Texas History Semester Review

Which explorer was shipwrecked off Galveston Island? 

• Cortes
• Coronado
• Cabeza de Vaca
• La Salle

Mission and Presidios were built in Texas was called what Era?

• Mexican National Era
• English Colonial Era
• Spanish Colonial Era
• Spanish Exploration Era

Which explorer mapped the coast of Texas in 1519?

• Cabeza de Vaca
• Pinata
• Pineda
• La Salle

In what year was the settlement of San Antonio built?

• 1776
• 2016
• 1718
• 1810

What is important about the year 1821?

• Coronado defeated the Aztecs
• Alamo was built
• Mexico gained their independence from Spain.
• Cortez conquered the Aztec Empire

The person MOST responsible for the settlement of Texas with Americans is

• Viceroy Martinez
• Moses Austin
• Stephen F. Austin
• Baron de Bastrop

Who was the "father" of Texas

• Moses Austin
• Stephen F. Austin
• Martin de Leon
•  Green Dewitt

Fulfilled his father's dream to colonize Texas by paving the way for Anglo colonization.

• Stephen F. Austin
• Moses Austin
• Philip Nolan
• James Long

What year did Texas win its independence?

• 1821
• 1845
• 1836
• 1835

Who beat Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto?

• James Fannin
• William B. Travis
• Sam Houston
• Santa Anna didn't lose