Texas History Semester 1 Review

What region in Texas borders the Gulf of Mexico?

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

• Central Plains

• Great Plains

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 convert Native Americans to Catholicism.

• missions

• presidios

• villas

• none of the above

Why did the Spanish send soldiers and priests to North Mexico (Texas)?

• To build a chapel

• to decorate the settlements

• To build the missions and the presidios

How did Cabeza de Vaca survive his 8 year journey to Mexico City?

• He learned English and befriended the Anglos

• He befriended the Natives by learning their language and trading with them.

How is the Coastal Plains different from the Mountains and Basins?

• The Coastal Plains has more Mountains

• The Coastal Plains has more rivers

• The Mountains and Basins has more rivers

• The Mountains and Basins region has more rain

Big Bend National Park is located in which region?

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

The creation of La Salle's settlement, Fort St. Louis led to which of the following events?

• Spain begins the Mission System to colonize Texas

• France begins the Mission System to colonize Texas

• Spain and France go to war

• Spain and England go to war

Which is the BEST example of Native Americans modifying their environment?

• Karankawa use canoes and spears to fish in salty marshes

• Jumano Indians used irrigation for their crops

• Western Gulf Culture Indians traded goods with the Spanish

• Plains culture Indians elected chiefs to lead the tribes

What Indian tribe AND Texas region is shown in the picture?

• Apache/Great Plains
• Karankawa/Central Plains
• Karankawa/Coastal Plains
• Jumano/Mountains and Basins