WorksheetsWeek 2.1 Assessement
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following best defines the Spanish Colonial era?
Presidios were built as bases for attacks against French settlements.
European nations helped Spain defeat the French in the Americas.
Spain built missions, presidios, and towns to protect its claim to
North American colonies.
Spain wanted to extend its territory from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
Which of the following was a source of disagreement between friars and
soldiers at the missions?
soldiers’ low pay and long hours
treatment of Native Americans
sufficient guards at the presidios
responsibility for growing food
Why did Tejanos eventually consider Texas their home and develop a
unique culture?
Missions were often located far away from Mexico.
Their Texas neighborhoods were very different from Mexico.
Their tastes in literature and art were more like those in Texas.
Most families had no money to leave Texas and return home.
Soldiers at the missions were paid little and were often in debt to their officers.
True
False
Never
No
Which of the following led to the failure of many missions?
lack of aid from presidios
Native American disinterest
constant attacks by Native Americans
lack of a water supply
Which era of Texas History is shown and described here?
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* Friars spread their religion and culture to local natives
* Native Americans lived in missions and practiced the Catholic religion
* Soldiers lived in presidios and protected the settlements
Natural Texas and Its People
Age of Contact
Spanish Colonial Era
Mexican National Era
In the early 1700s, Spain claimed all of the following area but one. Which one?
Texas
California
Georgia
Mexico
