Unit 2 Early European Influences

What type of settlement is described in the above table

• Mission

• Presidio

• Empresario

• Reservation

Which freedom is being demonstrated in this photo?

• Freedom of Assembly

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of Press

What year was San Antonio Founded?

• 1821

• 1836

• 1519

• 1718

Which flag flew of Texas during the Age of Contact?

• Great Britain

• France

• New Spain

• Mexico

How did Spain attempt to control Texas during the Spanish Colonial era?

• It fought wars with the United States, Mexico, and France.

• It gave large tracts of land to Spaniards who settled there.

• It established missions and military posts

• It forced Native Americans out of their traditional lands

Why is 1821 a significant date in Texas's history?

• Mexico gained its independence from Spain.

• Mexico gave Stephen Austin a grant to colonize Texas.

• The first Americans settled in Texas.

• Texas became an independent republic.

What is the meaning of this amendment?

• A private citizen may not be forced to house a soldier in times of peace

• A soldier has the right to take over private residences in times of war

• A soldier has the right to housing in times of war and peace

• A private citizen may not house soldiers during wartime.

Which of the following best explains why Spain's mission-presidio system did NOT fit the needs and wants of American settlers?

• The missions and presidios were too small for American needs

• Its focus on converting people to Catholicism was not a goal of American settlers.

• The mission-presidio system was meant to begin the process of building cities, which was not an American goal.

• The mission-presidio system was meant to be self-sufficient, but American settlers wanted their outposts to rely on other settlements.

Which of the following was a motivation to settle Texas that was shared by Mexico and Spain?

• The desire to protect the land from invasion.

• The desire to continue the hunt for gold

• The desire to expand trade westward

• The desire to create a more stable economy

How would the empresario system used by Anglo settlers of Texas NOT have fit Spanish purposes for settling?

• Empresarios would not have allowed Spanish settlers to look for gold

• Empresarios did not have any way to defend against attacks by French explorers

• The empresario system did not account for the desire to make the Native Texans more like the Spanish.

• The empresario system had no religious requirement, and the Spanish settlers wanted everyone to be Catholic