WorksheetsTexas History Review Part 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did European countries start exploring the world?
a)
furs, trade, money
b)
gold, God, glory
c)
smallpox, mustangs, Cibola
d)
Texas
2.
Which river is the northern border of Texas?
a)
Red River
b)
Trinity River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Brazos River
3.
What French explorer accidentally landed in Texas and threatened Spain's hold on that land?
a)
Cortes
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
La Salle
d)
Moscoso
4.
Which of the following is true of all American Indian groups in early Texas?
a)
they almost destroyed their environment
b)
they adapted to and used their environment
c)
they ignored their environment
d)
they used up one natural resource
5.
In what region did the Comanches live?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Great Plains
c)
Mountain and Basins
d)
Piney Woods
6.
Which region in Texas averages the most rainfall?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
7.
What were Spanish soldiers and explorers called?
a)
spices
b)
Portugal
c)
Vikings
d)
conquistadors
8.
The root cause of the US-Mexican War was that
a)
Texas wanted to control Mexico
b)
Mexico and the US could not agree on the Texas-Mexico border
c)
The US stationed soldiers along the Rio Grande
d)
US built a fort at Brownsville
9.
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
Texas became an independent republic
b)
It ended the US-Mexican War
c)
Americans were allowed to settle in Texas
d)
it established peace with the American Indians
10.
What did the Fifteenth Amendment do?
a)
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
b)
permitted Congress to levy an income tax
c)
guaranteed African American men the right to vote
d)
established the election of U.S. senators by popular vote
11.
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
a)
to integrate African
Americans fully into Southern society
b)
to ensure the South
paid off all its war debts
c)
to restore the South
to the Union as quickly as possible
d)
to establish Northern
control over the South
12.
Where did most European immigrants come from ?
a)
United States
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
None of the above
13.
What do we call the belief that the United States should own all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
a)
Ashworth Act
b)
ratification
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
none of the above
14.
The battle of San Jacinto is where Sam Houston defeated the Mexican Army
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The last battle of the Civil War was the
a)
Battle of Sabine Pass
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Galveston
d)
Battle of Palmito Ranch
16.
As President of The Republic of Texas, Sam Houston was against annexation.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What important event happened in 1519?
a)
Coronado found the seven cities of Cibola
b)
Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean
c)
Cabeza de Vaca conquered the Aztecs
d)
Pineda mapped the coast of Texas
18.
La Salle was looking for what major feature, when he discovered Matagorda Bay
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Cibola
c)
Gulf Coast of Texas
d)
Mexico City
19.
Most Spanish colonial towns were near what type of geographic feature?
a)
Oceans
b)
Rivers
c)
Mountains
d)
Forests
20.
What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?
a)
Suffrage for African American men
b)
Citizenship for African Americans
c)
Abolishment of slavery
d)
Prohibition
21.
What did the 14th Amendment accomplish?
a)
Abolished Slavery
b)
Guaranteed citizenship to African Americans
c)
Gave suffrage to African American men
d)
Denied African Americans' Civil Rights
22.
Why is Stephen F. Austin considered the "Father of Texas"?
a)
He was the first president of Texas after the Revolution
b)
He was the first to get permission to bring settlers to Texas
c)
He led the first successful colony in Texas
d)
He defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto
23.
The three branches of government is an example of
a)
checks and balances.
b)
federalism.
c)
separation of powers.
d)
a bicameral legislature.
24.
According to the principle of popular sovereignty, all political power comes from
a)
the federal government.
b)
the state government.
c)
the King
d)
the people
25.
The system in which voters elect officials to represent them in government is called
a)
federalism
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
republicanism
d)
limited government
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