REVIEW FOR M.O.Y. ASSESSMENT

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​Test Thursday!
3/7

Multiple Choice

During the Age of Contact, Spanish and French explorers ___ ___ in Texas.

• claimed land

• sunk ships

• drove around

• fought pirates

Multiple Choice

Slow __________ systems allowed for fighting and delayed the Emancipation (freeing) of enslvaed people for weeks after the end of the war.

• communication

• shopping

• playing

• car-driving

Multiple Choice

In the year the Civil War began, Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy in ____.

• 1821

• 1861

• 1865

• 1845

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Many Texans were in favor (for) annexation of Texas because their ​

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, or money owed, would be paid.

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debts

contracts

credit card statements

parents

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Choose the region on the map containing Big Bend National Park

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Choose the region on the map containing the highest elevation in Texas (Guadalupe Peak - a mountain!!)

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Choose the region on the map where YOU live.

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Choose the CAPITAL CITY of Texas

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Choose the location of Dallas

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Choose the location of Houston

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Choose the location of the RED RIVER - an important northeastern BORDER BARRIER in Texas

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, resulted in the purchase of this piece of land from the map.

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As a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States and Mexico ​

Select answer

their conflict.​

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In the early ​1900s, the growth and development of Texas cities increased and expanded due to the ​

Select answer

industry.

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Flat land suitable for farming and

ranching are found in which

TWO regions.

One of them is where you live

and the other one contains Amarillo (North TX)!

Multiple Choice

The United States and Texas constitutions are similar because they both establish a government divided into _ branches

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

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The natural resource called "Texas Gold" (oil) changed the economy by creating ​ ​

Select answer

for people to make money, ​ population ​ increased ( in oil cities), and ​​

Select answer

replaced lumber as the leading industry.

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​

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was the oil gusher that changed the oil field industry

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Spindletop

Beaumont Blast

Oil Springs

Multiple Choice

Which graph correctly respresents a boom and bust cycle (a period of great profits $$ followed by a downward trend in an industry?

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The ​

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took place during the Revolutionary Era in Texas History.

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siege of the Alamo

election of Jefferson Davis

establishment of missions

exploration of America

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This newspaper headline would be seen during the American Civil War (fought between the North and South):​

Select answer

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The Battle of ​ ​

Select answer

resulted in the surrender of ​

Select answer

Match

Match the following dates to the correct event.

• Texas was annexed by the United States

• Pineda maps the Texas coast

• San Antonio founded

• Texas Joins the Union

• Oil discovered at Spindletop

1845

1519

1718

1861

1901

• 1845

• 1519

• 1718

• 1861

• 1901

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The year 1821 is important in Texas History because it was the year that ​

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granted independence to the colony of ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Spain

Mexico

United States

Canada

Dropdown

​

Select answer

= an Empresario who mainly settled Mexican families

Dropdown

Select answer

= an Empresario who established a colony near present-day Gonzales, Texas

Dropdown

​

Select answer

= an Empresario who established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas (the Old 300)

Multiple Choice

The inclusion (adding) of a Bill of Rights in the Texas Constitution shows a commitment to

• popular sovereignty

• individual rights

• dictatorship

• nothing

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Towns tended to grow near the locations of ​

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and ​ presidios. ​ ​

Multiple Choice

You can tell a map is of a mission because it contains Indian quarters (where they sleep) and a ______ - this was the most important part since it was used to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

• road

• church

• plaza

• store

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the Project of 1903 construction in Galveston was to:

• protect the city from flooding by hurricanes

• protect the city from high winds from tornados

• protect the city from wildfires

• protect the sea turtles on the beach

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Most of the battles of the Texas Revolution were fought in which region?

Think about who were were at war with and where most battles were fought....the region to pick is the one closest to Mexico City!

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These TWO regions contain DALLAS and HOUSTON - the major metropolitan areas in Texas in the early 1900s.

Multiple Choice

The person pictured was President during the Annexation of Texas

• Sam Houston

• Anson Jones

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen F Austin

Multiple Choice

This person fought with Texans for independence at the Alamo.

• William B Travis

• Sam Houston

• Anson Jones

• Martin de Leon

Multiple Choice

Delegates at Secession Convention were FOR Texas leacing the Union because = _______ was vital, or important, to the economy.

• Farming

• Slavery

• Ranching

• Bargaining

Multiple Choice

Most migrants entering Texas were attracted to the _____ ____.

• cheap land

• large ranches

• fair government

• production of coal

Multiple Choice

In Galveston, Texas, Major-General Granger announced on June 19, 1865 that the official holiday of __________ would be celebrated in honor of all slaves being FREE.

• Spring

• Juneteenth

• Independence Day

• Christmas Day