Texas History

What region in Texas borders the Gulf of Mexico?

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

Which Native American group lived in a beehive shaped home and was arranged as a confederacy?

• Caddo
• Karankawa
• Jumano
• Comanche

Which explorer searched for the seven cities of gold?

• Cabeza de Vaca
• De Soto
• Coronado
• LaSalle

This explorer missed the mouth of the Mississippi on his 2nd expedition, and his ship sank off the coast of Matagorda Bay.

• LaSalle
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Coronado
• Columbus

Spanish ______________ were built in Texas to claim the land and teach the Native Americans religion.

• missions
• presidios
• villas
• none of the above

Who started the Austin Colony?  He is also know as "The Father of Texas".

• Moses Austin
• Stephen F. Austin
• Gail Borden
• Lorenzo de Zavala

_________________ became a dictator in Mexico, and Texans began to get angry with his decisions.

• Lorenzo de Zavala
• Martin de Leon
• Santa Anna
• All of the above

What battle of the Texas Revolution was fought over a cannon? (hint: Come and Take It)

• Gonzales
• Goliad
• San Antonio
• The Alamo

What battle ended the Texas Revolution?

• The Alamo
• San Antonio
• San Jacinto
• Gonzales

Sam Houston was in favor of _______________.  He wanted Texas to join the United States.

• annexation
• resolution
• legislature
• government