Unit 3 Practice (Spanish)

Which of the following was a characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas?

• Forts were built to protect American Indian tribes in Texas.

• American Indian tribes were discouraged from settling in Texas.

• Missions were built to confirm Spanish claims to the land in Texas.

• Spanish explorers negotiated treaties to trade and travel safely in Texas.

Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?

• Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.

• American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers.

• Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.

• Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.

During which year does the event of the headline occur?

"Pineda Maps the Coastline of Texas"

• 1519

• 1607

• 1658

• 1718

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SS.7.B.1.b

Which major Texas city was founded by Spanish colonists in 1718?

• Corpus Christi

• El Paso

• Laredo

• San Antonio

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SS.7.B.1.b

Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle

• Hernando Cortés

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

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SS.7.B.2.b

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

• Desire to find gold

• Desire to spread democracy

• Desire to leave overcrowded cities

• Desire to escape government monarchies

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SS.7.B.2.b

Why did the Spanish decide to move Mission La Bahia from the coast to along the Guadalupe River?

• There was a lack of fresh water resources in the coastal area.

• There were constant threats of French attacks on the mission.

• There were conflicts with American Indian tribes in the region.

• There was a growing need for more grazing land for the cattle herds.

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SS.7.B.2.c

Which group likely viewed the construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion?

• Catholic priests

• American Indian tribes

• Conquistadors

• Anglo settlers

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SS.7.B.2.c

Fray Damián Massanet and Alonso De León led a successful expedition for Spain into East Texas in 1690. This expedition came about because the Spanish were concerned about-

• settlers going missing in the region

• slave rebellions occurring in the region

• Indian tribes attacking missions in the region

• French forces establishing settlements in the region

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SS.7.B.2.c

Which Spanish Catholic priest cooperated with French authorities in Louisiana to bring missions to East Texas?

• José de Escandón

• Francisco Hidalgo

• Antonio Margil de Jesús

• Fray Damián Massanet

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SS.7.B.2.c