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WorksheetsSocial Studies Unit 3 TEST
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is a Spanish military fort that often had a mission included in the walls?
presidio
mission
Fort Saint Louis
La Bahia
The Spanish would build a ________________, which is like a church, in the settlement to spread
Christianity to the people in the area.
presidio
mission
fort
colonization
Traveling to the new territories for the purpose of discovery
became known as The Age of____________.
Colonization
Missions
Exploration
Settlements
The primary motive for the exploration to the new land was:
1. GOD 2. ? 3. GLORY
Pick the correct word below and type it on the line provided.
grain goat gold gravity
(a)
Why did the Spanish decide to establish missions, forts, and presidios in Texas?
to encourage the settlement of Texas
to show that they cared about the
Native tribes
to make money
to start a war with the Native tribes
The state-sponsored settlement of people to the new territories became known as....
missions
exploration
colonization
discovery
TRUE or FALSE
The Spanish thought it was their duty to convert the Native tribes to Christianity.
TRUE
FALSE
The Spanish needed places for their military soldiers to live with their supplies,
so they built _______________ across Texas.
missions
forts
buildings
pueblo houses
Because the colonization of people moving to the Americas became so popular and the demand for free labor increased so much, the practice of _______________ was brought to the New World.
farming
ranching
slavery
trading
When the French Explorer Robert Cavalier Sieur de "La Salle" landed in Texas by mistake,
he build a fort and named it______________ for the King of France.
St. Denis
La Bahia
The Alamo
Fort Saint Louis
Which answer listed below was NOT TRUE about why La Salle's fort in Texas failed?
his men were very angry with him
the Karankawa tribe would attack them
his own men killed him
He was able to build a boat and sail back to France
After La Salle claimed Texas from France, why did the Spanish quickly
decide to add more settlements in Texas.
they wanted all of the gold found there
they wanted to create another New Spain
they did not want France to claim it
they wanted to team up with the Native tribes living in Texas
What was a serious effect on the Native tribes of Texas
from all the new European settlers arriving there?
the Native tribes got really rich
the Native tribes were killed by new diseases brought from Europe
the Natives got to keep the land they lived on
All of the answers below are reasons why the Native tribes DID NOT
want to live or learn from the Spanish EXCEPT:
They got diseases from them and died
They did not want to learn about Christianity or live in the missions
The were not treated well by the Spanish
They were allowed to keep their land
The Spanish were so worried about La Salle's fort that they sent
Alonso de Leon to find it. Once he found it, he built a
Spanish fort and named it________________.
St. Denis
La Bahia
The Alamo
San Fransico
de los Tejas
From 1632-1793, the Spanish established ____ new missions across Texas to show their claim of Texas.
152
62
11
26
TRUE or FALSE
Jose de Escandon also established settlements called Camargo and Reynosa in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
TRUE
FALSE
In 1632, the Spanish established the first Christian mission in this modern-day town of ______.
Austin
San Angelo
Lubbock
Dallas
These were settlements where people got to live in multi-level adobe dwellings, and they had a jail, church, and council house along with livestock and supplies to use.
pueblos
ranchos
presidios
missions
TRUE or FALSE
The Alamo was once called San Antonio de los Tejas.
TRUE
FALSE
