Texas Spanish Colonial Era: Part 2

By focusing on trade with Spanish merchants in Mexico

By building missions in Texas

By attacking Spanish settlements

By converting native people to French culture

Caddoes

Apache

Comanche

Karankawa

Spain ordered new missions to be built.

Spain ordered new presidios to be built.

Spain welcomed French settlers to Texas.

Spain ignored the French presence.

To serve as a halfway station for supplies

To protect the Alamo

To serve as a settlement

To establish trade with the French

The Spanish captured a French fort

The French leader was thrown from his horse because of chickens

The Spanish found gold in Texas

The French and Spanish signed a peace treaty

There was no actual war fought during the Chicken War.

The conflict was mainly about negotiations over Texas.

Many chickens were harmed during the Chicken War.

The French leader was thrown from his horse because of chickens.

West Texas near El Paso

Central Texas near San Angelo

East Texas near Nacogdoches

South Texas near Laredo

It has a bell tower with three bells.

It is located on a hilltop overlooking a river.

It is surrounded by a moat.

It is made entirely of wood.

Priests had problems getting Native Americans to go to church.

There were too many supplies sent by the government.

Native Americans willingly converted to Christianity.

Presidio soldiers always helped the missions.

Established missions

Founded civilian settlements

Led military campaigns against Native Americans

Brought about 6,000 people to live in the area

To house soldiers stationed at the presidio

To store food and supplies

To serve as a place of worship

To hold government meetings