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1
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What year was San Antonio created?

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1718

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2
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A fued between Spain and France, but no real war as the friar and soldier escaped to tell the others. What is the name of this war?

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Chicken War

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3
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Who mapped the Texas coast?

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Pineda

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4
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What year was the Texas coast mapped?

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1519

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5
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The priest who built San Francisco de los Tejas

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Damian Massanet

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6
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Who found a new land but thought it to be Asia?

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Columbus

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7
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Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

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Cortes

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8
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What is a friar?

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A preist who teaches the Catholic religion

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9
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Who built Mexico City?

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Cortes

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10
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What was the main reason natives lived in missions?

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Protection from enemies

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11
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Why did the natives not want to live in missions?

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Disease brought the Spainards and disinterest

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12
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What is a viceroy?

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A high ranking offical fro the king and queen

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13
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What is a presidio?

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A military fort that houses soldiers

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14
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What is a mission?

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A settlement made to convert Indians to their culture and religion.

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15
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Who was the first to explore Texas?

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Cebeza de Vaca

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16
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Who opened the most successful mission in East Texas?

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Antonio Margil de Jesus

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17
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Who founded 20 settlements?

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Jose de Escandon

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18
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Who asked the French to reopened San Francisco de los Tejas?

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Father Francisco Hidalgo

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19
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More than 6,000 people lived in his settlements

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Jose de Escandon

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20
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Who established Los Adaes as the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas?

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Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo

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21
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Who was killed in the mutiny?

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La Salle

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22
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Was La Salle a good navigator?

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No

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23
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Died in hurricane

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Narvaez

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24
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The first person to SEE the Texas coast

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Pineda

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25
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Who was the only French explorer?

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La Salle

26
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His journey began the Age of Contact

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Cabeza de Vaca

27
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Was respected by the Indians for his medical skills

A

Cabeza de Vaca

28
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Was a stranded treasurer

A

Cabeza de Vaca

29
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Who established Fort St. Louis?

A

La Salle

30
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Who wanted to build a mission among the Caddo people of East Texas?

A

Father Francisco Hidalgo

31
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Who was the Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley?

A

Jose de Escandon

32
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Who was sent to drive the French from East Texas after the Chicken War?

A

Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo

33
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Who searched for Cibola and Quivira and for the fable Seven Gold Cities?

A

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

34
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Discovered Palo Duro Canyon

A

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

35
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He claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France

A

La Salle

36
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Why was France the greatest threat to Spain’s North American lands?

A

They also wanted to expand, grow, and settle in Texas.

37
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What mission chapel is known today as the Alamo?

A

San Antonio de Valero

38
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Settlement midway between the Rio Grande and East Texas

A

San Antonio de Bexar

39
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Unofficial capital of Spanish Texas

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Los Adaes

40
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French settlement near Matagorda Bay

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Fort St. Louis

41
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What are the accomplishments of San Francisco de los Tejas?

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It strengthened Spain’s presence and helped them realize that in order to colonize they needed families to settle on the land.

42
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What the frairs and soldiers believe about how to treat the Indians and their relationship?

A

The friars wanted to accomadate them while the soldiers didn’t have a very good relation with them.

43
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What was the name of the place in the Great Plains said to contain gold?

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Quivira

44
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Who founded the Alamo?

A

Father Antinio de San y Buenaventura Olivares

45
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He thought he found a city if gold, but it was golden hour

A

Fray Marcos de Niza

46
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A crude fort

A

Stockade

47
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What are the other jobs of soldiers?

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They tend to the horses, guard for long hours, escorted travelers, conducted supply trains, carried mail, and maintained the presidio.

48
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What was the Gateway to Spanish Texas?

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San Juan Buatista

49
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What are the 3 purposes of the San Juan Bautista mission?

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A listening post, privideing grain, cattle, and horses, and protect travelrs and supply trains and fought Native Americans when needed.

50
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What missions did Antonio Margil de Jesus found?

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Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, San Miguel de Los Adaes, and San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo.

51
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Why did the Spansh need a colony midway between settlements on the Rio Grande and the new East Texas?

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The journey was dangerous, so they needed a safer way to supply missions.

52
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What are canals?

A

They are waterways

53
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Why did the french attack?

A

They heard about France declaring war

54
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What mission did the french attack during the chicken war?

A

Mission San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes

55
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What large presidio did Aguayo build?

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Nuestra Senora del Pilar de los Adaes

56
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What is a detachment?

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A small part of a larger military force

57
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What did off duty officers do?

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farmed, raised livestock, ran ranches

58
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How did the cultural diversity begin?

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Spanish, Mexicans, Native Americans, and Africans intermarried and raised children.

59
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What were Mexicans in Texas called?

A

Tejanos

60
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What are people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage?

A

mestizos

61
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To plan and direct the course of a ship (or any other form of transportation)

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