WorksheetsSpanish Missions in Texas - Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Special settlements were created by Spanish priests to convert Natives. These settlements were called
a)
Alamos
b)
Presidios
c)
Colonies
d)
Missions
2.
This is used to house the spanish soliders that were in charge of protecting the missions...
a)
Convent
b)
Mission
c)
Hotel
d)
Presidio
3.
Who were the Spanish trying to spread their religion to?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Explorers
c)
Conquistadors
d)
Friars
4.
The missions were built along....
a)
Highways
b)
Rivers
c)
Mountains
d)
the Gulf
5.
How did the missions, presidios and pueblos help each other?
a)
They all helped in working the land to grow crops.
b)
They shared their resources equally.
c)
The presidios gave protection and the missions and pueblos gave food and shelter to the soldiers that lived in the presidios.
d)
They all helped to build the missions.
6.
How far away were the missions from each other?
a)
They were one day's walk apart.
b)
They were 50 miles apart.
c)
They were 2 day's walk apart.
d)
They were 1 mile apart.
7.
During the early mission times "padre" refers to
a)
A baseball team
b)
the mission priests
c)
the native boys
d)
a Spanish dish the soldiers ate.
8.
A presidio is
a)
a precious stone or gem.
b)
where the priests lived.
c)
a Spanish fort.
d)
a tree that is native to California.
9.
A small town near a mission was called a
a)
community.
b)
pueblo.
c)
presidio.
d)
peninsula.
10.
What was a Spanish Mission?
a)
A military outpost or Fort
b)
A church or religious outpost
c)
A trading post
d)
A settlement of Native Americans
11.
What was a Spanish Presidio?
a)
A military outpost of Fort
b)
A church or religious outpost
c)
A trading out post
d)
A settlement of Natives only
12.
What was the name of the first permanent settlement in Texas?
a)
Baxar
b)
Goliad
c)
Corpus Christi Ysleta
d)
Alamo
13.
What caused the Spanish to take an interest in Texas?
a)
The gold discovered in Texas
b)
France and La Salle
c)
American's pushing into Texas
d)
Friendship with the Natives
14.
What was "a religious settlement in Native American territory designed to convert the local natives to Christianity"
a)
mission
b)
presidio
c)
village
d)
alcalde
15.
What was "a Spanish fort built to protect a mission and local settlements"?
a)
presidio
b)
village
c)
alcalde
d)
mission
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