Texas History Fall Exam Review

 Which region receives the least amount of annual precipitation?  

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountain and Basins

-Largest natural region in Texas

-Borders include the Sabine River ang Gulf of Mexico

-Rich black soil, good for raising cattle

-Houston and Austin

These are characteristics of which geographic region of Texas?

• Mountain and Basins

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Regions

• Great Plains

The Great Plains region compared to the Coastal Plains region has?

• a higher population

• a higher elevation

• more beaches

• more rivers

-Europeans from Spain explore and document Texas

-Europeans claim land and resources

-First Map of Texas created by Pineda in 1819

Which era is described above?

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial Era

• Mexican National Era

• Revolution and Republic Era

Which of the following explorers correctly matches with the role he played during the Age of Contact?

• Francisco Coronado- Built Fort St. Louis in Texas

• LaSalle- Searched for Cities of Gold in Texas

• Cabeza de Vaca- Claimed Mississippi River for France

• Alonzo de Pineda- In 1519 created the first map of Texas

-Western Gulf

-Plains

-Puebloan

-Southeastern

Which of the following statements best compares the cultures listed above? 

• Puebloan and Southeastern cultures often lived in permanent homes because they grew crops.

• Plains and West Gulf cultures had limited access to wildlife as a food source.

• Plains cultures were more likely to fish than Western Gulf Cultures.

• Puebloan cultures lived in tipis and were nomadic, but Southeastern cultures lived in adobe huts. 

Which of the following statements best describes the Age of Contact?

• In an effort to colonize Texas, Spanish missions were developed in Texas.

• Father Miguel Hidalgo will call Mexicans to fight for their independence.

• Europeans explorers come into contact with American Indians as they attempt to obtain valuable resources and territory.

• Europeans explore the Americas but find nothing or anyone living in the area. 

-El Paso

-Rio Grande

-Bexar County

Which statement best complete the following?

• Cities in Texas

• Spanish Influences on Texas

• Coastal Locations in Texas

• Catholic Missions in Texas

What is significant about the year 1845?

• Texas receives independence from Mexico

• Texas receives independence from Spain

• Texas is annexed to Mexico

• Texas is annexed to the U.S

-Spain established Missions and Presidios to colonize Texas and keep the French out

-Spanish Priest tried to convert Native Americans to Catholicism and spread Spanish culture

-San Antonio established in 1719

Which era is described above?

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial Era

• Mexican National Era

• Revolution and Republic Era