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WorksheetsFall Semester Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which three rivers form natural boundaries around Texas?
a)
Rio Grande, Canadian River, Red River
b)
Rio Grande, Red River, Sabine River
c)
Rio Grande, Pecos River, Red River
d)
Rio Grande, Neches River, Red River
2.
Where is the Coastal Plains region located?
a)
Southeast Texas
b)
Northwest Texas
c)
Northeast Texas
d)
Southwest Texas
3.
The Balcones Escarpment is located
a)
Southwest of Fort Worth, along the Brazos River
b)
East of Dallas, along the border with Louisiana
c)
Northeast of San Antonio
d)
West of Austin and south of Edwards Plateau
4.
Suppose that you are driving from Padre Island to the High Plains. Which of these would appear first on your route?
a)
Balcones Escarpment
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Edwards Plateau
d)
Permian Basin
5.
You are taking the most direct flight route from an airport in Mexico to the city of Houston. Which would you cross?
a)
Palo
Duro Canyon
b)
Rio
Grande
c)
Caprock
Escarpment
d)
Llano
Estacado
6.
How would you describe Caddo homes in the picture?
a)
large, triangular, and made of animal skins
b)
large, bee-hive shaped, made of grasses
c)
small,
flat, and made of earth
d)
long,
rectangular, and made of bricks
7.
Which sentence best summarizes the main idea of this excerpt?
a)
Native Americans lived in different regions throughout the vast and varied lands of Texas
b)
Native Americans taught younger generations how to survive
c)
Native American cultures differed because the geography of Texas and the resources available to early peoples differed
d)
Texas is a large area with many different
landforms, climates, plants, and animals.
8.
Of the explorers included on the map, which of them saw the most of what is now Texas?
a)
Coronado
b)
Oñate
c)
Cabeza
de Vaca
d)
Columbus
9.
According to the map, what lands did Cabeza de Vaca explore and describe in his writings?
a)
present-day
Florida to East Texas
b)
the
Panhandle of present-day Texas
c)
northern
Mexico and present-day New Mexico
d)
present-day
South and West Texas and northern Mexico
10.
Which of the following questions is answered by information in the time line?
a)
Where
did Oñate found a settlement?
b)
From
where did Columbus set sail on his first voyage?
c)
When
did Cabeza de Vaca die?
d)
When
did LaSalle arrive from France?
11.
in what year did Alonso Álvarez de Pineda explore and map the Texas coastline?
a)
1497
b)
1519
c)
1535
d)
1540
12.
Use absolute chronology to determine which of these events on the time line occurred after La Salle explored the Mississippi River.
a)
Cabeza
de Vaca lives with Native Americans in Texas
b)
La
Salle founds Fort St. Louis
c)
Oñate
founds a settlement on the upper Rio Grande
d)
Columbus
crosses the Atlantic, lands on Hispaniola
13.
To protect their claims to lands in Texas against the French, the Spanish
a)
negotiated a series of peace treaties and
alliances with Native Americans
b)
encouraged immigration by asking empresarios to
recruit settlers
c)
asked the United States to join force with them
against the French
d)
built missions, presidios, and towns
14.
During the 1600s, which country challenged Spain’s territorial claims by exploring the region that includes present-day Texas?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
the
Netherlands
15.
In which era did the Europeans establish missions, presidios, and towns on North American lands occupied by Native Americans?
a)
Natural
Texas and Its People
b)
Age
of Contact
c)
Spanish
Colonial
d)
Revolution
and Republic
16.
Which item in the diagram most strongly relates to the Spanish purpose for setting up missions?
a)
river
b)
gate
c)
church
d)
plaza
17.
Which feature of the mission was used for storing food?
a)
arched
walkway
b)
convent
garden
c)
granary
d)
well
18.
Due to the Adams-Onís Treaty, what marked the new northern boundary of Texas?
a)
Canada
b)
Arkansas River
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Gulf of Mexico
19.
What line of longitude became part of New Spain’s eastern border with the United States?
a)
110°
W
b)
90°
W
c)
100°
W
d)
120°
W
20.
Which empresario established the only Texas colony settled mainly by Mexican families?
a)
Lorenzo
de Zavala
b)
Martin De Leon
c)
David G. Burnet
d)
Erasmo Seguín
21.
José de Escandón was an important figure during the European colonization of Texas because he founded
a)
the first Spanish mission in East Texas called
San Francisco de los Tejas
b)
the mission
San Jose y San Miguel de Aquayo, the most successful of the Spanish missions
in Texas
c)
Los Adaes, a presidio that eventually became the
unofficial capital of Spanish TX
d)
twenty
settlements, including Laredo, and became known as “the father of the
lower
Rio Grande Valley.”
22.
Who formed the Revolutionary Army of the North to fight for independence from Spanish rule?
a)
José Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara
b)
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
c)
Agustin de Iturbide
d)
Francisco Mina
23.
How long did it take from the time Austin traveled to Mexico City until the Mexican government agreed to give Austin a contract and grant more land to Texas settlers?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
3 years
d)
4 years
24.
Which of the following headlines best fits in the center circle in this graphic organizer?
a)
Spanish methods of settlement in Texas
b)
Mexican
methods of settlement in Texas
c)
Anglo American methods of
settlement in
Texas
d)
French methods of settlement in Texas
25.
This excerpt describes the provisions of the State Colonization Law of 1825. The law encouraged settlement by
a)
giving land away for free and not requiring
settlers to pay taxes
b)
welcoming people from diverse backgrounds and
religions to settle in Texas
c)
giving similar amounts of land to families and
to single men who married
d)
offering the best land with water resources to
men who married Mexican women
26.
Which two cities were in the department with the greatest population in 1834?
a)
Saint Augustine and Goliad
b)
Anahuac and Liberty
c)
Matagorda and San Felipe
d)
Victoria and Columbia
27.
What was the combined population of the departments that included the cities of Mina and San Antonio de Béxar?
a)
12,000
b)
13,000
c)
17,000
d)
21,000
28.
What was the government of Mexico trying to achieve with this law?
a)
limit Anglo American influence in Texas
b)
limit slavery to Texas and not allow it in Mexico
c)
prepare Texas for independence
d)
prepare to expel Anglo Americans from Texas
29.
Which part of the Law of 1830 would have a direct impact on Anglo American settlers already living in Texas?
a)
outlawing
immigration from the United States
b)
encouraging
immigration from Mexico and Europe
c)
forbidding
enslaved people from being brought into Mexico
d)
adding
taxes to all foreign goods entering Texas
30.
During which year does the event of the headline Pineda Maps Coastline of Texas occur?
a)
1519
b)
1607
c)
2016
d)
1718
31.
Which explorer landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?
a)
Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de la Salle
b)
Hernando Cortes
c)
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
32.
Which motivation led to the European sailors to explore the Americas?
a)
desire to find escape debts
b)
desire to spread democracy
c)
desire to find gold
d)
desire to relieve overcrowding
33.
Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?
a)
Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies
in Texas
b)
American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas
by French settlers
c)
Spanish and French explorers both claimed land
in Texas
d)
Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas
after not finding any gold
34.
The first known dark-skinned Moroccan man to enter Texas was named
a)
Eduardo
b)
Estevanico
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Fray Marcos de Niza
35.
_____ was rumored to be the city of gold but turned out to be a pueblo (village) of flat roofed buildings
a)
Mexico City
b)
Cibola
c)
Austin
d)
St Louis
36.
_____ was the Spanish conquistador who explored the Mississppi.
a)
La Salle
b)
Estevanico
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Hernan de Soto
37.
A viceroy is ________
a)
Spanish
official appointed to rule land claimed by Spain in the New World
b)
a
Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and glory for Spain in the conquest of
Americas
c)
a
military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control
d)
state-sponsored
settlement of people to new territories
38.
Which of the following includes some kind of settlement?
a)
mission
b)
presidio
c)
colonization
d)
all of the above
39.
The most direct result of the French in Texas was
a)
the Native Americans uprising
b)
death of many explorers and natives
c)
the re-interest of Spanish claims in Texas
d)
the Spanish finding gold
40.
Which of the following is a vaquero?
a)
cowboy
b)
soldier
c)
mayor
d)
sheriff
41.
Why is the date 1718 important in Texas history?
a)
founding of San Antonio
b)
founding of Corpus Christi
c)
first Spanish settlement in Texas
d)
Father Hidalgo’s speech for
independence
42.
Which group likely viewed the construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion?
a)
Catholic priests
b)
conquistadors
c)
English settlers
d)
American Indian tribes
43.
Many names of cities in Texas, such as El Paso and San Antonio, reflect the language of –
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
44.
An agreement among countries to work together is called a(n) ______.
a)
association
b)
bargain
c)
alliance
d)
compact
45.
The Seven Years’ War was a conflict between Great Britain and ________ for control of North America
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Canada
d)
Germany
46.
Marques de Rubi was to _____
a)
baptize Native Americans
b)
tour the frontier and recommend a course of
action
c)
close towns in East Texas
d)
build trading
posts
47.
Spain and ________ sided with the 13 North American colonies during the American Revolution
a)
Canada
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Russia
48.
In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from ________.
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Canada
d)
Britian
49.
______ led settlers back into East Texas against the wishes of Spanish authorities
a)
Gil Y’Barbo
b)
Bucareli
c)
Marques de Rubi
d)
Baron de Ripperda
50.
A ______ is an individual who carries out unauthorized warfare against a foreign country
a)
pirate
b)
filibuster
c)
squatter
d)
privateer
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