History of US Book 5- (Texas) Extending Boundaries

Who were the first people in Texas? (MM)

• Spanish

• British

• Native Americans

• French

True or False- Texia means "friends and allies" in a Native American language. (Leah and Selah)

• True

• False

Which president didn't want Texas to become a state and upset the balance of slave and free states? (Selah and Leah)

• Jackson

• Van Buren

• Trump

• Harrison

Which country was the first to send explorers to Texas? (MM)

• Spain

• France

• Britain

• Russia

What did the Spanish explorers set up to try to convert the Native Americans? (MM)

• plantations

• missions

• pueblos

What happened to many of the Native Americans when the Spaniards came to Texas? (MM)

• They joined together with the Spaniards and established a government.

• They gave the Spanish Mexico City as a gift to the Spanish king.

• They caught diseases from the Spanish and died.

When did Mexico win independence from Spain? (Grace and Aubrey)

• 1822

• 1821

• 1953

• 1409

After making an agreement with the Mexican government to follow their laws and convert to Catholocism, which person brought 300 American families to settle in Texas? (MM)

• Moses Austin

• Santa Anna

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

What made the Mexican government unhappy- choose 2? (MM)

• Canada was trying to claim the land around the Rio Grande River

• American settlers in Mexican-Texas were not converting to Catholicism.

• Lots of settlers were coming from America and they were starting to thinking of joining the United States.

• Settlers attacked Mexico City.

After the American Texans sign a declaration of independence from Mexico, who leads an army of 3000 to attack the Alamo?

• Santa Claus

• Juan Hidalgo

• Guadalupe Perez

• Santa Anna