Benchmark Test 1

Which region of Texas has the highest level of elevation?

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

Which native group of Texas still exists in the El Paso area today?

• Caddo

• Karankawa

• Tonkawa

• Tigua

Which of the following would best describe characteristics of the Age of Contact?

• Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas

• Native Americans were driven out of East Texas by the French

• Spanish conquistadors and French explorers both claimed land in Texas

• Spanish abandoned exploring Texas after no gold was found

In what year did the Spanish build San Antonio de Valero?

• 1718

• 1731

• 1724

• 1734

What is one way the Spanish adapted to their environment living in missions?

• They buried their dead in the cemetery

• They farmed the land and stored the grain from farms

• There was a courtyard built in the middle of the missions

• They exercised by walking on the cart path

Texas was mostly _____________ by Spain by the lack of government and structure which led to filibusters invading Texas.

• neglected

• expanded

• policed

• recognized

Which of the following is NOT true about the Old 300?

• They were mainly small farmers

• The colonists literacy rates were high

• They were at the colony attempting the escape debts

• They embraced Mexican customs and ideas

Which of these tribes were heavily dependent on the buffalo?

• Caddo

• Comanche

• Karankawa

• Coahuiltecans

What is the only major river that runs through the Mountains and Basins region?

• Brazos River

• Rio Grande

• Red River

• Colorado River

Which is a characteristic of the Spanish Colonial Era?

• Forts were built to protect Natives in Texas

• Native Texan tribes were discouraged from settling in Texas

• Missions were built to confirm Spanish claims to the lands of Texas

• Spanish explorers negotiated with natives to establish trade