7th Grade Mid-Term Exam

Front

Which is not a major landform found in Texas? Options: Hills, Mountains, Plateaus, desert

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desert

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Which of these is NOT a subregion of the Coastal Plains? Blackland Prairie, Post Oak Belt, South Texas Plains

Back

The Rolling Plains

Front

Who was the first European explorer to see and map the Texas coast?

Back

Alonso de Pineda

Front

What did Fray Marcos think he saw in the Zuni village?

Back

Gold

Front

What French explorer tried to establish a fort at the mouth of the Mississippi River?

Back

La Salle

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Why did the Spanish leave their missions in East Texas?

Back

Fear of French attack

Front

How was life for soldiers in the presidios?

Back

Soldiers life could be very hard.

Front

What was the role of the presidios in Texas?

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To protect the missions from Native Indian attacks.

Front

The Mission-Presidio system helped lead what to happen in the surrounding areas?

Back

Led to Spanish citizens settling the area

Front

The economy in the Texas settlements were primarily based upon what? (Options: farming and ranching, ranching and fishing, farming and forestry, all of the above)

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farming and ranching