Spanish Colonial Era Test Review

Cabeza de Vaca did not let disaster stop him from being the first to -

• write stories about the land that became Texas

• create maps of the land that became Texas

• colonize the land that became Texas

• find gold in the land that became Texas

Which of the following was NOT and issue with the Neutral Territory or No-Mans land on the map?

• Both the United States and Spain argued over the exact boundary between the two countries

• Neither government enforced laws in the region

• The territory was sold to Canada

• Criminals moved to the area to escape punishment

What action did the Spanish government do to encourage settlement of Texas?

• provided large cash funds to encourage Mexican families to settle in Texas

• provided empresario land grants to Anglos moving in from the United States

• provided pardons to criminals to encourage the settlement of Texas

• provided land to railroad companies to encourage the development of towns

Jose Gutierrez de Lara raised an army to fight for Texas independence and named it -

• Democratic Army of the North

• Republican Army of the South

• Republican Army of the North

• Democratic Army of the South

Father Miguel Hidalgo is known for all to the following except -

• being a priest

• his "Grito" or cry for social justice

• declaring independence from Spain

• being a conquistador

Spanish settlements in Texas were mainly missions while Mexican settlements were Anglo settlements were -

• town

• ranches and farms

• presidios

• land grants

Missions : Spanish settlement of Texas :: _______________ : Mexican settlement of Texas

• forts

• presidios

• land grants

• churches

What do the following people have in common?

Moses Austin Stephen F. Austin Martin de Leon

• explorers

• abolitionists

• missionaries

• empresarios

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish exploration of Texas?

• glory

• gold

• guns

• spread of religion

Which of the following was a NEGATIVE effect of the Spanish missions in Texas?

• diseases brought by the Spanish killed many natives

• Native people were moved to the coast to make room for the missionaries

• fighting broke out among the natives over trade with the missionaries

• natives starved because buffalo were wiped out by the missionaries