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The Spanish sent missionaries to set up what? |
Missions |
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The arrival of the first Spanish in Texas marked what? |
The Spanish colonial period |
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What was the purpose other missions |
1) Convert American Indians to Catholicism 2) and teach them about he Spanish way of life. |
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Missions were built near what |
Rivers |
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Why were missions built near rivers? |
To assure good water supply |
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Most missions had 6 things |
Church, dormitories, workrooms, barns, fields, and gardens. |
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Who did the Spanish want to live in the missions |
Indians |
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Why did Spanish want Indians to live in missions |
Hoping they would become Spanish citizens |
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What were presidios |
They were military bases near missions to protect from attacks. |
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What did the settlements or small towns near missions provide? |
Products and services for the missions. |
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What did ranchos do? |
Grew crops and livestock. Helped increase Spanish presence in the borderlands. |
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what caused the revolution against the Spanish |
The Pueblo Indians did not want to be forced to grow food for the Spanish and give up their own religion |
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What was the Revolt called |
It was called the Pueblo revolt |
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What did the Pueblo Revolt do to the Spanish |
The Pueblo revolt forced the Spanish out of Northern New Mexico |
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What settlement was formed on the bank of the Rio Grande |
Ysleta |
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What is the oldest Hispanic settlement in the state |
Ysleta |
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What was considered Spanish Waters |
The Gulf of Mexico |
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Who did the Spanish find out entered the Gulf of Mexico |
The French |
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What did the French feel needed protection |
The Gulf Coast |
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Why did LaSalle travel down the Mississippi River and plant a french flag |
To claim all the land drained by the Mississippi for France |
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The region La Salle claimed for his King Louis the 14th was named what? |
Louisiana |
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When the French settle near the mouth of the Mississippi near Texas who did they know would be angry |
The Spanish |
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What was the French plan because they knew Spanish would be angry |
They plan to keep the settlement news the mouth of the Mississippi is Secret |
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What was the purpose of the LaSalle Expedition |
To set up a colony near the mouth of the Mississippi |
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What settlement was built in land |
Fort st. Louis |
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What was fort st. Louis built near? |
Garcitas creek |
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Why was fort st. Luis built near garcitas creek? |
The other land near the cost was to marshy. |
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When LaSalle headed north for 6 months what Indian group attached and killed many at the settlement? |
Karankawa |
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What happened to the LaBelle the last remaining ship |
It's Shipwrecked and Stranded many of the settlers |
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Who killed LaSalle when he travel to Southeast Texas |
His own men killed him in conflict |
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What's the fort st. Louis settlement a success or failure |
It was a failure |
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Did the French have claim to Texas and challenge the Spanish Empire north of the Rio Grande |
Yes |
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What did the word Tejas mean |
People originally from Spanish descent |
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Where was the San Francisco de los Tejas Mission established |
East Texas |
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Why did the San Francisco de los Tejas settlement be tension |
Droughts and floods Supplies scarce Tejas blamed Spanish for bringing diseases |
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What did the Spanish decide to do to the mission in East Texas |
Burn it to the ground and flee to Mexico |
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Why was Francisco Hildago important |
Because he helped find San Jaun Baustita mission along the Rio Grande |
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St-denis was an Explorer from where |
France |
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St-denis was an Explorer from where |
France |
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What was Saint Denis mission |
To find father Hidalgo and they would have relations with Spain to trade with them |
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Why did Spain want to build missions in the East Texas |
To protect their claim to the region and keep watch on the french |
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Antonio margil de Jesus did what? |
Established more missions in Texas |
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Who did the Tejas welcome into their territory |
The Spanish |
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The Tejas were not interested in what from the French |
Their religion |
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Spain establish control over East Texas by building what |
Missions |
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Why were Outpost between East Texas and the Rio Grande important |
Because a problem and the experiences of earlier Texas mission |
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The missions presidio outpost was built where? |
Along the San Antonino river |
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Who was the governor of Texas |
Alarcon |
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The mission led by martin de Alarcon in 1718 was called what? |
San Antonio de Valero |
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The other missions were established in SanAntonio for what reason |
Good climate It had the Rio grande that linked Texas to mexico It was between the Rio grande and east texas missions |
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The other missions were established in SanAntonio for what reason |
Good climate It had the Rio grande that linked Texas to mexico It was between the Rio grande and east texas missions |
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The el Camino real helped increase what |
Spanish settlements in texas |
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Aguayo Expedition What war was a minor incident that had a signifint effects on Texas history |
The chicken War |
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The chicken War called the Spanish to leave what area |
East Texas |
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What governor was. Sent to drive the French away |
Coahuila and texas |
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Why did they want to drive the French away? |
To rebuilt the missions in the area |
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How many mission and presidios were built because of the Aguayo expeditions |
10 missions and 4 predidios |
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Nuestra Senors del Pilar los Adaes was a significant mission which was the capital of what? |
Spanish texas |
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What was the largest settlement in Texas and later known as Goliad |
LA Bahia |
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What mission was attacked and ended spanish attempts to go into central tx |
Mission of San saba |
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Were the areas in the south doing well under Spanish control? |
Yes |
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Under Spanish control Texas remained largely empty of what kinda settlemts |
Spanish |
