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- 1. Multiple Choice
A peaceful community to teach Christianity and expand Spanish lands is a -
vaquero
ranchero
presidio
mission
- 2. Multiple Choice
A Spanish fort is called a -
friar
ranchero
presidio
mission
- 3. Multiple Choice
What Spanish Catholic priest established the first mission in East Texas?
Antonio Navarro
Damián Massanet
José Escandon
Alonso De León
- 4. Multiple Choice
What animals did the Spanish bring to Texas?
horses and cattle
horses and pigs
pigs and beaver
beaver and cattle
- 5. Multiple Choice
Disease, Native Texans running away, and lack of resources from Spain all contributed to the -
Native Texans going to the Spanish Missions
Spanish-Native Texan War
Spanish Missions failing
Spanish leaving Texas
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a reason Spanish Missions were established?
To establish Spanish chicken ranches in Texas
To keep the French out of Texas
To convert the Native Texans to Christianity
To increase the land and resources of Span
- 7. Multiple Choice
What developed in Texas as a result of the Spanish missions?
Spanish raids on Native Texans
Spanish settlements
French forts along the Louisiana border
Spanish expeditions
- 8. Multiple Choice
What economic activity includes, horses, cows, and vaqueros?
bartering
cash crops
plantations
cattle industry
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT an activity to meet needs of the Spanish Mission members?
working in the fields on the crops
caring for the cattle and shep
learning Spanish & Christianity
creating things like candles in the workshop
- 10. Multiple Choice
What geographic factor was the most important to the location of a Spanish Mission?
green grass
large trees
fresh water
distance from the capital city of New Spain
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is a Spanish cowboy called?
cowboy
friar
vaquero
farmer
- 12. Multiple Choice
A ranch or a person who works on a ranch is a -
vaquero
friar
ranchero
agriculturalist
- 13. Multiple Choice
What was a human factor in the development of the first Texas towns?
Spanish missions had first been established there.
The governor of New Spain decided the location of all towns.
The priests would only start a town where the largest number of Native Texans were found.
There was a large amount of flat green land to grow crops.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Those who left their country and moved to Texas are called -
immigrants
vaqueros
rancheros
natives
- 15. Multiple Choice
A group of people who leave their land but keep its culture and live together in a new land are called a -
ranchero
colony
missionaries
government
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why did the Native Texans living in the missions often run away?
They didn't like the schedule and punishments.
They didn't like the food and clothing.
They didn't like the other tribes living there.
They didn't like the Catholic music.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is an aqueduct?
a trough that gives livestock water
a natural water path that moves water
an artificial (man made) channel to move water
a large fish that lives in Texas rivers
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