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WorksheetsSpanish Missions
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
In the 1500s and 1600s, the countries of Europe were involved in a number of conflicts. They fought over land, power, wealth, and religion. This affected Spain's North American colonies.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
Spain started to settle in East Texas near ______ Lousiana.
a)
German
b)
Spanish
c)
British
d)
French
3.
Who founded the first mission in East Texas?
a)
Father Damian Massanet
b)
St. Denis
c)
Father Fancisco Hidalgo
d)
Aguayo
4.
Presidios were built to convert and educate the native peoples in the Spanish culture and religion, while missions were built to house soldiers and protect settlers.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
A friar is a...
a)
Catholic priest
b)
Viceroy
c)
Soldier
d)
Shaman
6.
The Spanish named the area "Tejas," after a Hasinai word meaning ally, or friend.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Why did the Spanish found a presidio and missions at San Antonio?
a)
large Native American population there
b)
to protect the supply route to East Texas missions
c)
to counter French influence in that area
d)
the make the first foothold in Texas
8.
The Spanish built a presidio named Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de los Tejas on the _____ River to protect missions from Native American and French attacks.
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Mississippi
c)
Neches
d)
San Antonio
9.
A human-made waterway used for irrigation is called a(n) _____.
a)
viaduct
b)
canal
c)
aqueous
d)
culvert
10.
San Juan Bautista was settled along the ____________.
(page 146)
(page 146)
a)
Neches
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Red River
d)
Sabine River
11.
This mission was "The Gateway to Spanish Texas". It served as a stopping point for groups traveling into the Texas interior.
a)
San Juan Bautista
b)
San Antonio de Valero
c)
Nuestra Senora de los Dolores
d)
Los Adaes
12.
In the Spring of 1721, ___________ marched to Texas with more than 500 soldier settlers, thousands of horses and mules, and large herds of sheep and cattle. He also reopened the missions that had been abandoned and moved Presidio Nuestra Senora de los Delores to the banks of the Angelina River.
a)
La Salle
b)
St. Denis
c)
Father Hidalgo
d)
Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
13.
The chapel at the Mission San Antonio de Valero is now known as the _____.
a)
Buenaventura
b)
River City Church
c)
Presidio
d)
Alamo
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