CFA #5: 4th Grade Social Studies

What do you call someone who is given permission by a government to settle an area?

• A. empresario

• B. explorer

• C. president

• D. conquistador

Who is known as the "Father of Texas" because he brought the old 300 to Texas?

• A. Sam Houston

• B. Stephen F. Austin

• C. Christopher Columbus

• D. Cabeza de Vaca

Which empresario and his wife settled what is now Victoria, Texas?

• A. Hidalgo

• B. Haden Edwards

• C. Martin de Leon

• D. Ben Franklin

Which region of Texas did most of the Battles of the Texas Revolution take place?

• A. North Central Plains

• B. Great Plains

• C. Mountains and Basins

• D. Gulf Coastal Plains

Which of the following answer choices best completes the chain of events?

• A. Mexico forbids immigration of U.S. settlers with the Law of April 6.

• B. Mexico encouraged immigration of U.S. settlers with the Law of April 6.

• C. Texas colonists wanted to pay more taxes.

• D. Santa Anna wanted Texas to trade with the United States.

Texans refused to return a cannon that had been loaned to them from Mexico. The Texans refused to return the cannon and hung up a flag that said, "Come and Take It."

Which battle is being described in the passage?

• A. Battle of Spain

• B. Battle of Gonzales

• C. Battle of Alamo

• D. Battle of Space Exploration

What role did Santa Anna play during the Texas Revolution?

• A. He wrote the Texas Constitution.

• B. He was an empresario.

• C. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• D. He was the leader of Mexican army and dictator of Mexico.

Where was the Battle of the Alamo fought?

• A. Goliad

• B. Gonzales

• C. San Antonio

• D. Mexico City

Which cultural group has the largest population of people in Texas according to the map in 1836?

• A. Five Civilized Tribes

• B. Mexican

• C. European

• D. Southern Anglo

Santa Anna sent troops into Texas and ordered his soldiers to take which of the following item?

• A. cannon

• B. wagon

• C. sword

• D. mission bell