Chapter 4 Spanish Settlements Lesson 2 Quiz

When did Spain first start building Catholic missions and settlements in Texas?

• • In the 1400s

• • In the 1500s

• • In the 1600s

• • In the 1700s

Why did the Spanish establish Catholic missions in East Texas near French Louisiana?

• • To be able to trade with the French

• • To be able to teach skills to Pueblo Indians

• • To protect the area from attacks by Pueblo Indians

• • To protect the area from the French and keep them away

Why is José de Escandón known as the Father of the lower Rio Grande Valley?

• • He started a colony and was governor there.

• • He brought colonists from Spain's Canary Islands there.

• • He ran the largest cattle ranch and farming business there.

• • All of the answers

Why do you THINK Mission San José, founded by the Spanish around 1720, is today part of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park?

• • To show what life was like at the smallest mission in Texas

• • To show what life was like at the largest mission in Texas

• • To show the water-powered flour mill

• • To show the granary and workshops

Why did Spanish people often build presidios (forts) near missions?

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  To house priests

• To train American Indians

• To protect missions from attack

• To provide missions with supplies