How did this Texas mission show the way Texans adapted to the environment?

It was made from resources in the area.

What impact did the expeditions of Pineda and Cabeza de Vaca have on the exploration of Texas?

Cabeza’s travel stories and Pinedas map encouraged exploring

Towns grew near missions and presidios.

How did physical geography impact the building of missions and presidios in Texas?

The missions were built near rivers with local materials

Some of the missions established thriving (successful) ranches because?

Cattle were easier to raise, protect as compared to farming.

The Mission graphic best shows it is a mission by what? Remember why missions were built.

There are Indian quarters and a church.

Why did the Spanish adopt the process of building missions and presidios?

claim land for Spain, convert the Indians , grow settlements

In what way did the Spanish missionaries adapt to their environment?

They farmed the land and stored grain.

What was life in a mission like?

Daily and constant work of farming, building

The information listed in the graphic shows what?

Shows the changes over time that have occurred in Texas.

What happened to La Salle’s expedition?

at Matagorda Bay they built a fort, and killed by Indians

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1
How did this Texas mission show the way Texans adapted to the environment?
It was made from resources in the area.
The door faced North.
The mission had a front porch.
It was built to withstand a hurricane.
2
What influenced where missions and presidios were built in Texas?
Mountains
Rivers
deserts
Snow
3
What impact did the expeditions of Pineda and Cabeza de Vaca have on the exploration of Texas?
Cabeza’s travel stories and Pinedas map encouraged exploring
alarmed the Kings that they stopped all further exploration
local Indians were so happy Pineda’s they offered free land
the King gave free copies of Pineda’s map to peasants
4
The missions were Spain’s primary method of colonizing and were expected to be?
constantly raiding other cultures for supplies.
supported by taxes and user-fees on the local Indians.
self-supporting.
depending on the supply of funds and materials from the King
5
This map shows what?
Towns grew near missions and presidios.
Most towns were near the Rio Grande.
Most towns were in the mountains and basins region.
Towns were already established before missions.
6
How did physical geography impact the building of missions and presidios in Texas?
It made no difference, the Spanish had materials already.
The missions were built near rivers with local materials
. They liked to build the missions right on the beach.
The King of Spain made every mission be built of bricks.
7
What man did the things shown in the graphic?
Fray Damian Massanet
Jose de Escandon
Francisco Hidalgo
8
What generalization about oil and gas deposits in Texas is true?
West Texas has all the oil and gas.
Most of Texas has oil and gas.
Texas mainly has gas deposits near the coast.
Most oil and gas is in the Gulf of Mexico.
9
Some of the missions established thriving (successful) ranches because?
local Indians had thousands of cattle and the mission steals
there was only 2 rivers in all of Texas.
Cattle were easier to raise, protect as compared to farming.
there was very little open land in Texas
10
The Mission graphic best shows it is a mission by what? Remember why missions were built.
There are barracks and a workshop?
A plaza and cemetery are in the mission.
There are Indian quarters and a church.
It has a cemetery and path.
11
Why did the Spanish adopt the process of building missions and presidios?
to research the local Indians and publish reports
to help the local Indians maintain their Indian lands
to find better lands for the French.
claim land for Spain, convert the Indians , grow settlements
12
Why did the Spanish eventually lose interest in further exploring Texas?
All of the European Kings agreed to stop fighting
They did not find gold.
They did not enjoy the books and songs of the local Indians.
They found so much gold that the gold market crashed
13
In what way did the Spanish missionaries adapt to their environment?
They farmed the land and stored grain.
They buried their dead.
They had a pretty courtyard.
They exercised and worked out.
14
A newspaper headline reads...Pineda Maps the Coast of Texas! What year did this happen?
2018
1800
1492
1519
15
The circle on the map shows?
A very large ranch.
The capitol of Texas in Austin.
Where the first battle was fought.
A major port.
16
What motivated Spanish explorers to want to travel to Texas?
to find gold
to learn Indian languages
to study the local fish species
to find new song ideas
17
What was life in a mission like?
the mission friars could simply call up the King
Daily and constant work of farming, building
little work for anyone to do
people could play music and eat all day with little work
18
The information listed in the graphic shows what?
Describes the fishing and petroleum industry.
Explains how Texas became a state.
Shows the changes over time that have occurred in Texas.
Predicts the future of our great state.
19
What happened to La Salle’s expedition?
at Matagorda Bay they built a fort, and killed by Indians
LaSalle was honored by the Tonkawa
the French gave him an award for his great navigation skills
the entire settlement showed excellent skills

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