Week 10-12

Question 0

La Salle wanted

Answer 0

trade with the Indians to improve his wealth

Question 1

Spain had very little interest in Texas until

Answer 1

La Salle established the first European colony on the Texas coast.

Question 2

Mexico was once known as

Answer 2

New Spain

Question 3

La Salle faced all of the following troubles except

Answer 3

building a mission

Question 4

Fort Saint Louis was built on

Answer 4

Garcitas Creek

Question 5

La Salle’s leadership of his colony can best be described as

Answer 5

harsh

Question 6

What does the word bickering mean in paragraph 1 of “La Salle’s Final Disasters”?

Answer 6

arguing

Question 7

How did La Salle die?

Answer 7

He was murdered by one of his own men.

Question 8

Who survived the Karankawa massacre at Fort Saint Louis?

Answer 8

5 children

Question 9

What does “abuzz” mean in paragraph 3 of Spain’s Opinion of Texas?

Answer 9

full of activity

Question 10

The reader can tell that Spain wanted La Salle out of Texas because

Answer 10

They sent 11 military expeditions to find his fort

Question 11

The author organizes the article by

Answer 11

explaining why Spain built the first mission in Texas and why it failed.

Question 12

Hasinai left the San Francisco de los Tejas mission because

Answer 12

they were getting sick from measles and smallpox

Question 13

A person who does religious work in other countries is called a

Answer 13

missionary

Question 14

St. Denis wanted to

Answer 14

set up trade with Spaniards in Mexico

Question 15

Fray Olivares wanted to build a mission on the San Antonio River in 1709. What do most people call the mission?

Answer 15

The Alamo

Question 16

Which Texas city is known as Mission City?

Answer 16

San Antonio

Question 17

Hasinai, Tejas, Anadarko, and Nebedache are all

Answer 17

names for smaller bands of Caddo Indians

Question 18

Who was known as the “father of the lower Rio Grande Valley”?

Answer 18

Jose’ de Escandon

Question 19

Read this sentence: These fierce warriors attached tribes like the Lipan Apache. What does the word fierce mean in this sentence?

Answer 19

Savage and violent

Question 20

The Apaches wanted the Spanish to build missions for the Indians to live in because________.

Answer 20

they thought the soldiers would protect them

Question 21

What finally convinced the Spanish government to build a mission for the Lipan Apaches?

Answer 21

They had heard rumors of silver in Central Texas.

Question 22

What was the name of the mission built for the Apaches?

Answer 22

San Saba

Question 23

Why didn’t the Apache go into the mission after it was built when the priests invited them in?

Answer 23

It was hunting season

Question 24

What problem led to the Apaches asking the Spanish government to build a mission for them in their homeland?

Answer 24

The Comanches were running the Apaches out of their homeland.

Question 25

Using the articles “Threats to Spain’s Control” and “The Massacre at Mission San Saba,” in week 12, what did the two articles have in common?

Answer 25

Both articles show how little Spain understood the trouble between the Comanche and Apache Indians in Texas

Question 26

Who was Jose de Paez?

Answer 26

An artist from Mexico

Question 27

Who was Pierre Talon?

Answer 27

A Fort Saint Louis survivor

Question 28

Which is the best summary of “Moses Austin Gets”Settle Texas Fever” in week 12?

Answer 28

Moses Austin wanted to make money by establishing a colony in Texas. A friend in San Antonio persuaded the Spanish government to let Austin Build his colony. Austin became ill after a rough trip back to Missouri and died after asking his son to continue his work.