Spanish Colonies (Grade 8)
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Spanish Colonies
1.
What skill did the Spanish introduce to Native Americans?
- planting cotton
- weaving
- homeopathic medicine
- horseback riding
2.
To __________________ someone is to change his or her beliefs to agree with yours.
3.
What was the main function of Spanish borderlands?
- they provided Christian missionaries with a base
- the area supplied the Spaniards with gold
- to protect Mexico from other European powers
- to serve as trade hubs
4.
The first mission to be built was .
5.
Name three (3) early Spanish missions that are now major American cities:
6.
True or false: The last mission to be founded by Father Serra was San Francisco de Solano.
- True
- False
7.
In 1598, established Spain's first permanent settlement in the region at Santa Fe.
- Juan Marquez
- Diego Saba
- Antonio del Bac
- Juan de Onate
8.
St. Petersburg, Florida, is the oldest continuously settled city in the United States.
- True
- False
9.
The word pueblo is Spanish for ____________.
10.
What country built the first permanent European settlement in the US?
- Great Britain
- France
- Spain
- Holland
11.
What is the name of the 18th mission known as the "King of the Missions"?
- San Diego
- Santa Cruz
- San Luis Rey
- Santa Barbara
12.
Settlers in the Spanish borderlands were mostly
- pirates and runaway slaves
- farmers and cattle ranchers
- miners and treasure seekers
- soldiers and Catholic priests
13.
The Spanish set up to defend their missions along the California coast.
- embassies
- presidios
- adobe walls
- canons
14.
Spain tried to colonize their borderlands by the use of Catholic missions.
- True
- False
15.
founded the first Spanish missions in California.
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