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foundations of texas, lamar middle

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a mission

a)

A church outpost to convert the natives

b)

A place where Spaniards lived

c)

A big home

d)

A task

2.

Why did Spain establish missions in east Texas

a)

To party in the new world

b)

To find gold

c)

To find people

d)

To beat France and gain land

3.

Why did some Spanish missions fail

a)

Being home sick

b)

Lack of military support

c)

Drought and no food

d)

It was boring there

4.

What are the reasons for spanish missions

a)

To convert natives to catholism

b)

To establish land

c)

To find people

d)

To house military

5.

What is a presidio

a)

A small town

b)

A military fort

c)

A mansion

d)

A food storage warehouse

6.

What was the distance between missions

a)

A weeks walk

b)

A days run

c)

20 + hour walk

d)

A week of crawling

7.

Who is Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

a)

The first to map the gulf coast

b)

A governer

c)

Explorer of gulf coast

d)

The inventor of the map

8.

What is ta’sha

a)

Some word

b)

Caddo word for friend

c)

Spanish Mexicans in texas

d)

Someone from Mexican heritage

9.

What is a conquistador

a)

A spanish explorer

b)

A type of European

c)

A cook

d)

A type of colonizer

10.

Is miss Gordon the best history teacher

(Real words)

a)

Yes

b)

Yess

c)

Yass

d)

Yep