Texas Studies Weekly Week 16 - Review

When reading that people were excited about the New World, you can conclude that...?

• People were afraid that the New World was too dangerous.

• Christopher Columbus did not want to return to the New World.

• More European explorers traveled to the New World.

• The king of Spain was angry wit Columbus.

How was the section "Spanish Explorers in Texas" organized?

• listing three explorers and the places they traveled

• listing three kings of Spain who paid for explorations

• listing three men who explored the Texas panhandle

• listing three explorers from the most important to the least important

The Spanish conquistadors defeated and claimed gold and silver for the king of Spain from which empire?

• the Comanche

• the Aztec

• the Karankawa

• the Lipan Apache

When word reached the king of Spain that La Salle's colony failed , he most likely felt...?

• sad that he had not helped La Salle's colony

• happy that France was a good neighbor to Spain

• disappointed that France's colony was not a success

• worried that other explorers from France would come to the New World to claim land

In the section "Spain Tries to Hold on to Texas", what word is a synonym for disagreements?

• arguments

• meetings

• treaties

• wars

The result of Stephen F. Austin taking control of the colony at San Felipe de Austin was...?

• Santa Anna and Stephen F. Austin became good friends.

• Austin formed a militia, which forced the Karankawa to leave the settlers alone.

• The people in the colony did not like the rules that Austin made.

• The colony did not have the supplies that it needed to be a success.

The best summary for the section "Turmoil for Texas" is...?

• Austin spent many years in Mexico.

• Many Mexican citizens came to Texas to escape Santa Anna.

• Santa Anna made many harsh laws, so Texas settlers held a convention to discuss what to do.

• Stephen F. Austin was elected president of the colony in 1832 and had many meetings with Santa Anna.

Which is the best description of the early Spanish mission in Texas?

• Many American Indians converted to the Catholic faith.

• After many years, most Spanish missions were abandoned.

• Spanish missions were taken over by the French.

• The settlers and Comanche Indians lived in peace in and around the missions.

Reasons why to go to Texas:

• Own Land

• Face the Indians

• Better Life

• Leave family and friends

Reasons NOT to go to Texas:

• Leave family and friends

• Better Life

• Hostile Indians

• Own Land