Spanish Colonial Era Test Review

What were missions?

• another word for friend

• religious settlements

• religious teacher

• military fort

What was the purpose of the missions?

• to be a shopping center

• to play games

• to convert Native Americans to Christianity

• to reject Native Americans

What were presidios?

• Religious settlements

• Military forts

• Religious teacher

• another word for friend

What was the purpose of presidios?

• to convert Native Americans to Christianity

• to feed Native Americans

• to protect missions and settlements

• to capture Native Americans

What is a friar?

• someone who fries food

• Religious settlement

• military fort

• religious teacher

Name the first mission built in Texas.

• Damian Massanet

• Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

• Los Adaes

• San Antonio

What does "Tejas" mean?

• Roof shingles

• Capital

• Friend

• Enemy

Where was the first mission built?

• East Texas

• Amarillo

• El Paso

• San Antonio

Who was the friar who established San Francisco de los Tejas?

• La Salle

• Christopher Columbus

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Damian Massanet

What was the first capital in Texas?

• Los Adaes

• Austin

• Los Angeles

• La Bahia