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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDuring the _____, Spain attempted to establish Catholic missions, presidios, towns, and ranches on North American lands occupied by American Indians.Spanish Colonial EraMexican National EraTexas RevolutionAge of Contact
- 2. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 1600s, which country challenged Spain’s territorial claims by exploring the region that includes present-day Texas?FranceMexicoUnited StatesGreat Britain
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSpain responded to French interest in Texas by establishing _____ in East Texas near French Louisiana.MissionsPresidiosTownsTrading Outposts
- 4. Multiple ChoiceSpain built missions in Texas for all of the following reasons, EXCEPTTo strengthen the Spanish claim to (or control over) TexasTo welcome the FrenchTo teach the Indians the Spanish culture and Christianize (or convert) them to the Catholic religionTo make Texas safer for Spanish people to live there
- 5. Multiple Choice4. (A) What was the full name of the first Spanish mission in East Texas? (B) What year was it founded?A. San Francisco de los Tejas
B. 1690A. San Francisco de los Tejas
B. 1790A. San Antonio de Valero
B. 1690A. San Antonio de los Tejas
B. 1690 - 6. Multiple ChoiceName the Texas town (along with mission and presidio) that was founded in 1718 by Martin de Alarcon?San Antonio
Mission name: San Antonio de Valero
Presidio name: San Antonio de BexarSan Antonio
Mission name: San Antonio de Bexar
Presidio name: San Antonio de ValeroEl Paso
Mission name: San Antonio de Valero
Presidio name: San Antonio de BexarNacogdoches
Mission name: San Antonio de Valero
Presidio name: San Antonio de Bexar - 7. Multiple Choice
Examine the chart above. Which answer BEST completes the chart?Started up as trading centers around missionsA. Built to provide food and supplies to presidiosA. Developed as governmental centers for territoryA. Maintained as gathering points for ranchers to bring their herds - 8. Multiple ChoiceName the Spanish Franciscan Priest who moved to San Antonio and founded mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo—the most successful Spanish mission in Texas.Antonio Margil de JesusMartin de AlarconFather Miguel Hidalgo Y CostillaFray Damian Massanet
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the mission built in West Texas in 1682 for the Tigua Indians near present-day El Paso?YsletaValeroFranciscoPueblo
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHe was a Spanish military commander who founded twenty settlements, including Laredo, and became known as “the father of the lower Rio Grande Valley.”Jose de EscandonAntonio Margil de JesusMiguel Hidalgo Y CostillaJulio Iglesias
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHe was a Spanish friar that helped establish the first Spanish mission (San Francisco de los Tejas) in East Texas in 1690.Fray [or Father] Damian MassanetAntonio Margil de JesusMartin de AlarconFather Hidalgo
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the year 1821 significant to Texas History?Mexico won its independence from SpainTexas won its independence from MexicoThe US purchased Louisiana from FranceSpain had to return Louisiana to France
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe Spanish mission system failed for all of the following reasons EXCEPTAmericans rejected the Catholic religionDiseaseLack of resources from SpainDrought and crop failure
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Spanish influence of Texas has prevailed through food, art, ranching, laws, the Catholic religion, architecture, and music. Spanish priests have also given Spanish ____________________ to many rivers, towns, villages, and ranches that still exist today.NamesOwnershipLawsPeople
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHe was a Spanish Franciscan Priest that sent a letter to the French asking them to build a mission among the Tejas Indians.Francisco HidalgoAntonio Margil de JesusMartin de AlarconFray Damian Massanet
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe mission chapel pictured above served as the site of the most famous battle in Texas History. The mission’s original name isSan Antonio de ValeroSan Antonio de BexarSan Antonio de TexasSan Antonio de Valkyrie
- 17. Multiple ChoiceFather Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla issues the “grito de delores”, or cry for Mexican independence from Spain, on what date?September 16, 1810September 16, 1821July 4, 1776March 6, 1836
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of the Gutierrez-Magee expedition?To liberate Texas from SpainTo liberate Texas from MexicoTo liberate Texas from FranceTo liberate Mexico from Spain
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIt stopped one of the earliest Texas Revolution movements (the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition) calling for Texas to be independentThe Battle of MedinaThe Battle of the AlamoThe Battle of San AntonioThe Battle of Los Adaes
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich item in the diagram most strongly relates to the Spanish purpose for setting up missions?ChurchGranaryBarracksNative American Housing
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich feature of the mission was used for storing food?ChurchGranaryBarracksNative American Housing
- 22. Multiple Choice
“There is not an instant by day or night when reports do not arrive from all these ranches of barbarities [savage brutalities or cruelties] and disorders falling on us. Totally unprotected as we are, the minimum number of soldiers present in these current presidios will result in the absolute destruction and loss of this province [district or territory].”
-- An excerpt of a letter from Spanish Governor of Texas Domingo Cabello to his authorities, 1778
In the excerpt above, what is the governor trying to tell the Spanish leaders?
Spain is losing control of Texas due to a lack of military troops.
He does think Texas is worth trying to colonize.
Spain should be making more treaties with local Indian tribes.
The French cannot be trusted.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich event in Texas History would best complete the box in this timeline above?Louisiana PurchaseApache attack on La BahiaFirst East Texas mission establishedMexican independence
- 24. Multiple ChoiceOne of San Juan Bautista’s missionaries was Father Francisco Hidalgo, a friar who had known the Tejas people of San Francisco de los Tejas. For over ten years he had asked Spanish officials to rebuild the mission for the Tejas. Desperate, Hidalgo wrote a letter to the French governor in Louisiana, asking the French to build a mission among the Tejas. The letter was sent in secret, without the Spanish officials’ permission. The French governor liked Hidalgo’s proposal, as it offered an opportunity to open trade with Native American people and the Spanish settlements. —Texas History
Based on the excerpt, why did Francisco Hidalgo write a letter to the French governor?He asked the French to build a mission among the Tejas.He wanted to help the French expand their trade.The French governor had close ties with friars in Louisiana.He wanted to help the French take over the Spanish settlements. - 25. Multiple ChoiceHow many more women lived in San Antonio than in Goliad?247257211237
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