1st 6 weeks Exam Review

1st 6 weeks Exam Review

Multiple Choice

What river borders Texas and Oklahoma?

• Rio Grande

• Sabine

• Red River

• Pecos

Multiple Choice

How can we compare the Karankawa tribe to the Coahuiltecan tribe

• They both had permanent homes

• They both only did farming

• They didn't have permanent homes

• They built mounds for religious purposes

Multiple Choice

What region can we find the Big Bend National Park?

• Coastal Plains

• Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

Multiple Choice

What region would we find the city of Houston?

• Costal Plains

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

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What region would we find the city of El Paso?

• Coastal Plains

• Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Multiple Choice

What Region would we find the city of Dallas?

• Coastal Plains

• Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Multiple Choice

Spanish Explorers and French Explorers both claimed land in Texas?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In class I mentioned the reason why people from other countries wanted to come to present-day United States. What were the reasons?

• To escape prison

• To leave their overcrowded Cities

• The Three Gs, God, Glory and Gold

• To form a new government

Multiple Choice

Primary Sources come from accounts from the time period(journals, letters etc) and Secondary Resources is information about history written by someone else

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

When going to Texas to establish a Colony, Robert La Salle was trying to look for the mouth of the Mississippi River. When doing so, his ships were shipwrecked. Where did they land?

• Bay of Campeche

• Matagorda Bay

• Port Isabelle Bay

• Mississippi Bay

Multiple Choice

What is the capitol of Texas?

• Houston

• McAllen

• La Villa

• Austin

Multiple Choice

What regions are good for farming and ranching?

• Mountains and Basins/Coastal Plains

• Coastal Plains/Central Plains

• Great Plains/Coastal Plains

• Central Plains/Mountains Basins

Multiple Choice

Which Explorer defeated the Aztec Empire?

• Robert La Salle

• Hernando Cortes

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Coronado

Multiple Choice

Which explorer escaped from slavery?

• Robert La Salle

• Hernando Cortes

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Coronado

Multiple Choice

How many years did it take Marco Polo to travel to Asia?

• 8

• 35

• 24

• 12

Multiple Choice

Which explorer thought of himself as unsuccessful?

• La Salle

• Cortes

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Coronado