• It caused the Spanish to abandon settlements in Texas

• It caused Spain to settle in East Texas

• It began a war between Spain and France

• It caused Native Americans turned against Spanish explorers

When Cabeza de Vaca was taken by Native Americans he was able to...

• search for the Seven Cities of Cibola

• he was granted the land of Florida by the King of Spain

• he visited Cuba and an island the Spaniards named La Espanola

• explore the interior of Texas

What was the purpose of missions established by the Catholic church?

• provide housing for explorers

• relocate convicts to the region

• assist in business development

• convert natives to Christianity

After exploration, the Spanish began to build settlements. Why did Spanish settlement and missions need soldiers?

• to scout the new territory around the settlements

• to police the Native Americans that were living in the mission

• to defend the missions and nearby settlements

• all of the above