Missions
Most famous former mission in TX?
The Alamo
Who discovered America?
Columbus
Who were at war from the 1500-1700s?
Spanish and French
How many missions are in the Mission National Park?
4 Missions
How does the Spanish end up with a border with the US?
Louisiana Purchase
Why did Native Americans fear holy water?
They believed that it was making them sick.
French Explorer who traveled the Mississippi?
La Salle
What happened to fort St. Louis?
It was found destroyed by the Spanish
The Missions National Park is what in addition to a National Park?
World Heritage Site.
How much was the Louisiana Purchase?
$15 Million
Forts that guarded the missions?
Persidios.
Fort built by La Salle in Texas?
Fort St. Louis
War between the Spanish and French in TX?
The Chicken War.
Who helped the Colonists in the American Revolution?
Spain
What is the Neutral Zone and Neutral Ground Agreement?
Zone between the US and Spanish where no one claimed control.
Who is the Sneaky Friar?
Father Hidalgo
Name an explorer of the New World (not La Salle or Cortes)?
De Soto, Cortes, De Vaca, and Pineda
Mission that established San Antonio?
San Antonio De Valero
Who lost the Seven Years War?
France
What is the border between Louisiana and Texas?
Sabine RIver
Which missonary established many missions in TX?
Antonio Margil De Jesus
What is the City of Gold?
El Dorado or Cebola
Who was the Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley?
Jose Escandon
Founder of Nacogdoches?
Gil Y'Barbo
Treaty establishing the border between the US and Spain?
The Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819