Dec. 2020 TX History Fall Practice Questions

Front

Which region is described by the following characteristics?
-El Paso
-Big Bend
-Rio Grande River
-Edwards Plateau

Back

Mountains and Basins

Front

Which region has the highest populations, experiences the most annual rainfall, and contains the majority of the state's lakes and rivers? Options: Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, Coastal Plains

Back

Coastal Plains

Front

What motivated European exploration in Texas? God, Gold, Glory

Back

All of the these

Front

The year 1821 is important to Texas History because it was the year that:

Back

Spain granted independence to the colony of Mexico

Front

How did Stephen F. Austin best contribute to the development of Texas? Options: He established a mission in Galveston, He explored the Rio Grande and West Texas, He helped draft the Mexican Constitution, He founded the first Anglo colony in Texas

Back

He founded the first Anglo colony in Texas

Front

Why did many Anglo settlers migrate to Texas in this era (1820s)? Options: To gain religious freedom, To build missions all throughout Texas, To search for gold in Texas, To obtain cheap farmland through empresarios

Back

To obtain cheap farmland through empresarios

Front

One way the Mexican government tried to maintain and spread Mexican culture for all settlers including Anglo Settlers was: Requiring settlers to convert to Catholicism

Back

Requiring settlers to convert to Catholicism

Front

Which region of Texas is most affected by hurricanes? Options: Coastal Plains, Mountains and Basins, North Central Plains, Great Plains

Back

Coastal Plains

Front

How did the State Colonization law of 1825 contribute to Texas development?

Back

It established and continued the empresario system.

Front

What famous map did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda draw in 1519?

Back

Map of the Coast of Texas