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WorksheetsTexas History
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What region in Texas borders the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
2.
Which Native American group lived in a beehive shaped home and was arranged as a confederacy?
a)
Caddo
b)
Karankawa
c)
Jumano
d)
Comanche
3.
Which explorer searched for the seven cities of gold?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
De Soto
c)
Coronado
d)
LaSalle
4.
This explorer missed the mouth of the Mississippi on his 2nd expedition, and his ship sank off the coast of Matagorda Bay.
a)
LaSalle
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Columbus
5.
Spanish ______________ were built in Texas to claim the land and teach the Native Americans religion.
a)
missions
b)
presidios
c)
villas
d)
none of the above
6.
Who started the Austin Colony? He is also know as "The Father of Texas".
a)
Moses Austin
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
Gail Borden
d)
Lorenzo de Zavala
7.
_________________ became a dictator in Mexico, and Texans began to get angry with his decisions.
a)
Lorenzo de Zavala
b)
Martin de Leon
c)
Santa Anna
d)
All of the above
8.
What battle of the Texas Revolution was fought over a cannon? (hint: Come and Take It)
a)
Gonzales
b)
Goliad
c)
San Antonio
d)
The Alamo
9.
What battle ended the Texas Revolution?
a)
The Alamo
b)
San Antonio
c)
San Jacinto
d)
Gonzales
10.
Sam Houston was in favor of _______________. He wanted Texas to join the United States.
a)
annexation
b)
resolution
c)
legislature
d)
government
11.
Texas joined the ________________ during the Civil War because they supported slavery.
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
c)
United States
d)
None of the above
12.
What new breed of cattle was created in the late 1800s? (hint: it is our state's large mammal)
a)
Quarter Horse
b)
Longhorn
c)
Armadillo
d)
Grizzly Bear
13.
Which ranch has more than 800,000 acres of land today?
a)
XIT Ranch
b)
Long S Ranch
c)
King Ranch
d)
JA Ranch
14.
How do ranchers identify their cattle?
a)
branding
b)
cattle drives
c)
line riders
d)
round ups
15.
How do ranchers identify their cattle?
a)
branding
b)
cattle drives
c)
line riders
d)
round ups
16.
What group of people had the largest impact on building railroads in Texas?
a)
Chinese
b)
Native Americans
c)
Texans
d)
Japanese
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