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Spanish Texas

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A fort or military outpost to protect missions.

a)

presidio

b)

mission

c)

irrigation canal

d)

stockade

2.

Facilities to convert and educate Native Americans to Christianity.

a)

missions

b)

presidios

c)

stockades

d)

irrigation canals

3.

Hasinai Caddo word meaning “ally” or “friendship”. It is where Texas gets its name.

a)

Tejas

b)

Amigo

c)

amie

d)

fruend

4.

The East Texas native American tribe that Father Massanet reached out to with the San Francisco de las Tejas.

a)

Caddo

b)

Apache

c)

Commanche

d)

Plains Indians

5.

France sent this man to try and establish trade with Spain.

a)

Louis St. Denis

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Alonso de Pineda

d)

Juan de Onate

6.

Italian explorer who represented Spain who traveled west to try and reach Asia but unknowingly found the Caribbean Islands instead.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Robert de la Salle

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

7.

Spanish explorers who conquered the Native Americans in Central and South America and established Spanish colonies.

a)

Conquistadors

b)

Missions

c)

Stockades

d)

Karankawas

8.

Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire and established Mexico City.

a)

Hernan Cortez

b)

Juan de Onate

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Alonso de Pineda

9.

He was the first European to map the Texas coast. He did not enter into Texas though.

a)

Juan de Onate

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Robert de La Salle

d)

Alonso de Pineda

10.

He was the first European to enter into Texas.

a)

Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Alonso de Pineda

c)

Robert de La Salle

d)

Juan de Onate

11.

Spanish explorer who searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola/Gold just to find out they did not exist.

a)

Juan de Onate

b)

Alonzo de Pineda

c)

Coronado

d)

Cabeza de Vaca

12.

Frenchman who entered into Southeast Texas establishing Ft. St. Louis.

a)

Robert de la Salle

b)

Juan de Onate

c)

Alonso de Pineda

d)

Cabeza de Vaca

13.

Shelter built by La Salle after he missed the Mississippi River.

a)

Fort St. Louis

b)

San Antonio de Valero/The Alamo

c)

New Orleans

d)

San Francisco de las Tejas

14.

The Native American tribe that attacked La Salle’s Fort St. Louis.

a)

Karankawa

b)

Caddo

c)

Commanche

d)

Apaches

15.

Fearing a French attack, where did the Spanish settlers in East Texas flee to?

a)

San Antonio

b)

Mexico City

c)

El Paso

d)

La Bahia

16.

People who were of Spanish ancestry with no Native American ancestry. White Latinos.

a)

Criollos

b)

Mestizos

c)

Peninsulares

d)

Tejanos

17.

Not living in one place, constantly moving. The Plains Indians in the Texas Panhandle did this when hunting for their food.

a)

nomadic

b)

sedintary

c)

stationary

d)

immobile

18.

Incident where French soldiers were sent to capture a Spanish fort in East Texas. They looted the mission and captured a Spanish soldier. The leader’s horse bucked the French leader off because of chickens in the courtyard causing the Spanish soldier to escape.

a)

Chicken War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Spanish American War

d)

Seven Years War

19.

Mission that was set up in San Antonio as a halfway point between the Rio Grande missions and East Texas missions. Known today as the Alamo.

a)

San Antonio de Valero

b)

Corpus Christi de Ysleta

c)

San Francisco de las Tejas

d)

La Virgen de Guadalupe

20.

Who were the Tejanos?

a)

People of Mexican heritage living in Texas

b)

Friar who built the first mission in East Texas

c)

American Indian culture group

d)

A major shipping point for international trade

21.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the failure of the mission system?
a)
Disease
b)
American Indian attacks
c)
American Indian abandonment
d)
American Indian cooperation
22.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Aguayo Expedition?
a)
It was led by Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
b)
It retook East Texas from France and reoccupied old missions
c)
It established a presidio which became the unofficial Spanish capital of Texas: Los Adaes
d)
It strengthened French and Spanish trading and promoted peace between the two nations
23.

The Spanish often established their missions near?

a)

Rivers

b)

American Indian settlements

c)

Presidios

d)

Trade routes

24.
The first mission in East Texas was:
a)
San Antonio
b)
Nuestra Senore de los Dolores
c)
San Francisco de los Tejas
d)
San Miguel de los Adaes
25.

This friar got Spain to build more missions by secretly encouraging France to occupy East Texas.

a)

Francisco Hidalgo

b)

Jose de Escandon

c)

Damian Massanet

d)

Antonio Margil de Jesus

26.
Daily life in missions included all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Learning trades
b)
Attending prayer services
c)
Farming
d)
Defending settlements
27.
An official who rules in the King or Queen's name
a)
Viceroy
b)
Tejano
c)
Presidio
d)
Tigua
28.
A Spanish military oupost
a)
Viceroy
b)
Tejano
c)
Presidio
d)
Tigua