TX History Games II

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

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

• viaduct

• canal

• aqueous

• culvert

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

• Buenaventura

• River City Church

• Presido

• Alamo

A(n) _____ is a small unit separated from a larger military force.

• detachment

• attachment

• army

• defector

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

Which country was not a member of the Grand Alliance?

• The Netherlands

• England

• Spain

• France

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