TX History Comprehensive Review

What country did most of the original Texas explorers come from? (Cabeza de Vaca, Pineda, Coronado)

• U.S.A.

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

What motivated European explorers to come to America/Texas?

• God

• Gold

• Glory

• Glee

What was the name of the Spanish settlements in Texas meant to convert Native Americans to Catholicism?

• Churches

• Missions

• Presidios

• Ziggurats

Why did the Spanish missions fail?

• Wildfires wiped out the churches

• Natives were all wiped out by disease

• The area was conquered by the French

• Local natives rejected Spanish culture/religion

What year was the Texas Revolution (including the Alamo, Goliad Massacre, Battle of San Jacinto, etc.)

Who won the Battle of the Alamo?

• Mexico

• U.S.

• Texas

• Spain

Which battle did the Texans hold off the Mexican Army for 13 days before being defeated?

• The Alamo

• Gonzalez

• Goliad Massacre

• San Jacinto

Which battle won the Texas Revolution for Texas?

• The Alamo

• Gonzalez

• Goliad Massacre

• San Jacinto

Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• James K. Polk

Why did the U.S. initially DELAY bringing Texas into the Union?

• The U.S. didn't want to go to war with Mexico

• Manifest Destiny said that the U.S. was destined to spread West into Texas

• They didn't want to upset the slave/free state balance

• Southerners wanted to expand slavery West