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WorksheetsUnit 2 - Cultures Collide
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why did Spain send explorers into Texas?
Gold
Glory
Geology
God
The era when Native Americans and Europeans came into contact and interacted with each other was know as...
Spanish Colonial
Age of Contact
Native Texas and its People
Mexican National
When La Salle was killed by his own men, La Salle's men performed...
tejano
mestizo
colonization
mutiny
A Spanish soldier who conquered new lands for Spain was called a(n)
Conquistador
Mestizo
Tejano
Colonizer
What year did Pineda map the coastline of Texas?
1561
1519
1718
1775
What was the name of La Salle's settlement in Texas?
New France
Mississippi
Louisiana
Fort Saint Louis
What was a presidio?
Spanish Fort
Where natives would learn Spanish culture
The homes of the Caddo tribe
Santa's workshop in Spain
What was the main purpose of a Spanish mission?
Keep the French out of Texas
Study the vegetation and animals in Texas
Convert Native Americans to Christianity
To export horses and cattle to Texas
What was the main reason for the reestablishment of efforts to settle Texas in the late 1600s?
To keep out the French
To teach the Native Americans Christianity
To study the soil and vegetation in Texas
To import cattle and horses to the region
What was included in Cabeza de Vaca's book?
Information on Native Americans in Texas
Information on land, plants, and animals in Texas
Information on the 7 cities of Cibola
Information on France planning to invade Texas
Cabeza de Vaca's book, Relacion, did what for Texas?
Caused the settlement of Texas by Spain
Scared the French from entering Texas
Turned the Native Americans against the French
Inspired more explorers to come and search for gold
Instead of gold, what were the French after in the "New World"?
Texas
Furs
Diamonds
Silver
When La Salle mistakenly landed in Texas, what was he looking for?
the mouth of the Rio Grande
the mouth of the Mississippi River
the Northwest Passage
A route to India
Father Hidalgo...
asked France to build a mission in East Texas without telling Spain.
Created the first mission in East Texas.
Destroyed the Aztec empire in Mexico.
became the first viceroy in Texas and kept the French from entering Texas.
What two reasons kept Native Americans from joining Spanish missions?
Disinterest
Food
Shelter
Disease
Protection
Was the mission system successful in converting most Native Americans to Christianity?
Yes
No
In what year was San Antonio founded?
1561
1519
1718
1775
