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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which European rival was the greatest threat to Spain's North American lands?The NetherlandsJapanEnglandFrance - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Alamo is an example of what kind of Spanish building?PresidioMissionHospitalHotel
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA Catholic priest who belongs to a religious order is aFriarConquistadorMonkViceroy
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho was the most influential Spanish friar who helped build the missions in Texas?La SalleKing Richard IIIDamian MassanetCabeza de Vaca
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA mission is atask that may be impossible, as believed by Tom Cruise.a religious settlement built by Spain.a military fort or outposta district of a colony or country; similar to a state
- 6. Multiple ChoiceMost settlements, like missions and presidios, were built around what geographic feature?MountainsPlateausRiversPlains
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe missions were created to convert which group of people to the Catholic religion?FrenchSpanishNative AmericansThe Yetis
- 8. Multiple ChoiceSan Antonio was founded in what year?1718199917211682
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA fort or military outpostMissionPresidioChurchBase
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTejas means _________________________ in Spanishenemy/rivalfriendship/allyloner/alonescared/timid
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Spain focus on settling in East Texas rather than West Texas in 1699?They felt like a change.There was an invasion of Native Americans that pushed the Spanish east.The French were settling in Louisiana, so the Spanish moved East to build up their defenses.The Spanish wanted to grow more cotton.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceSpain was focuses to convert the Native Americans to what religion?CatholicismMormonsProtestantismIslam
- 13. Multiple ChoicePriests worked at themissionspresidios
- 14. Multiple ChoiceSoldiers worked at theMissionsPresidios
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe setbacks that the missions faced werecrops failing and disease spreadingNative American attacks and hurricanescrops failing and tornadospoor leadership and ghosts
- 16. Multiple ChoiceMissions were mainly built in which part of Texas?East TexasWest TexasNorth TexasSouth Texas
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