Texas History Review Part 2

Why did European countries start exploring the world?

• furs, trade, money
• gold, God, glory
• smallpox, mustangs, Cibola
• Texas

Which river is the northern border of Texas?

• Red River
• Trinity River
• Rio Grande
• Brazos River

What French explorer accidentally landed in Texas and threatened Spain's hold on that land?

• Cortes
• Cabeza de Vaca
• La Salle
• Moscoso

Which of the following is true of all American Indian groups in early Texas?

• they almost destroyed their environment
• they adapted to and used their environment
• they ignored their environment
• they used up one natural resource

In what region did the Comanches live?

• Coastal Plain
• Great Plains
• Mountain and Basins
• Piney Woods

Which region in Texas averages the most rainfall?

• Coastal Plains
• Great Plains
• North Central Plains
• Mountains and Basins

What were Spanish soldiers and explorers called?

• spices
• Portugal
• Vikings
• conquistadors

The root cause of the US-Mexican War was that

• Texas wanted to control Mexico
• Mexico and the US could not agree on the Texas-Mexico border
• The US stationed soldiers along the Rio Grande
• US built a fort at Brownsville 

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Texas became an independent republic
• It ended the US-Mexican War
• Americans were allowed to settle in Texas
• it established peace with the American Indians

What did the Fifteenth Amendment do?​

• abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
• permitted Congress to levy an income tax
• guaranteed African American men the right to vote
• established the election of U.S. senators by popular vote