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Chapter 6 Review
excellent review for the Chapter 6 exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the person called who served as mayor, sheriff, and judge in Spanish settlements in Texas | alcalde |
| Royal Road that led from East Texas Missions to Mexico City | El Camino Real |
| The name of the settlement built by members of La Salle expedition | Fort St. Louis |
| The name of the first mission in Texas | Corpus Christi de la Isleta |
| Explorer who claimed the Mississippi and its drainage area for France | La Salle |
| The governing council | ayuntamiento |
| The first mission in East Texas | San Francisco de los Tejas |
| Why did East Texas become more important to the Spanish | because the French started exploring there |
| Why was the mission La Bahia built | to convert the Karankawa to Christianity |
| Why did La Salle feel the need to keep the fact that he was planning to build a settlement near the mouth of the Mississippi a secret from the Spanish | because the Spanish would be angered at a French site so near Texas |
| What did the Spanish build to protect the missions | presidos |
| What revolt forced Spanish settlers out of New Mexico | Pueblo Revolt |
| What were missions usually built near | rivers |
| The oldest European town in Texas is | Ysleta |
| Who was the first threat to Spanish dominance in the New World | the French |
| What was the first expedition that was sent to East Texas looking for | the French |
| Which mission did de Leon and Father Massanet establish | San Francisco de los Tejas |
| What happened to the first mission to the Tejas Indians of East Texas | it was abandoned after less than three years |
| Where were the most successful missions located in Texas | along the San Antonio River |
| El Camino Real ran from Mexico City to where | the missions in East Texas |
| What was the first battle called that was between the French and Spanish in Texas in 1719 | the Chicken War |
| What did the Aguayo expedition do | re-established the Spanish missions in East Texas |
| Who forced the Apache south towards San Antonio | the Comanche |
| Three ways the Spanish influence can still be seen today in Texas | language, Mexican food, ranches |
| What system did the Spanish use to protect New Spain's northern border area | mission system |
| What present day city was founded near the Tigua Indian settlement of Ysleta | El Paso |
| What happened to La Salle | he was murdered by one of his men while seeking help for his failing expedition |
| What Indian group overran Fort St. Louis | Karankawa |
| What was the name of the priest who asked the French for help in building missions in East Texas | Farther Hidalgo |
| Who was the governor of French Louisiana who had great interest in trading in Texas | Governor Cadillac |
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