Write a short Paragraph about what life was like in a Spanish mission for the Nativve Americans.
What is a Conquistadore?
A type of chicken eaten by explorers
A Spanish explorer who went on expeditions in the Americas
A priest who converted Indians to Christianity
A type of boat used by explorers
Which is NOT a reason
Europeans explored the Americas?
To create business and trade with other countries
To find gold and get rich
To get land for their country
To gain lots of power
How were the conquistadors able to conquer the Indians?
They had better weapons and armor
Their diseases killed lots of Indians
They had horses, which Indians had never seen!
All of the above!
The Spanish built missions in East Texas to keep which group of people out of Texas?
Native Americans
Portuguese
French
British
What was the main purpose of the missions?
To capture and kill all of the Native Americans that the Spanish could
To convert Native Americans to Christianity and make them loyal to Spain
To build all the highways and roads for the Spanish
They were to serve as bases for "special ops" style raids on the French
How were Natives enticed (persuaded) to join the missions?
They were offered food and protection by the Spanish
They were told they could kill as many other Indians and French as they wanted
They were paid very well by the Spanish
They were captured and told they had no choice!
Which of the following were jobs that Natives did at the missions?
Farming and ranching
Some served as soldiers in the presidios
Cooking, cleaning, or making clothes
All of the above
What was life like for the Natives in the missions?
It was easy!
They were turned into killing machines
It consisted of daily work and religious studies
None of the above
What was a presidio?
A building where church services took place
A Spanish name for "president"
A small town that was near the missions
A fort or military outpost that protected missions and towns
Why did the Spanish missions eventually close or shut down?
Everyone died from disease and sickness
They were too costly and too risky for Spain to take care of
All of the Natives quit and went back to their old ways of life
The French took over all of the missions and destroyed them
What conquistador sank his own ships to force his men into a war with the Aztec?
Cabeza De Vaca
Coronado
Cortez
La Salle
What was the new land that was added to the Spanish Empire called?
Mexico
Vera Cruz
New Spain
Cibola
Who wrote the first book about the people and life in the New World?
Estavanico
Cortes
Cabeza De Vaca
La Salle
What happened to the first mission San Francisco De Los Tejas?
It was a success.
It was a huge failure and it was abandoned
Natives from all around traveled to live and work in the mission
It was so successful that hundreds more missions were built throughout Texas.
What is a widespread outbreak of disease?
Columbian Exchange
Ebola
Epidemic
Microscopic Germs
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages is known as the?