The First Missions Reading

What is a Spanish Mission

• A Spanish Mission is a religious and cultural establishment created by Spanish colonizers to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity.
• A Spanish Mission is a government building for administrative purposes.
• A Spanish Mission is a military fort built to protect settlers.
• A Spanish Mission is a type of traditional Spanish dance.

What was the primary purpose of Spanish missions in Texas?

• To convert and educate native peoples in Spanish culture and religion

• To trade with French settlers

• To establish military dominance

• To explore new territories

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The Spanish established presidios primarily to ___.

• house soldiers who protected settlers

• convert Native Americans

• trade with the French

• grow crops

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How did Texas get its name?

• From the Hasinai word 'Ta'sha' meaning 'ally' or 'friend'

• From the Spanish word for 'land'

• From the French explorer La Salle

• From the name of a Spanish king

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The Spanish were concerned about French settlements because they feared ___.

• losing control over Texas

• a military invasion

• economic competition

• cultural influence

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The first Spanish mission in East Texas was named ___.

• San Francisco de los Tejas

• San Juan Bautista

• Fort St. Louis

• Mission San Antonio

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The Spanish word for a Catholic priest belonging to a religious order is ___.

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The Spanish mission San Juan Bautista was built near the ___ Grande.

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Why did the Spanish not like the French

• The Spanish did not like the French due to historical rivalries and territorial disputes.
• The Spanish admired the French for their culture.
• The Spanish and French were always allies in wars.
• The Spanish preferred to trade exclusively with the French.