WorksheetsThe First Missions Lesson 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A _____ is a fort or military outpost.
a)
pueblo
b)
presidio
c)
mission
d)
paramount
2.
A _____ is a member of a Roman Catholic religious order for men.
a)
preacher
b)
rabbi
c)
friar
d)
shaman
3.
A group of advisers is called a _____.
a)
council
b)
congregation
c)
commander
d)
capital
4.
Which country was not a member of the Grand Alliance?
a)
The Netherlands
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
France
5.
Why did Spanish settlers in East Texas trade with the French even though it was against the law?
a)
the high quality of French goods
b)
to keep Native Americans on the missions happy
c)
for military equipment to defend themselves
d)
to obtain needed supplies
6.
Why did the Spanish build missions, presidios, and towns in lands occupied by Native Americans?
a)
to expel Native Americans from the land
b)
to be able to convert local people to Catholicism
c)
as a base for conquest of Native Americans
d)
to trade with the French colonies
7.
Texas got its name from the Spanish word _____.
a)
Tejano
b)
Tijuana
c)
Tejas
d)
Tigua
8.
A Native American woman named _____ served as a guide and interpreter for Spanish missionaries in East Texas.
a)
Andrea
b)
Angelina
c)
Allison
d)
Arabella
9.
The first Spanish mission in East Texas was named _____.
a)
San Juan de Bautista
b)
San Francisco de los Tejas
c)
La Bahia
d)
Louis de San Denis
10.
San Juan Bautista was known as "The Gateway to Spanish Texas" because of ______.
a)
location
b)
size
c)
its wealth
d)
its large number of Native Americans
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