Texas History Review Quiz

NATURAL TEXAS AND ITS PEOPLE

Which region of Texas is the largest in size and is also the most populated?

• the Mountains and Basins

• the Great Plains

• the North Central Plains

• the Coastal Plains

AGE OF CONTACT

Which of these explorers mapped the Texas coast in 1519 and claimed the land for the country of Spain?

• Francisco Coronado

• Alonso de Pineda

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

• Christopher Columbus

SPANISH COLONIAL ERA

Which of these Spanish missions was established in 1718 and will eventually be known as "the Alamo"?

• San Antonio de Valero

• Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

• San Francisco de los Tejas

• San Juan del Alamo

MEXICAN NATIONAL ERA

In 1821, Mexico won its independence from the country of Spain. What other big event happened in Texas during that SAME YEAR?

• A massive hurricane struck the coast of Texas and completely destroyed the town of Galveston

• Native Americans were defeated by the U.S. Army and forced to relocate onto "reservations"

• Stephen F. Austin brought the first Anglo settlers from the U.S. to live in Mexican Texas

• the seven golden cities of "Cibola" were discovered in the mountains of far West Texas

TEXAS REVOLUTION

Where was the final battle of the Texas Revolution fought? [hint: the Mexican army was defeated and Santa Anna was captured there]

• Goliad

• Gonzales

• the Alamo

• San Jacinto

REPUBLIC OF TEXAS

Which of these men was NEVER a President of the Republic of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Anson Jones

EARLY STATEHOOD OF TEXAS

What war was fought from 1846-1848 between the U.S. and another country? [hint: it settled a boundary dispute, and helped the U.S. achieve "manifest destiny"]

• the Civil War

• the Mexican-American War

• World War II

• the Texas Revolution

CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION

Which of these men is matched correctly with their "role" during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln - President of the United States during the war

• Robert E. Lee - General in command of the Union forces during the war

• Ulysses S. Grant - President of the Confederacy during the war

• Jefferson Davis - General in command of the Confederate forces during the war

COTTON, CATTLE, AND RAILROADS

How did the expanding railroads affect the cotton and cattle industries of Texas?

• railroads HURT the industries, since pollution from the coal-burning engines destroyed cotton crops and killed millions of cattle

• railroads had NO EFFECT on the industries, since most people refused to use them and just kept walking or using wagons to move goods

• that information is NOT AVAILABLE, since it happened a really long time ago and nobody bothered to record any of their actual history

• railroads IMPROVED the industries, since the railroads allowed farmers and ranchers to move more goods and at a faster rate

GREAT DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR II

What was the most important industry in Texas during both world wars?

• oil

• cattle

• cotton

• railrods