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Missions in Texas

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This mission is located close to the present day city of El Paso. It is the first mission ever established in Texas and was founded in 1682

a)

The Ysleta Mission

b)

The Alamo

c)

Mission San Antonio de Valero

d)

Mission Guadalupe

2.

Special settlements created by Spanish priests to convert natives were called

a)

The Alamo

b)

Presidos

c)

Colonies

d)

Missions

3.

The Spanish wanted the natives to follow which religion?

a)

Baptist

b)

Catholic

c)

Puritan

d)

Lutheran

4.

The meaning of convert is

a)

changing one thought, idea, or belief into another thought, idea, or belief.

b)

a Spanish military fort.

c)

relocating to a new home.

d)

all of the above.

5.

What were the goals of the Spanish Missions?

a)

To keep control of the land.

b)

To teach native Texans the Spanish culture and language.

c)

To convert native Texans to their religion.

d)

All of the above.

6.

A Spanish fort that protects a mission is called a

a)

plaza

b)

vaquero

c)

presido

d)

mission

7.

The Alamo is known as

a)

San Antonio de Valero

b)

The El Paso

c)

The Mission

d)

San Juan Bautista

8.

Daily mission life included all of the following except

a)

studying religion

b)

conducting searches

c)

farming

d)

studying the Spanish Language

9.

A Spanish cowboy is called a

a)

rachero

b)

vaquero

c)

presido

d)

Ysleta

10.

Spanish missions brought diseases that killed many native Texans.

a)

True

b)

False