7th Grade Unit 4 Quiz

What event renewed Spanish interest in settling Texas?

• The discovery of the cities of gold

• France’s attempt at settlement

• The arrival of the Comanches

• The establishment of Spanish missions

What system did Spain use in an attempt to settle Texas?

• Encomienda system

• Mission-presidio system

• Plantation system

• Hacienda system

What was the role of the presidio in the mission system?

• A place where friars lived

• A fort that protected the mission from hostile natives

• A marketplace for trade

• A school for the native people

What happened to the first Spanish mission in East Texas (San Francisco de los Tejas)?

• It became a successful settlement

• It was destroyed by the French

• It failed due to disease and the Hasinai people’s resistance

• It was abandoned due to lack of resources

Who helped establish the first Spanish mission in East Texas?

• Jose de Escandon and Fray Damian Massanet

• Alonso de Leon and Fray Damian Massanet

• Antonio Margil de Jesus and St. Denis

• Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara and Samuel Kemper

What was the name of the expedition where Father Francisco Hidalgo and St. Denis built six missions?

• Escandon Expedition

• De Leon Expedition

• Ramon Expedition

• Hidalgo Expedition

What was the importance of Mission San Antonio de Valero?

• It was the first mission built in Texas

• It served as a halfway point between missions in East Texas and the Rio Grande

• It was where the Spanish made peace with the Apache

• It became the capital of Spanish Texas

What event was known as the "Chicken Wars"?

• A rebellion in New Spain

• The Comanche raid on the presidio

• French soldiers raiding empty Spanish missions in East Texas

• The conflict between settlers and Apache ranchers

What did the Adams-Onis Treaty accomplish in relation to Texas?

• It gave Texas to the United States

• It settled the border between Spanish Texas and the United States along the Sabine River

• It ended the Chicken Wars

• It allowed for more Spanish missions in Texas

What was one challenge of creating loyal Mexican citizens in Texas after Mexico gained independence from Spain?

• Mexican settlers were uninterested in Texas

• Texas was too close to the United States

• Areas like Texas were far from Mexico City, making it harder to rule

• Spanish settlers wanted to remain under Spanish control