Spanish Texas: Exploration and Occupation, 1519 1763

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CHAPTER 2

Spanish Texas: Exploration and Occupation, 1519–1763

Name______

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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The Spanish explored the world to

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spread and defend the Roman Catholic religion.

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find riches and develop sources of wealth.

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seek glory and fame.

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all the above.

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Which of these words means a European-born Spaniard?

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peninsulare

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indio

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mestizo

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criollo

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Which of the following explorers reached Texas as a result of a shipwreck off GalvestonIsland?

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Moscoro

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Coronado

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Pineda

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Cabeza de Vaca

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Instead of the Seven Cities of Gold, Coronado found

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the gold mine near modern day San Sabá.

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Quivira, the gilded land sacred to the Apaches.

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pueblo dwellings filled with hostile Indians.

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the remnants of LaSalle’s village on the GulfCoast.

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While Coronado was searching as far west as Arizona, Hernando de Soto’s men were exploring the area

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from the Mississippi all the way to the Rio Grande.

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along the shores of Matagorda Bay.

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from the Piney Woods of East Texas westward to the BrazosRiver.

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northward from Mexico City to San Antonio.

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Those Spaniards who explored Texas in the 1500s

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strengthened the Spanish claim that they owned the lands of Texas.

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found small, isolated pockets of gold and silver too poor to be mined successfully.

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were able to subdue the native Indians and quickly move them into mission settlements.

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brought Christian missionaries to serve the many Indian tribes in Texas.

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The expeditions of Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, De Soto and others

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established the first European settlements in Texas.

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caused Spain to discontinue her explorations for gold in Texas.

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brought Christianity to most Indians.

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encouraged Spain to send many more explorers into Texas.

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The first permanent European settlement within the present boundaries of Texas was at Ysleta which is near

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Corpus Christi.

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Goliad.

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El Paso.

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San Antonio.

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The explorations of Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, along the Mississippi River caused the French
king Louis XIV to

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build Versaillesso that he could display all the gold brought from the New World.

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start negotiations regarding the selling of Louisiana for fifteen million dollars.

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start a war with Spain for control of Louisiana.

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claim for France all the lands drained by the Mississippi River.

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The French explorer LaSalle brought soldiers and settlers and wandered along the Texas coast.
What happened to him and to the settlements he established?

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He established the settlement at Nacogdoches in eastern Texas.

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All were lost in a single great battle against the Spanish navy near Santo Domingo.

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He lost all his ships, his own life, and the lives of most of his settlers.

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He turned Matagorda Bay into an active port for importing goods into Texas.

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The first missions established in Texas were failures. Nonetheless, all of the following were
benefits of those early efforts EXCEPT:

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The Spaniards learned about the Indians of the area.

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The Spaniards learned that the Indians were ready and willing to become Christians.

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The Spaniards learned the geography and terrain from the Rio Grande to the Sabine.

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the Spaniards learned that the missions would fail unless they were sustained by
forts and settlements.

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What was the importance of Texas to Spain by 1750?

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The Spanish had important settlements in their lands far north of the area of Texas.

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It held the vast potential for more wealth in gold and silver.

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Texas was unimportant except to hold territory that otherwise might be taken by the French.

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The peninsulares had built great haciendas in Texas.

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When the French settled near the Sabine River, what happened?

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New Spain moved to make settlements in the area of East Texas.

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Spain started a European war against the French.

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New Spain sent hundreds of soldiers to the Texas border to drive the settlers away.

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Spain demanded that the government of the United States take action against France.

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For a time there was cooperation between Father Hidalgo, the Frenchman St. Denis, and the
Caddo Indians. In the summer of 1719, that relationship was altered by all the following EXCEPT:

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The Mexican Revolution led by Father Hidalgo began inDolores.

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The French attacked the mission at Natchitoches.

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The French and Spanish were once again at war in Europe.

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The presidio commander at Natchitoches ordered that the fort must be abandoned.

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When the Spanish controlled Texas, their greatest fear for Texas was that the

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Texans would revolt against Spain.

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Anglos of the new United States would move into Texas and claim it.

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British would attempt to claim Texas.

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French of Louisiana would move west and claim Texas.

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The Alamo (Mission San Antonio de Valero) was originally established as a

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half-way point and resting place for those serving the missions and presidios in East Texas.

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presidio to protect the Camino Real.

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settlement for the CanaryIsland immigrants.

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fort to protect the central Texas area from the Apaches.

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What was the significance of the Chicken War?

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It revealed that the Spanish did not yet have secure control of the area of Texas.

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The French were able to conquer all of East Texas.

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A more effective method of shipping meat to the East Texas missions had to be provided.