Explorers and Missions

Which is true about the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas?

• Missions were built to house Native Americans

• Missions were used to store food for the settlers

• The Spanish built the missions to claim Texas for themselves

• The Spanish conquistadors wrote treaties to trade in Texaswith

Which group was suspicious of the Spanish's motives and did not want to live in the missions?

• Priests

• Spanish settlers

• Native Americans

• Conquistadors

San Antonio, Guadalupe River, Rio Grande, San Jose are all examples of which country's cultural impact on Texas?

• Italy

• Portugal

• England

• Spain

San Antonio was founded by Martin Alarcon in what year?

• 1718

• 1914

• 1836

• 1519

How did the missions impact the culture of Texas?

• Fishing industry grew

• New religious traditions were created

• New farming and ranching methods were introduced to the Natives

• Riverways were altered

Which physical natural characteristic influenced where the missions and presidios were built?

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Plateaus

• Basins

Where were towns usually located by?

• the mountains and basins region

• Towns were already built long before missions and presidios

• missions and presidios

Which is true about missions and presidios?

• missions and presidios were built after towns were established

• Missions and presidios helped establish towns

• Missions and presidios hindered the growth of towns

• Missions and presidios were more successful than towns

Why did the European explorers want to explore Texas?

• they wanted religious freedom

• they wanted to find gold

• they wanted to hunt buffalo

• they wanted to establish a new democratic country

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire?

• Alfonso de Pineda

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca