Spanish Texas Assessment

What is being described above?  (4.11C, 4.19C)

• Reasons for exploring East Texas

• Reasons Spanish priests ran away from presidios

• Reasons Spanish Missions failed

• Reasons for tribal warfare in Central Texas

What other significant event was Damián Massanet a part of?  (4.2C, 4.19C)

• started the first presidio in South Texas

• burned all the missions in Texas when they failed

• started the first mission in East Texas

• attacked La Salle’s fort with Spanish soldiers and won

What is a presidio? (4.2C)

• a Spanish community that teaches Christianity

• a ranch or a person who works on a ranch

• a Spanish fort

• a Spanish cowboy

What developed where the Spanish missions were established ?  (4.7B)

• Spanish presidios that became a large mission complex

• Spanish settlements that became Texas’ first towns

• Forts where Spain reinforced their troops to protect the   

  area from France

• Native Texan tribes that went to war with each other

Which geographic factor was the greatest influence in the development of Spanish Texas?  (4.7A)

• clay soil

• lots of deer

• tall mountains

• fresh water

What is a Spanish Mission?   (4.2C)

• a Spanish community that teaches Christianity

• a ranch or a person who works on a ranch

• a Spanish fort built to protect presidios

• a Spanish cowboy to corral cattle

How did the Spanish start the Texas cattle industry? (4.8A)

• They brought goats and pigs to Texas and taught 

  Native Texans how to milk them.

• They brought buffalo to Texas and taught Native Texans 

  how to ride them.

• They brought horses to Texas and rounded up the wild 

  cattle that were roaming the plains.

• They brought horses and cattle to Texas and taught 

  ranching to Native Texans.

How did the Spanish secure their lands in Texas and promote Christianity to the Native Texans?  (4.2C)

• Established missions in Texas

• Established small towns in Texas

• Established forts where Native Texans lived

• Established presidios at the border of Texas & Louisiana

What was an unintended effect of Spanish Missions? (4.7B)

• Native Texans set fire to all Spanish Missions after they 

  were abandoned

• settlements near the missions developed into the first 

  Texas towns

• Native Texans entered into a war with the Spanish 

  presidios

• Native American tribes began fighting over the missions

What did most settlers in Texas do to meet their needs? (4.9B)

• live and work at a mission

• work at a presidio

• have and work on a vaquero

• have and work on a ranchero