Unit 2/3 Review

What was the purpose of a presidio like the ones built in San Antonio and La Bahia?

• To convert Texas Indians to Christianity

• To raise livestock such as cattle for the towns

• To be a fort to protect the missions and towns from Native American attacks.

• To act as a trade outpost

What was the main purpose of the Spanish missions?

• Priests tried to teach and convert Texas Indians to Christianity

• Vaqueros raising livestock such as cattle and goats

• Forts designed to protect the towns from attacks

• Towns built as trade posts in Texas

What caused the Spanish to begin building missions in East Texas?

• The French explorer La Salle builds a fort at Matagorda Bay, TX

• Coronado finds gold in East Texas

• War begins between Spain and England

• The Native Americans ask the Spanish to come and build them

This city was founded in 1718 as a supply point 1/2 between East Texas and Mexico:

• El Paso

• Austin

• Dallas

• San Antonio

Which European explorer shipwrecked along the coast in Galveston, TX in 1528 and lived among the Gulf culture Native Americans for many years?

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

Who mapped the Texas Coast in 1519?

• Pineda

• Coronado

• Cabeza de Vaca

• La Salle

How did Spain respond when Coronado did not find the fabled cities of gold in Texas?

• Started a war with the Native Americans over the land

• Began building missions in East Texas

• Lost interest/ignored Texas until the French La Salle show up in TX

• They actually found gold and began exploring Texas even further

Which of the following best explains the Spanish mission system's experience with the Native Americans?

• The mission system was very successful and the Native Americans converted to Christianity

• Native Americans did not like the mission life and often left the missions

• The French attacked the missions

• The priests gave up on the missions and went home to Mexico

1821 was significant to Texas history because in that year—

• the coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish Explorers

• Father Antonio de Olivares started the first mission and presidio at San Antonio

• Mexico achieved its independence from Spain

• Texas declared its independence from Mexico

He was the most successful American Empresario who brought the first 300 Anglo-American settlers to Texas and is known as the "Father of Texas"

• Moses Austin

• Stephen F. Austin

• Erasmo Sequin

• Martin De Leon