events/issues Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Chicken War?
A
The French started to invade so Spanish soldiers ran away, and there were chickens in the mission which supposedly distracted the French.
2
Q
Which region separated Spanish land?
A
New France
3
Q
Which European rival was the greatest threat to Spain’s North American lands? Why?
A
New France was the greatest threat to Spain’s North American land because they bordered unoccupied Spanish Texas. It would have been fairly easy for the French to try to take that land.
4
Q
What were the two main reasons missions failed?
A
Native American disinterest and disease
5
Q
What is the main reason Native Americans chose to live the in the missions?
A
For protection from their enemies
