Spanish Colonial System and Missions

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What are the three components of the Spanish Colonial System? one was a religious settlement one was a military settlement

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Missions, Presidios, and Settlements

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What were the factors contributing to the FAILURE of the Spanish Colonial System? Miles between Missions, too many Hostile Native Americans, harsh environmental conditions, Lack of funding, lack of Spanish settlers, lack of resources, Political instability, economic collapse, disease outbreaks, Invasion by other European powers, internal conflicts, natural disasters

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Miles between Missions, too many Hostile Native Americans, harsh environmental conditions

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Which mission is also known as the Alamo?

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Mission San Antonio de Valero

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Which mission was considered the 'Gateway to Spanish Texas'? Options: Mission San Antonio de Valero, Mission San Juan Bautista, Mission San Francisco de la Espada, Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo

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Mission San Juan Bautista

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Missions are

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Religious settlements designed to convert Native Americans

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presidios are

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military forts designed to protect the missions

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The development of Missions and conversion to Catholicism are examples of what Texas Era?

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Spanish Colonial

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Which item in the diagram most strongly relates to the Spanish purpose for setting up missions? Options: church/chapel, granary, convent garden, plaza

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church/chapel

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What was the main purpose of the Spanish missions in Texas?

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To convert Native Americans to Catholicism

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What was the role of presidios in the Spanish Colonial System?

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To protect the missions from Native American attacks