Author Question: Which of the following statements is true of the Spanish missions in Texas? a. The most ... (Read 19 times)

CQXA · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following statements is true of the Spanish missions in Texas?

a. The most successful Spanish missions were among the Caddo Indians, a backward tribe.
b. The Spanish missions attracted the Anglos to Texas by the thousands.
c. The Spanish missions truly prospered in south Texas, home of the native Coahuiltecan Indians.
d. The Spanish missions fought many wars with the Anglos to establish superiority.

Question 2

What was the primary reason behind Spain's abandonment of its colonial claims in Texas?

a. The economic cost of maintaining a colonial stronghold outweighed its benefits.
b. Spanish colonists grew weary of over ten years of bloody fighting with the Mexican people.
c. The indigenous people refused to accept Catholicism as their primary religion.
d. Spain was disappointed in the lack of natural resources and their inability to establish a beneficial trade route within the colony.