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Early Texas Settlements Review

Authored by Becky Koscielniak

Social Studies

4th Grade

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Early Texas Settlements Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the reasons for European exploration and settlement in Texas?

competition, economic opportunity, and desire for expansion

to find rare animals, flowers, and gems

to escape wars in their own countries

to meet new people and learn about different cultures

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer was known for claiming Texas for France in the 17th Century?

Cabeza de Vaca

Francisco Coronado

Rene' Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

Stephen F. Austin

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role did Stephen F. Austin play in the settlement of Texas?

He was a famous scientist who discovered new animals in Texas.

He led the Mexican War of Independence.

He was a significant empresario who brought settlers to Texas in the 19th century.

He explored Texas looking for gold and treasure.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Spanish establish missions and settlements in Texas?

to establish a new country in North America

to find a warm place to live

to convert Indigenous people to Christianity and to protect the land they claimed

to start a new trading business with other European countnries

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which individual played a key role in the Mexican War of Independence?

Francisco Coronado

Father Miguel Hidalgo

Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares

Cabeza de Vaca

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main economic motivation for empresarios like martin de Leon?

to find religious artifacts

to discover new trade routes to Asia

to bring settlers to Texas and sell land for profit

to establish missions in Texas

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A religious community and a place where priests or religious workers live and teach their faith to the local people

mission

presidio

empresario

colonization

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