Spanish Colonial Era Vocabulary 2.0

What is a "Presidio"?

• A fortified Spanish military settlement protecting missions and settlers.

• A community established in a new area.

• Livestock home.

• Church, religious settlement, home of friars.

What does "Mission Systems" refer to?

• A fortified Spanish military settlement.

• A community established in a new area.

• Church, religious settlement, home of friars.

• Livestock home.

What is the definition of "Settlements"?

• A fortified Spanish military settlement.

• A community established in a new area.

• Livestock home.

• Church, religious settlement, home of friars.

What are "Ranches"?

• A fortified Spanish military settlement.

• A community established in a new area.

• Livestock home.

• Church, religious settlement, home of friars.

What is a friar also known as?

• Teacher, scholar, monk

• Frayer, priest, padre, Franciscan

• Warrior, knight, squire

• Merchant, trader, sailor

Who contributed to the missions in the Texas territory?

• The settlers and the Native Texans

• The Spanish army

• The French explorers

• The British colonists

What does it mean to convert?

• To travel to a new place

• To change someone's beliefs or to adopt a new belief

• To build a new structure

• To trade goods with others

Who were converted to Catholicism?

• European settlers

• Native Texans

• Spanish soldiers

• French traders

Which era of Texas History is shown and described here?

• -

• * Friars spread their religion and culture to local natives

• * Native Americans lived in missions and practiced the Catholic religion

• * Soldiers lived in presidios and protected the settlements

c

Natural Texas and Its People

Age of Contact

Mexican National Era

Spanish Colonial Era

What did the Spanish set up to convert Native Americans to Christianity?

• mission settlements

• religious universities

• plantations

• trading posts