2024-2025 AG Ch. 6-7 Practice

What is a village made up of people who were neither priests nor soldiers?

• Presidio
• Civil Settlement
• Pueblo
• Both B and C

What did the Spanish establish in order to colonize Texas and display their power to the French?

• Presidios
• Civil Settlements
• Missions
• Ayuntamientos

What was the 1st Spanish mission established in WEST Texas?

• San Francisco de Los Tejas
• San Antonio de Valero
• Corpus Cristi de Ysleta
• San Antonio de Bexar

Why were Spanish missions established near bodies of water, such as rivers?

• Provided drinking water for Friars and converted Natives who lived in the missions
• Provided water to irrigate crops
• Provided water to be used for religious purposes, such as holy water and baptism
• All of the above

The local government and town council in a Spanish town was known as the --

• presidio
• ayuntamiento
• alcalde
• civil settlement

What were the duties of a Spanish town's alcalde?

• Livestock herder and cowhand
• Sheriff, mayor and judge
• Governor who ruled in the name of the Spanish king and queen
• Protect the missions from native attacks

Jose de Escandon may be referred to as the Father of South Texas. What's the cause?

• He established 15 missions between the Rio Grande and Nueces Rivers
• He placed 2,000 people in over 60 South Texas towns by 1755
• He established Mission San Francisco de Los Tejas in South Texas
• All of the above

Why was Mission San Antonio de Valero established?

• To protect San Antonio de Bexar
• To convert the Caddo natives to Catholicism
• To serve as a midpoint for supplies to be transported between Central Mexico and the East Texas missions
• Both A and C

What is a Vaquero?

• A Spanish official who served as Mayor, Sheriff or Judge
• The local government in a Spanish Town
• A person who is employed by a Presidio
• A livestock herder, or cowboy

A person who is under the authority of a king or queen is known as a --

• friar
• subject
• alcalde
• vaquero