| A | B |
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| Missions | Settlements in Indian territory meant to convert Native Americans to Catholicism |
| Presidios | A Spanish fort that protects a mission |
| The 1st mission built in Texas ... | Corpus Christi de la Ysleta |
| The first mission was built near the town of ... | El Paso |
| Reasons why the Spanish established missions in Texas | to convert Native Americans to Catholicism, to spread Spanish culture, &to make allies with Native Americans. |
| TWO negative things that happened to Native Americans on missions. | They were enslaved & contracted diseases |
| TWO positive things that happened to Native Americans on missions | They had plenty of food & protection from other Native Americans |
| Why did Spain set up missions in East Texas? | To prevent the French from taking territory there |
| epidemic | an illness that spreads rapidly in a short period of time |
| Friar | clergy who belong to a religious order and worked in missions |
| The reason Nacogdoches, TX was established in East Texas | to serve as a buffer between Spanish Texas and French Louisiana |
