Texas Studies Weekly Grade 4 Week 4

What is the estimated total population of Texas?

• 29,000

• 290,000

• 2.9 million

• 29 million

Which of the following is NOT an example of a need?

• television

• water

• food

• shelter

Many early settlers in Texas formed communities near sources of _______ to meet their basic needs.

• water

• transportation

• entertainment

• oil

Who were the first inhabitants that lived in Texas?

• American Indians

• American settlers

• European colonists

• Mexican exlorers

Spanish soldiers built forts across Texas called _______

• missions

• outposts

• presidios

• castillos

Where were the first missions in Texas constructed?

• Austin

• El Paso

• San Antonio

• Dallas

Mexico gained its independence from which country?

• England

• France

• Spain

• United States

Who was one of the first American settlers to create a colony in Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• Joseph Glidden

A/An _______ was a land agent that encouraged immigration to Texas.

• presidio

• empresario

• missionary

• surveyor

The largest immigrant group to settle in Texas came from _______ .

• Ireland

• Germany

• Poland

• Hungary