Social Studies Unit 3 TEST (M)

A ________________ is a settlement founded by the church to spread

Christianity to the people in the area.

• fort

• presidio

• mission

A military complex of building where soldiers live is called a ___________.

• fort

• mission

• presidio

_____________is a state sponsored settlement of new territories.

• missions

• colonization

• empresarios

When travelers started searching for new discoveries around the world, they call this time THE AGE of ______________________.

• Colonization

• Exploration

• Settlement

A _______________ is a Spanish name for a military fort that often had a mission too.

• fort

• presidio

• church

The primary motives for the explorers and their colonization of the new world was mainly because

1. 1. gold 2. God 3. ___________

2. Pick a word from below to type in your answer.

3. grain, goats, glory

Which answer below is NOT one of the major reasons why the Native tribes

did not care for the European explorers.

• Many tribes died from disease brought from Europe by the explorers

• The explorers did not treat the native tribes very well

• They brought weird clothes, people and plants with them.

What was the primary reason that Spain decided to allow missions to be built in Texas?

• to encourage settlers to come to Texas

• to show the Native tribes that they wanted to work together

• to make money

From 1632-1793, the Spanish established how many missions throughout Texas?

• 125

• 26

• 62

The first Spanish Christian mission in Texas was established in 1632 in what modern day town?

• Austin

• Lubbock

• San Angelo