Missions in Texas

What is a mission?

• a building in New York

• a Spanish church

• a group of people in Texas

Where were missions built near?

• freeways

• buildings

• water source

Missions were built near rivers for a stable water source to help the people to have drinking water as well as to help with their crops.

• true

• false

• to make sure

Why were missions built? What were their purpose?

• to be a nice building in the city

• to help the Europeans

• to convert the American Indians to Christianity

Missions were built in three locations in Texas. What were the locations?

• west Texas, Midland, and Amarillo

• Laredo, Houston, and San Antonio

• El Paso, San Antonio, and east Texas

• El Paso, Austin, Dallas

Cause: The Spanish created missions in Texas.

Choose the one that is NOT an effect of the missions being built in Texas.

• Native Americans were converted to Catholicism.

• They needed new buildings and the missions were new once they were built.

• Native Americans became Spanish citizens.

• Spain wanted to lay claim to Native American land.