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Unit 1 & 2 Exam

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What river creates the border between Texas and Oklahoma?
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Red River
c)
Sabine River
d)
Trinity River
2.
The Rio Grande creates the border between Texas and.....
a)
New Mexico
b)
United States
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
3.
What large body of water borders Texas to the southeast?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Gulf of California
4.
Which state does NOT border Texas?
a)
Arkansas
b)
New Mexico
c)
Arizona
d)
Oklahoma
5.
How many states border Texas?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
6.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Gulf of Mexico
7.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Gulf of Mexico
8.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Rio Grande
9.
Identify the area
a)
Arkansas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
New Mexico
d)
Mexico
10.
Identify the area
a)
Arkansas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
New Mexico
d)
Mexico
11.
Identify the area
a)
Mexico
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Arkansas
d)
Louisiana
12.
Identify the area
a)
Mexico
b)
New Mexico
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Arkansas
13.
Identify the area
a)
Louisiana
b)
New Mexico
c)
Mexico
d)
Arkansas
14.
What city is this?
a)
Brownsville
b)
El Paso
c)
Fort Worth
d)
Galveston
15.
What region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
16.
What Region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
Great Plains
17.
What region is this?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
18.
What region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
19.
What city is this?
a)
Houston
b)
El Paso
c)
Dallas
d)
Amarillo
20.
What city is this?
a)
Dallas
b)
Corpus Christi
c)
Houston
d)
Austin
21.
What is the capitol of Texas?
a)
Dallas
b)
Houston
c)
San Antonio
d)
Austin
22.
Culture
a)
The language of a particular group.
b)
the traditions, beliefs,language, and arts of a particular group,
c)
The beliefs of a particular group.
d)
The arts of a particular group.
23.
What was the effect of the establishment of Fort St. Louis on France?
a)
France lost its other North 
American claims, 
including the entire Mississippi River 
Valley.
b)
France established trade with 
Native Americans, a relationship that lasted into the 
early 1800s
c)
France gained a strong 
foothold in Texas, 
beginning a long 
period of settlement.
d)
France extended its claims 
in North America to include the entire coast of the Gulf of 
Mexico.
24.
 What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's 
exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?
a)
 His exploration included
the first group of Europeans to enter what is now Texas.
b)
 His journey inspired conquistadores
to explore what is now Texas.
c)
He was the first European
to explore and map what is now the
Texas coastline.
d)
He led explorers to an
island near
present-day Galveston.
25.
What was the effect of Cabeza 
de Vaca's journey through 
Texas in 1535-­36?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca became very wealthy 
because of the gold and minerals 
he found as he traveled through Texas.
b)
Cabeza de Vaca founded 
the settlement of 
Galveston.
c)
Cabeza de Vaca's stories 
about his 
journey became the reason other conquistadores 
wanted to 
explore Texas.
d)
Cabeza de Vaca's expedition 
taught 
the French that 
Texas was not a place 
that 
should be settled.
26.
Which of the following statements 
best summarizes La Salle's leadership?​
a)
 ​La Salle was personally 
responsible for all of the 
unfortunate events that happened at Fort St. Louis.
b)
La Salle never attempted to 
take advantage of France's 
claims to the Mississippi River Valley.
c)
La Salle was timid and 
unable to respond in any positive 
way to the challenges of establishing a colony.
d)
La Salle was brave and daring 
but lacked navigation skills 
and the confidence of his followers.
27.
Which sequence explains how events in Europe in the 1400s led to the Age of Contact in Texas in the 1500s and 1600s?
a)
Europe to Asia land routes not mapped 
→ European traders got lost
 → Spanish explorers accidentally find Texas
b)
Europeans search for sea routes to Asia 
→ Spanish come to the Americas 
→ Spanish conquistadores explore Texas
c)
Ottomans force traders to go by sea to Asia 
→ Columbus makes contact with the Karankawa 
→ Spanish settlers move to Texas 
d)
European traders lack navigation tools to travel by land to Asia 
→ go by sea instead 
→ Spain discovers Texas
28.
Why did the French king want LaSalle to colonize the areas around the Mississippi River?
a)
He wanted to learn to kayak 
b)
He wanted to control the trade
c)
He wanted to have the ultimate power
d)
He wanted to transport colonists
29.
Many explorers viewed the Natives as?
a)
cute
b)
intellegient
c)
inferior
d)
kind
30.
Cabeza de Vaca was kept as a semi slave by which Native American tribe?
a)
Comanche
b)
Apache
c)
Caddos
d)
Karankawas
31.
Which country explored in present-day Texas first? 
a)
France
b)
Sweden
c)
Spain
d)
Netherlands
32.
Which country colonized along the Mississippi river?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Europe
d)
Arlington
33.
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Charleston
c)
St. Augustine
d)
Plymouth Rock
34.
Who was responsible for establishing Spain's claims in the New World?
a)
Columbo
b)
Dias
c)
Cabral
d)
Columbus
35.
How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?
a)
They prayed for the Native Americans.
b)
They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.
c)
They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.
d)
They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.
36.
How did American Indians in Texas obtain their food?
a)
at the local market
b)
hunting, farming and gathering
c)
from the chief
d)
by train or boat
37.
What does "nomadic" mean?
a)
living in cold areas
b)
being nice, not mad
c)
an Indian tribe
d)
moving from place to place
38.
What does "adapt to your environment" mean?
a)
change made to fit your surroundings
b)
change in the weather or climate
c)
taking care of the Earth
d)
making changes to the weather
39.
Why did some American Indian tribes move from place to place?
a)
they didn't have permanent homes
b)
running away from the soldiers
c)
following their food source
d)
didn't like the weather or climate
40.
Jumano
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
41.
Coahuiltecan
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
42.
Largest, most advanced tribes
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
43.
Used dugout canoes
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
44.
Mostly lived in the Great Plains region
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
45.
Caddo
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
46.
Were the best hunters
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
47.
Comanche
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
48.
Karankawa
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
49.
Lived in adobe homes made of clay brick
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
50.
Lived in beehive shaped houses
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
51.
Were the best farmers (agricultural)
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
52.
Mostly lived in the Mountains and Basins region
a)
Gulf Coast
b)
Plains
c)
Pueblo
d)
Southeastern
53.
Indigenous means:
a)
a. Originating in a specific place or region
b)
b.Tools, weapons, and other objects made by people
c)
c. Someone who moves from place to place
d)
 d.  Mitotes
54.
The Plains Indians lived in this type of home:
a)
Teepee
b)
Plank House
c)
Longhouse or Wigwam
d)
Pueblo
55.
The greatest killer of the American Indians was __________________.
a)
Fire
b)
Natural Disasters
c)
Various Diseases
d)
Lack of knowledge
56.
What natural resource are most cities in Texas located near?
a)
Water
b)
Oil
c)
Gas
d)
Timber
57.
What is a Spanish soldier/explorer that wanted riches, power, & glory for Spain, in the conquest of the Americas?
a)
Friar
b)
Priest
c)
Conquistador
d)
Karankawa
58.
What country funded the expedition of Christopher Columbus?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
United States
59.
What explorer defeated the Aztecs with the help of guns, germs, & steel?
a)
Coronado
b)
Cortes
c)
Pineda
d)
Columbus
60.
Which region of Texas is the largest in geographic area and population size?
a)
Central Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
Coastal Plains
61.
How were the Gulf Indians different from the Plains Indians?
a)
They ate large amounts of oysters, clams, turtles, and fish
b)
They lived in cone-shaped tents made of buffalo hides.
c)
They were among the first tribes to grow wheat.
d)
They conducted extensive trade with the Aztecs of Mexico.
62.
How were the cultures of the Caddo and the Karankawa different?
a)
The Karankawa were patrilineal society and the Caddo were matrilineal society
b)
Caddo were a agricultural society and the Karankawa were nomadic and hunted
c)
Caddo lived in the Southwest Texas and the Karankawa lived in the coastal plains
d)
Caddo were nomadic and hunted and the Karankawa were farmers and lived in huts
63.
In which region is Houston located?
a)
Coastal
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
64.
How are the Coastal Plains and Mountains and Basins different?
a)
Coastal Plains are dry; Mountains and Basins are wet
b)
Coastal plains have mountains; Mountains and basins are flat
c)
Coastal Plains are wet; Mountains and Basins are dry
d)
They are both flat
65.
the Christian retaking of Spain. 700 year battle
a)
expedition
b)
reconquista
c)
vicroy
66.
When did the Reconquista end?
a)
1492
b)
1278
c)
1398
d)
1457
67.
Efforts to retake Spain from the Moors was called ____, meaning reconquest.
a)
Heresy
b)
Spanish Inquisition
c)
Crusades
d)
Reconquista