Q1 Texas Geography to Spanish Colonization

What was the responsibilty of missionary priests like Antonio Margil de Jesus and Damian Massanet?

• Leading daily activities and prayers

• Teaching hunting skills

• Ordering the Natives to remove the Spanish

• Conducting tribal rituals with the Natives

Why was San Antonio an important settlement?

• It was centrally located.

• Its missions were destroyed by Natives.

• It wasn't a Spanish settlement.

• The Spanish didn't protect the missions, proving that San Antonio wasn't a good location.

What did giving guns and horses to the Natives lead to for the Spanish?

• The Natives used the guns and horses to fight the Spanish.

• Since the Spanish gave them gifts, it made them more likely to fight the French.

• The Spanish stole all the Natives' tools and animals.

• The Spanish only gave them diseases.

What was Spain's motivation for settling Texas?

• expanding their empire

• continuing to search for cities of gold

• the Natives asked them to

• They needed more troops to protect the city of gold.

What did continuing raids and killings by Natives show about the mission system?

• They weren't successful in converting the Natives.

• The mission system brought peace.

• The mission system promoted trade.

• The Natives were successful in converting other Natives.

Choose all that apply to missions

• Priests and Natives lived there.

• Activities included farming, pottery, and crafts.

• Soldiers lived there.

• The purpose was to convert the Natives.

Choose all that apply to presidios

• Soldiers lived there.

• Activities included military drills and patrols.

• Their purpose was to convert Natives.

• Their purpose was to protect the missions.

What was something negative the Natives received from the Europeans?

• Many Natives died from European diseases.

• The Spanish brought horses.

• The Spanish built roads.

• The Spanish brought citrus fruits.

Which explorer gained respect from the Natives for his medical skills?

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

Who would have hated being forced to learn Spanish, build missions, and become Catholic?

• Spanish priest

• Spanish soldier

• Spanish explorer

• Native