Ultimate Texas History Review

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What region does this map represent? Options: Great Plains, North Central Plains, Mountains & Basins, Coastal Plains

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Coastal Plains

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What region does this map represent?

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Mountains & Basins

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What large body of water touches the Coastal Plains region?

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Gulf of Mexico

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Texas shares an international border with what country?

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Mexico

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What contribution did Alvarez de Pineda make for Spanish exploration? Options: mapped the Texas coast, defeated the Aztec, settled Mexico City, explored New Mexico

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mapped the Texas coast

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Explorer who Shipwrecked on Galveston Island in 1528 and kept a journal of his travels called "La Relacion."

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Cabeza de Vaca

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Which country ruled Mexico before its independence?

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Spain

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Special settlements were created by Spanish priests to convert Natives. These settlements were called

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Missions

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In what year did Mexico officially gain its independence from Spain?

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1821

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Who is known as the "Father of Texas" and is one of the most famous empresarios in Texas history?

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Stephen F. Austin