Spanish Mission Systems Quiz Review

What was the main purpose and significance of the missions

• To promote trade and commerce between nations.
• To explore new territories for agricultural expansion.
• To establish military bases for defense purposes.
• The main purpose of the missions was to spread the Catholic faith to the Native Americans

What were the goals of the Spanish Missions System?

• To provide settlements for the Spanish citizens

• To convert the Native Americans to Catholicism

• To prevent the French from settling in Spanish territory

• To isolate Indigenous peoples from European influence

What was the purpose of presidios?

• To serve as trading posts for merchants.
• to provide military protection for settlements and missions.

• To act as centers for agricultural development.
• To function as residential areas for settlers.

What settlement provided food and livestock (meat) to the settlements?

• Presidios

• Missions

• Haciendas

• Ranchos

Why was Mission San Francisco de Los Tejas built?

• To serve as a trading post for European goods.
• To establish a school for Spanish settlers to learn French.

• To establish Spanish presence because Las Salle build fort St. Louis for the French

• To create a military fort against invasions from the French.

Near what physical feature were settlements built?

• Deserts
• Mountains
• Forests
• Water sources

What was the name of the route which transported people, and food from Mexico to East Texas?

• La Ruta de la Plata
• El Camino de la Costa
• El Camino Real
• Camino de Santiago

Where is Corpus Christi de la Ysleta located on a map?

• Austin, Texas, USA
• El Paso, Texas, USA
• San Antonio, Texas, USA
• Dallas, Texas, USA

Which mission in Texas was attacked by the Native Americans who did not want to be converted to Catholicism?

• Mission San Saba

• Mission Santa Cruz
• Mission Corpus Christi de la Isleta

Which type of settlement is shown in the image?

• mission

• presidio

• rancho

• hacienda