Texas History Fall SEMESTER Review

Directions: The map shows major cities, waterways, and regions of Texas.

WHICH two cities are in the same metropolitan

*(^{A metropolitan area is a city and its surrounding suburbs. The word "metropolitan" comes from two Greek language words meaning "mother" and "city".)} area?

• Austin and Houston

• Corpus Christi and Galveston

• Dallas and Fort Worth

• Amarillo and Lubbock

The first European exploration of Texas included which of the following groups of unfree laborers?

• African Americans

• Native American slaves

• English debtors

• Indentured children

How did Texan settlers adapt to the lower Rio Grande Valley to mechanized farm

• They drained the wetlands.

• They irrigated the soil to grow fruits and vegetables.

• They built enormous greenhouses.

• They brought back bison to graze the region.

U.S History: The British Stamp Act provided a rallying point fo r American colonists to fight the Revolutionary War.

WHICH of the following served as a rallying point for Texas colonists to fight their own revolution?

• the Mier y Teran Acts

• the Fredonian Acts

• the Law of April 6, 1830

In what way did the State Colonization Law hurt the relationship between Texas and Mexico.

• Texans did not want anyone else immigrating and taking the land they owned for generations.

• American emigrated to Texas and wanted the government there to be more like the United States and less like that of Mexico.

How did ranchers adapt to the Texas plains for their use

• They dug up grasslands and created irrigation systems.

• They drove off wildlife and built fences.

• They established large farms

Many of the first Europeans like THOSE in the IMAGE in Texas had which of the following traits in common?

• They hoped to save the souls of Native Americans living in Texas.

• They hoped to claim new lands for the Spanish Crown.

• They hoped to find gold for the Spanish crown.

Which statement best describes Texans during the Natural Texas and Its People Era?

• The inhabitants were Native American and Mexicans.

• The inhabitants survived by hunting and gathering food.

• The inhabitants named the region Tejas.

Which of the following legends caused the early Spanish to venture to Galveston Island to Mexico City in the late 1500s?

• The legend of the Seven cities of Gold.

• The legend of La Llorona.

What effect did the political instability of Spain during the 1820s have on the colonies?

• Both Mexico and Texas used the distraction caused by the instability to successfully revolt (gain independence from Spain)

• France used the distraction caused by the instability to take land from Texas.