CBA 2 Review

Pick 2 answers. What two animals were important to the Native Americans who made up the plains culture?

• sheep 

• horses 

   

• cattle 

   

• buffalo 

Many early people and Native Americans survived by being nomads or hunters and gatherers. What changed the way people lived?

• farming

• ranching

• fishing

• irrigating

How have the people living in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas learned to adapt to its lack of water?

• they do not farm

• use rain water for their water source

• using aquifers in the region

• irrigating water from the Rio Grande

When Spain began to build settlements, Spanish soldiers duties included:

• protecting the mission and nearby settlements

• maintaining control over Native Americans in the missions

• scouting the countryside for intruders

• all of the above

One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios was by —

• introducing Spanish foods to the new settlers

• requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion

• administering Spanish language tests to settlers

• expecting Anglo settlers to wear Spanish clothing

Which of the following is a contribution of Stephen F. Austin to the development of Texas?

• He established a mission at Galveston Bay.

• He explored the Rio Grande and West Texas.

• He helped draft the Mexican Constitution of 1824.

• He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas.

Cabeza de Vaca was not the first Spaniard to explore the interior of Texas. 

• true

• false

Early European explorers wanted to explore the Americas to gain land for their country and find______. 

Erasmo Seguin is a native Texan elected as a delegate to the Convention of 1836.

• true

• false

What did Santa Anna do in 1834 that angered American settlers in Texas?

• he closed the catholic churches

• declared himself a dictator

• refused to let SFA out of jail