Texas History Semester Exam Review Units 1-5

Which sequences of events is in the correct chronological order?

• 1)Pineda maps Texas

  2)Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  3)La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

• 1)Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  2)La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

  3)Pineda maps Texas

• 1)La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

  2)Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  3)Pineda maps Texas

• 1)Pineda maps Texas

  2)La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

  3)Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Natural Texas and Its People Era in Texas History?

• American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to the environment

• European explorers first discovered Texas

• Spanish missions were built to convert Native Americans to Catholicism

• Mexico declared its independence from Spain

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Age of Contact Era in Texas History?

• Spanish and French explorers both claimed land in Texas

• Missions were established to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism

• American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to the environment

Why did many Mexicans and Americans migrate (move) to Texas in the 1820s?

• For oil

• Cheap farmland

• Religious freedom

• To build forts and missions

Which city is letter C on the map?

• Dallas

• Houston

• El Paso

• Austin

Which number is the Red River on the map?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In which year did Pineda map the coastline of Texas?

• 1519

• 1718

• 1821

• 1836

One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empressarios was by-

• requiring settlers to be Catholic

• making new settlers speak Spanish

• playing mariachi music very loud

• playing mariachi music very loud

What was the main idea of William Travis' letter from the Alamo?

• inform Texans that reinforcements were needed

• tell other Texans Santa Anna was easily going to be defeated

• warn Sam Houston that Santa Anna's army was approaching him

• tell David Burnet that James Bowie was sick

One major change during the Mexican National era was-

• the Establishment of missions

• Texas becoming an independent nation

• the Establishment of Anglo settlements