Spanish Colonial Texas

How did families influence the colonization of East Texas settlements?

• Families settled permanently and helped to grow settlements into towns.

• Families played a role in teaching native peoples at the settlements.

• Families played a role in teaching native peoples at the settlements.

• The presence of families lessened the tensions between friars and soldiers.

The key to which mission's growth as a settlement was its location near the Rio Grande.

• San Juan Bautista

• San Antonio

• Nacogdoches

The Spanish Colonial era is defined by the building of which of the following

• missions

• railroads

• presidios

• towns

Why was the LaSalle expedition important to the Spanish?

• Spain saw the French as a threat to Spain's claim on Texas.

• The French set up successful settlements in Spanish Texas

• Spain reacted by starting the process of colonizing Texas.

• The first reaction was to hunt down LaSalle's people.

Tejanos developed a unique culture because

• they did not value the culture of their ancestors.

• there was a blending of diverse groups in Spanish Colonial Texas.

• the missions were located so far from Central Mexico.

• tastes in music and art changed over time.

The missions often failed because

• the soldiers refused to protect the missions.

• wild animal attacks were common.

• the priests and friars were not willing to work with the Native Americans.

• the Native Americans were not interested in mission life.

Father Fransisco Hidalgo wrote to the governor of French Louisiana because

• he was tired of the Spanish government refusing to rebuild the missions in East Texas.

• he wanted permission to trade with the French in Louisiana.

• he wanted a Popeye's franchise in Nacodoches.

• he wanted the French to build a mission for the Tejas.

Jose de Escandon was known as the Father of the Rio Grande Valley because

• he worked with the missions to convert Native Americans to the Catholic faith.

• he taught the Native Americans to farm.

• he established missions from the Rio Grande to San Antonio.

• he was the leader of the troups in the area.

The settlement at San Antonio was built in 1718 because

• it had good roads.

• it was half-way between the Rio Grande and East Texas.

• people liked the River Walk.

• no one was living there.

The friars and the soldiers argued over which of the following?

• treatment of the Native Americans

• who was responsible for growing the food

• low pay for the soldiers

• providing enough guards at the missions