WorksheetsSpanish Colonial
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
This is a building created to spread the Catholic religion to the Natives and teach them the Spanish way of life.
Presidio
Mission
Tipi
Rancho
This was created to protect Spanish settlements from attacks by other Native Americans and Europeans.
Missions
Ranchos
Presidios
Towns
Settlers built these to provide products and services to other settlers in the area
Missions
Presidios
Ranchos
Towns
This was a place where people cultivated the land and raised livestock (animals)
Missions
Presidios
Ranchos
Towns
Eventually Spain gave up their search for gold and focused on spreading __________
Diseases
Catholicism
Gold
Love
This was the first permanent mission in Texas and created in 1682
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
San Francisco de los Tejas
San Antonio de Valero
Mission San José y San Miguel Aguayo
Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta was built in this town and on this river.
Dallas : Trinity River
Austin : Brazos River
El Paso : Rio Grande
Ft. Worth : Trinity River
Fray Damian Massanet helped create which mission
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
San Francisco de los Tejas
San Antonio de Valero
Mission San José y San Miguel Aguayo
Which of the following is not a reason for the abandonment of the mission San Francisco de los Tejas?
Drought
Wars with the French
Disease
Difficulty getting supplies
Who dedicated their life to working in mission among the Natives in East Texas?
Fray Damian Massanet
Cabeza de Vaca
La Salle
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Why did Father Francisco Hidalgo reach out to France to re-establish missions in East Texas?
Spain wasn't answering
He was imprisoned by the Spanish
Spain refused to re-establish missions
Natives persuaded him to
What is the main reason the Spanish created the missions?
To convert the Native Americans to the Catholic religion
To create pretty homes
To create a loving community with the Native Americans
To find a new place to live
San Antonio de Valero was established in what year?
1817
1519
1865
1718
Mission San Antonio de Valero would later be named _________
The World Trade Center
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
The Alamo
AT&T Stadium
Antonio Margil de Jesus established which of the following missions?
San José y San Miguel Aguayo
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
San Antonio de Valero
San Francisco de los Tejas
Which of the following was the most SUCCESSFUL mission?
San José y San Miguel Aguayo
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
San Antonio de Valero
San Francisco de los Tejas
This was a major route that connected Spanish settlements to Mexico City
Route 66
El Camino Real
Santa Fe Trail
I-35
What was an effect of El Camino Real, or The Royal Road
An increase in Spanish settlement
Easier movement of goods
Easier movement of people
All of these are correct
Which of the following was NOT something being taught to Natives in Spanish Missions?
Language
Farming
Christianity/Catholicism
Native American tradition
Which of the following contains reasons why Spanish missions failed in Texas?
The French constantly attacked the missions and the Spanish grew tiresome
It was too expensive to run missions and the Natives rejected the Spanish way of life
The Spanish wanted to close the missions in Texas to open up more in California
Natives took over the missions from the Spanish, and the Spanish could not regain control
This word means cowboys, or skilled horsemen who worked on ranchos in Spanish
Cowboyos
Frescoes
Corridos
Vaqueros
Which of the following is NOT an example of Spanish influence in modern day Texas?
Language
Religion (Catholicism)
Pop Culture
City names
