Missions in Texas

Spanish Missions in Texas

What does the word missions mean in this text?

• those who work at a church

• a plan for a battle or a war

• religious town

• a goal to accomplish

Spanish Missions in Texas

What did the missions have?

• buildings, churches, houses

• skyscrapers, banks

• stadiums, parks

• museums, airports, art galleries

Spanish Missions in Texas

Why did the Spanish build the missions?

• to have a place to have celebrations

• to fight the king

• to make friends with the indians

• to make sure that no one took that land away from them

Spanish Missions in Texas

What year was the first mission built in Texas?

• 1682

• 2022

• 1700

• 1500

Spanish Missions in Texas

What city in Texas was the first mission built?

• San Antonio

• Texas

• Mexico

• El Paso

Missions, Presidios, and Villas

Where did Native American families move their families?

• downtown

• Spain

• missions

• Mexico

Missions, Presidios, and Villas

Why did some Native Americans go live in the missions?

• They were slaves.

• They needed to cook for the Spaniards

• They had nowhere else to go

• They gave them food, shelter, and work

Missions, Presidios, and Villas

Why were some Native Americans angry?

• The Native Americans were upset about the having to cook for the Spaniards.

• The Native Americans are angry about moving to Spain.

• The Native Americans were angry about losing their lands to the Spaniards.

• The Native Americans were upset about all the parties the Spaniards had

Missions, Presidios, and Villas

What are presidios?

• forts to protect the missions

• buildings where the Native Americans danced

• churches

• schools

Missions, Presidios, and Villas

What are villas?

• farms

• villages far from the mission

• big cities

• small towns built around the mission