Quiz sobre Damián Massanet

What is a presidio?

• a Spanish community that teaches Christianity

• a ranch or a person who works on a ranch

• a Spanish fort

• a Spanish cowboy

What other significant event was Damián Massanet a part of?

• started the first presidio in South Texas

• burned all the missions in Texas when they failed

• started the first mission in East Texas

• attacked La Salle’s fort with Spanish soldiers and won

What developed where the Spanish missions were established?

• Spanish presidios that became a large mission complex

• Spanish settlements that became Texas’ first towns

• Forts where Spain reinforced their troops to protect the area from France

• Native Texan tribes that went to war with each other

Which geographic factor was the greatest influence in the development of Spanish Texas?

• clay soil

• lots of deer

• tall mountains

• fresh water

What is a Spanish Mission?

• a Spanish community that teaches Christianity

• a ranch or a person who works on a ranch

• a Spanish fort built to protect presidios

• a Spanish cowboy to corral cattle

How did the Spanish start the Texas cattle industry?

• They brought goats and pigs to Texas and taught Native Texans how to milk them.

• They brought buffalo to Texas and taught Native Texans how to ride them.

• They brought horses to Texas and rounded up the wild cattle that were roaming the plains.

• They brought horses and cattle to Texas and taught ranching to Native Texans

What is being described above? (4.11C, 4.19C)

• Reasons for exploring East Texas

• Reasons Spanish priests ran away from presidios

• Reasons Spanish Missions failed

• Reasons for tribal warfare in Central Texas

How did the Spanish secure their lands in Texas and promote Christianity to the Native Texans? (4.2C)

• Established missions in Texas

• Established small towns in Texas

• Established forts where Native Texans lived

• Established presidios at the border of Texas & Louisiana

What was an unintended effect of Spanish Missions? (4.7B)

• Native Texans set fire to all Spanish Missions after they were abandoned

• Settlements near the missions developed into the first Texas towns

• Native Texans entered into a war with the Spanish presidios

• Native American tribes began fighting over the missions

What did most settlers in Texas do to meet their needs? (4.9B)

• live and work at a mission

• work at a presidio

• have and work on a vaquero

• have and work on a ranchero