Spanish Missions in Texas Task Cards

In the Americas, Spain - (choose all that apply)

• a) increased the size of its territory.

• b) found gold.

• c) spread the Catholic faith with missions.

• d) built palaces for American Indian chiefs.

The Spanish wanted to convert the American Indians to the -?- faith.

• Catholic

• Protestant

• Orthodox

• Buddhist

A -?- was a group of buildings and a church where American Indians lived and worked while they were learning Christianity.

• mission

• fort

• village

• camp

Presidios were built next to missions to -

• protect the missions.

• provide food for the missions.

• house the native people.

Why did the missions in East Texas struggle? (Choose all that apply).

• Distance from settlements in Mexico.

• Spanish friars ran away from the missions.

• American Indians did not want to convert to Catholicism.

• stock market

Spanish ranching formed the beginning of the American cattle industry. Many of the cattle in Texas came from the original mission herds. Are these statements true or false?

• True

• False

An -?- system would bring water from the river to water the crops.

• Irrigation

• Transportation

• Communication

• Ventilation

Who developed the cattle industry in Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• Spanish

• Great Britain

How did the mission system contribute to the economy of Texas? (Choose all that apply)

• Established necessary industries such as weaving.

• Provide goods for the neighboring villages

• Create products to sell in their home country of Spain.

• Provided construction workers with plenty of jobs

Which other country built a fort in Texas, causing the Spanish to send more settlers?

• France

• England

• Portugal

• Netherlands