Spanish colonial

Which one describes the Spanish Colonial Era

• Empresarios brought settlers to Texas

• Europeans made first contact with the Native Texans

• Spanish built missions to settle Texas and convert the Indians

• Texans began to revolt against Mexico

What year was San Antonio founded?

• 1718

• 1821

• 1993

• 1817

Who would have been suspicious of the missions

• Americans

• Indians

• Spanish

• French

In what ways do we still see Spanish influence in Texas

• City Names

• food

• clothes

• culture

Why did the Spanish come to Texas

• establish ranches

• establish farms

• establish missions

• cheap land

Building colonies, teaching the Catholic religion and maintaining control of Texas are all examples of the

• Aztec Empire

• French Influence

• Mission System

• Louisiana Purchase

Who did the United States purchase the Louisiana territory from?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Mexico

Which of the following had a negative effect on Spanish missions?

• Diseases brought by Spanish missionaries killed many American Indians

• American Indians were moved to the coast to make room for missionaries

• Fighting broke out among American Indians over trade with the missionaries

• American Indians starved because buffalo were wiped out by the missionaries

Who worked with the Native Americans?

• Antonio Margil de Jesus

• Francisco Hidalgo

• Fray Damian Massanet

• Jose de Escandon

The _________________________________ was mainly when SPAIN built SETTLEMENTS and COMMUNITIES in the NEW WORLD through the MISSION SYSTEM.

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial Era

• Conflicts of Empire

• Mexican National Era