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WorksheetsSpanish Colonial Era
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the Franciscan missionary who founded the most successful Spanish mission in Texas?
a)
Father Damian Massanet
b)
Father Francisco Hidalgo
c)
Antonio Margil de Jesus
d)
Jose de Escandon
2.
Who was the missionary who asked the French to help build a mission among the Tejas?
a)
Father Damian Massanet
b)
Father Francisco Hidalgo
c)
Antonio Margil de Jesus
d)
Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
3.
What mission near the Rio Grande was known as the "Gateway to Spanish Texas"?
a)
Los Adaes
b)
Mission San Antonio de Valero
c)
San Juan Bautista
d)
San Francisco de los Tejas
4.
What was the first Spanish mission in East Texas, established in 1690?
a)
San Juan Bautista
b)
San Francisco de los Tejas
c)
Mission San Antonio de Valero
d)
Los Adaes
5.
Why did Father Francisco Hidalgo ask for help from the French governor of Louisiana?
a)
He wanted to rebuild the mission at San Francisco de los Tejas.
b)
He hoped to convert a new group of native peoples.
c)
He hoped to trade with Native Americans without Spanish permission.
d)
He wanted to expand the first Spanish mission into a town.
6.
What did Friar Hidalgo do to increase the tension between the Spanish and the French in Texas?
a)
He taught the native children french
b)
He asked the French government to re-open the Tejas Mission in East Texas without telling the Spanish
c)
He taught the French children spanish
d)
He taught the spanish children english
7.
Who would most likely view the construction of new Spanish missions with concern?
a)
Catholic Priests
b)
Empresarios
c)
Anglo-American Settlers
d)
American Indians
8.
What is the SIGNIFICANCE of the year 1718 in the history of Texas settlement?
a)
The mission San Antonio de Bexar was built. This later becomes the city we know today as San Antonio.
b)
It was the year the Natives built the alamo.
c)
It was the year Cabeza de Vaca found Palo Duro Canyon
d)
It was the year Coronado found his Gold.
9.
What religion did the friars want to convert the Native Americans to?
a)
Methodist
b)
Pentecostal
c)
Roman Catholic
d)
Church of England
10.
True or False:
The goal of the missions was to get Native Americans to love the king and queen of Spain
The goal of the missions was to get Native Americans to love the king and queen of Spain
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What physical feature influenced where the missions and presidios were built in Texas?
a)
Mountians
b)
Cities
c)
Rivers
d)
Weather and Natural Disasters
12.
Which of these was a religious outpost used to convert Native Americans to Catholicism?
a)
Presidios
b)
Missions
c)
Ranches
d)
Towns
13.
Which of these was a Military outpost used to protect Spanish Settlements in Texas from Native American attacks and the French
a)
Presidios
b)
Missions
c)
Ranches
d)
Towns
14.
The Language, Spanish, is originally from which Country?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
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