TX23 - Fall Sem Exam Review 2

• * Coastal Plains

• * North Central Plains

• * Great Plains

• * Mountains and Basins

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Which of the 4 regions of Texas has the highest elevation?

Texas is divided into __ different regions, based primarily on climate and physical features [like elevation].

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• 4

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Which TWO [2] of these European countries claimed land in Texas during the era known as the "Age of Contact"?

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YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

• Spain

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Italy

During the ​ (a)   local Native American tribes were invited to live in ​ (b)   and learn about the ​ (c)   .

• Spanish Colonial Era
• Spanish missions
• Catholic religion
• Texas Revolution
• reservations
• farming of cotton

Which TWO [2] of these things happened as a result of Mexico winning independence from Spain in 1821?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

• Texas was now under Mexican governance

• Texans were required to learn how to speak French

• Native tribes were forced out of Texas forever

• Anglo settlement of Texas began, led by Stephen F. Austin

• Gold was discovered in the Mountains of West Texas

Organize these items into the correct categories [each category should have exactly two answers]

Groups:

(a) Fredonian Rebellion

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(b) Turtle Bayou Resolutions

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(c) Law of April 6

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(d) Battle of Gonzales

• stopped immigration from the U.S. to Texas

• first battle of the revolution, fought over a cannon

• made as a reaction to Mier y Teran's report on Texas

• victory showed the Texans that they could win independence

• caused by a dispute over land around Nacogdoches

• Texans wanted Mexico to follow their Constitution of 1824

• Haden Edwards and his militia briefly claimed independence for his colony

• Texans outlined why they were in conflict with the Mexican Army

• * President of Mexico during the revolution

• * Military leader of Mexico during the revolution

• * Dictator who controlled with absolute power

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• Who is described above AND shown in the image provided?

c

Manuel Mier y Teran

Juan Seguin

Baron de Bastrop

Santa Anna

What idea is described below [and pictured as well]?

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• "belief that the U.S. would eventually expand westward from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, occupying all the land in between - including Texas"

b

popular sovereignty

joint resolution

Texas annexation

manifest destiny

During his time as President of Texas, Sam Houston often wanted to make treaties with ​ (a)   to ensure peace between them and the Anglo settlers of Texas.

• Native Americans
• Mexico
• immigrants
• enslaved people

During the late 1830s and early 1840s, the U.S. delayed the annexation of Texas for nearly 10 years. Identify the TWO [2] reasons for this delayed annexation AND briefly explain each one.