Spanish Colonial Era Test Review

Missions were used by Spain to -

• Teach the Natives the Christian faith

• Secure Spanish territory against French incursion

• Turn Natives into good Spanish citizens

• All of these are true

• Built missions throughout Texas
• Created Faith and Loyalty among Natives
• Resisted French attempts to gain territory

These are all components of the _____________________Era.

• French and Spanish

• Spanish Missions

• Spanish Colonial

• Age of Contact

Fray Damian Massanet is known for -

• Missing several teeth

• Declaring total war on France

• Resisting Comanche raids on Spanish Missions

• Creating Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in East Texas

Which person does not belong?

• Angela

• Fray Damian Massanet

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Fray Francisco Hidalgo

What was Angelina's role in East Texas?

• She led a Caddo rebellion against the Spanish

• She helped translate and negotiate with the Natives

• She was captured by the French and held hostage

• She was a servant to the Spanish Queen

List all reasons why Spain cared about French presence in East Texas.

• France tried to claim the territory by building a fort there

• France and Spain were fighting back home in Europe

• The French were trying to trade with settlers and natives in Texas

• The French were not willing to pay Spain for Texas

• France and Spain were bound by an oath of friendship

Why is 1718 important in Texas History?

• San Antonio was founded that year

• France withdrew from the continent

• Spain arrived in Texas for the first time

• Spain built its first mission in East Texas.

Which statement about the mission system is true?

• It worked! Millions of natives became Christian

• The missions accomplished nothing good at all

• The mission system failed, but had a great impact on Texas.

• The mission system never really got started

One way Spain tried to weaken France was to disallow trade between Spanish settlers and the French. What was the result?

• The tactic worked, and France left the continent in shame.

• French traders went elsewhere to do business.

• The Spanish government supplied all the needs of Spanish settlers.

• Spanish settlers traded with the French anyway, because they needed the supplies.

Select each true statement about the mission system.

• Many place names in Texas are Spanish.

• Spanish ranching became popular among Texans, and still is to this day.

• The failed mission system had no lasting impact on Texas.

• Most Native Americans today are Christian because of the mission system.

• San Antonio became an important Texas city.