How does this mission reflect the way Texans adapted to their environment?
the mission is built with a north facing door
the mission is made of natural resources
the mission is built to withstand a hurricane
the mission is located near good farming land
Group that likely viewed construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion
American Indian tribes
Conquistadors
Catholic priests
Anglo settlers
What evidence supports that the diagram is a mission
there are barracks and workshops
there is a church and Indian quarters
there is a cemetary and a plaza
There is a cemetary soldiers quarters
Towns/Settlements were built mainly...
before the building of missions
in the mountains and basins region
near the location of missions and presidios
along the Rio Grande River
Who landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi?
Rene-Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Hernando Cortes
Who was Spain's enemy druing the Age of Contact and Colonization?
French
British
English
Polish
Which event during the Age of Contact happened first?
Pineda maps Texas
La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis
Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
What does vaquero mean in Spanish?
mayor
sheriff
cowboy
soldier
Spanish Catholic priest that cooperated with French authorities in Louisiana to bring missions to East Texas
Antonio Margil de Jesus
Francisco Hidalgo
Fray Damian Massanet
Jose de Escandon
What year did Pineda map the coastline of Texas?
1718
1519
1607
1658
What describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact?
American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers
Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas
Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold
Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas
How did missionaries adapt to the harsh environment to survive the Texas winter
They hunted and gathered
They farmed and stored grain
they traded with other natives
They were nomadic
What was a characteristic of the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas?
Forts were built to protect American Indian tribes in Texas
American Indian tribes were discouraged from settling in Texas
Missions were built to confirm Spanish claims to the land in Texas
Spanish explorers negotiated treaties to trade and travel safely in Texas
Which event during the Age of Contact happened last?
Pineda maps Texas
Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis
Which event during the Age of Contact happened second?
Pineda maps Texas
Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis
Missions and presidios in Texas were built next to what physical feature?
heavy rainfall
mountains
rivers
cities
What motivated early European explorers to investigate the Americas?
desire to spread democracy
desire to leave overcrowded cities
desire to escape government monarchies
desire to find gold
The economic activity of missions that thrived in the physical geography and environment of CENTRAL Texas?
ranching
mining
farming
shipping
Major Texas city founded by Spanish colonists in 1718
El Paso
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Laredo
The mission system changed the culture in Texas by introducing
new diseases
introducing slavery
new building materials
new religious traditions