Chapter 5:
Missions and Settlements
1.
The first permanent settlement of Europeans in Texas was ________.
a.
mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
b.
mission San Francisco de los Tejas
c.
mission San Juan Bautista
d.
Presidio La Bahía
2.
What prompted Spanish officials to make a stronger effort to establish colonies in eastern Texas?
a.
the peaceful Native Americans there
b.
the discovery of gold there
c.
the fear of French settlements there
d.
the need for Native American workers there
3.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the failure of mission San Francisco de los Tejas?
a.
Drought ruined the Tejas's crops.
b.
Disease killed many of the Native Americans.
c.
The friars decided that the mission must be abandoned.
d.
The Tejas resented the Spaniards' attempts to change the way they lived.
4.
Why did Father Hidalgo write a letter to the French governor in Louisiana?
a.
He wanted the French to establish a mission among the Tejas.
b.
He wanted the French to make large profits exchanging blankets and guns for furs.
c.
He hoped the French would trade with Spanish merchants in Mexico.
d.
He asked the French to take territory away from the Spanish.
5.
Why was Presidio San Antonio de Béxar constructed?
a.
It was close to the French settlements in Louisiana.
b.
Petroleum was discovered there.
c.
It was halfway between New Spain and the new missions in East Texas.
d.
It was a natural cross-over location along the Rio Grande.
6.
What settlement became the unofficial capital of Texas in 1722?
a.
San Antonio
b.
Los Adaes
c.
Nacogdoches
d.
Natchitoches
7.
All of the following statements about the missions in West Texas are true EXCEPT:
a.
The missions failed in their efforts to Christianize the Plains people.
b.
Isolated missions lacked the supplies and people to survive.
c.
The Apaches and Comanches were too independent to give up their nomadic lifestyle.
d.
Many of the Plains people settled in the missions and built irrigation canals.
8.
The Native American women who accepted mission life ________.
a.
attended school after breakfast
b.
wove cloth, molded pottery, or cooked
c.
learned carpentry or blacksmithing
d.
scouted the countryside for intruders
9.
Why did most Native Americans refuse to stay at the missions?
a.
There wasn't enough food for everyone.
b.
They wanted to practice the Protestant faith, not Catholicism.
c.
They had no say in the government.
d.
They were not accustomed to the strictly regulated lifestyle.
10.
Which of the following statements about Spanish settlements and settlers is NOT true?
a.
Both male and female ranchers raised thousands of cattle.
b.
The population in Spanish Texas was limited to Spaniards and Native Americans.
c.
A Tejano character was asserting itself among the settlers.
d.
Soldiers brought their families to the military towns and farmed and soldiered for a living.
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