Spanish Colonial Study Guide

A _____ is a fort or military outpost

• pueblo

• presidio

• paramount

• mission

A _____ is a member of a Roman Catholic religious order for men

• preacher

• rabbi

• friar

• shaman

A group of advisers is called a _______.

• council

• congregation

• commander

• capital

Why did Spanish settlers in East Texas trade with the French even though it was against the law?

• the high quality of French goods

• to keep Native Americans on the missions happy

• for military equipment to defend themselves

• to obtain needed supplies

Why did the Spanish built missions, presidios, and towns in lands occupied by Native Americans?

• .to expel Native Americans from the land

• to be able to convert local people to Catholicism

• as a base for conquest of Native Americans

• to trade with the French colonies

.) Texas got its name from the Spanish word _____.

• Tejano

• Tijuana

• Tejas

• Tigua

Why did the Spanish found a presidio and missions at San Antonio?

• large Native American population there

• to protect the supply route to East Texas missions

• to counter French influence in that area

• the make the first foothold in Texas

The Spanish built a presidio named Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de los Tejas on the _____ River to protect missions from Native American and French attacks.

• Rio Grande

• Mississippi

• Neches

• San Antonio

9.) A human-made waterway used for irrigation is called a(n) _____.

• viaduct

• canal

• aqueous

• culvert

10.) The chapel at the Mission San Antonio de Valero is now known as the _____.

• Buenaventura

•  River City Church

• Presidio

• Alamo