FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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Towns were mainly located along the Rio Grande River.
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Towns developed in the mountainous regions of Texas.
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Towns were well established before the building of the missions.
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Towns tended to grow near the location of missions and presidios.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which generalization about the establishment of towns is best supported by evidence on the map? Towns tended to grow near the location of missions and presidios.
Detailed explanation-2: -A presidio protected a mission. Presidios were forts that offered safety from unfriendly American Indians. They also helped control the American Indians in the missions. Soldiers from the presidio caught American Indians who ran away from the mission.
Detailed explanation-3: -First, the fields required irrigation and a system could only be set up along the valley’s upper ten miles. Second, the threat of attack from northern American Indians was constant, and the missions needed to be near the presidio and each other for mutual protection.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1908, the Missouri Pacific Railroad established a railway station near the center of the new development, 4 miles north of the mission. That same year, the City of Mission, Texas was founded; Mrs. Ann Voltz, who lived in the Madero area, suggested that the new town be named Mission after the La Lomita Mission.