Texas History Review Part 2

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Why did European countries start exploring the world? Options: furs, trade, money, gold, God, glory, smallpox, mustangs, Cibola, Texas

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gold, God, glory

Front

Which river is the northern border of Texas?

Back

Red River

Front

What French explorer accidentally landed in Texas and threatened Spain's hold on that land?

Back

La Salle

Front

Which of the following is true of all American Indian groups in early Texas? Options: they almost destroyed their environment, they adapted to and used their environment, they ignored their environment, they used up one natural resource

Back

they adapted to and used their environment

Front

In what region did the Comanches live? Options: Coastal Plain, Great Plains, Mountain and Basins, Piney Woods

Back

Great Plains

Front

Which region in Texas averages the most rainfall? Options: Coastal Plains, Great Plains, North Central Plains, Mountains and Basins

Back

Coastal Plains

Front

What were Spanish soldiers and explorers called?

Back

conquistadors

Front

The root cause of the US-Mexican War was that Mexico and the US could not agree on the Texas-Mexico border.

Back

Mexico and the US could not agree on the Texas-Mexico border.

Front

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Back

It ended the US-Mexican War

Front

What did the Fifteenth Amendment do?

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guaranteed African American men the right to vote