Missions
What was the purpose of the mission?
Claim Texas and convert Indians to Catholicism and Spanish way of life
What is an acequia?
A water way or ditch to bring water from the river to the mission. (Irrigation)
How did missions change the culture of Texas
New religions were introduced
What did the Indians do before the missions came?
They were hunter gatherers.
Who settled Texas with missions?
Spain
What determined what a mission was made of?
The natural resources that were available to them.
the process of setting up a territory under the control of a distant country
colonization
Spanish colonized Texas to prevent this country from taking their land
France
Where were east Texas missions relocated
San Antonio
The practice of farming, including growing crops and tending animals
Agriculture
How did Spanish missionaries adapt to their environment?
farmed and stored grain
Spanish settlements designed to convert Native American tribes to Christianity
Mission
What group of people resisted the Spanish missions
Indians
An area under control of another country, occupied by settlers from that country
Colony
Who is the best teacher in the world
Mr. Harris
settlers established these near missions because the people of the mission could support it.
Towns
At the break of dawn a bell rings, arousing the mission Indians to assemble for ___________.
prayer and religious instruction.
A person is a _______ when they are legally recognized as a member of a nation.
citizen
A place where people establish a community
Settlement
Vaqueros originated from the Spanish colonial times. They were Indians on horseback herding cattle at the Mission ranch. What do we call them in English?
Cowboys
Missions were located next to what geographic feature?
Rivers
The supply of water to land or crops to help growth
Irrigation
What was the reason Spanish explorers came to Texas
gold
What are the names of the 5 missions in San Antonio?
American Indians planted ________, which are plants that are grown as food. Some examples of these at the Missions are corn, squash, beans, and wheat.
crops