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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
James Long and Philip Nolan were __________, waging unofficial war, who tried to invade Texas twice and was captured on his second attempt and executed.
a)
Filibusters
b)
Republicans
c)
Frenchmen
d)
Democrats
2.
In the treaty of Cordoba 1821 Spain agreed to do what?
a)
Sell Texas to America
b)
Remove troops from Mexico
c)
Go to war with the US to help Mexico deal with Texas
d)
Execute any filibuster that was caught in Texas.
3.
Who was the first ANGLO American to get permission to bring settlers to Texas?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Baron de Bastrop
c)
Moses Austin
d)
Miguel Hidalgo
4.
How did EMPRESARIOS impact Texas?
a)
They kept American settlers from coming to Texas.
b)
They increased the population by bringing settlers to Texas.
c)
They had no impact at all.
5.
The first settlers of Stephen F. Austin's colony were known as
a)
the Old Three Hundred
b)
San Antonio de Valero
c)
the Fillibusters
6.
All of the following were requirements to come to Stephen F. Austins colony in Texas EXCEPT -
a)
become Catholic
b)
take an oath of allegiance to Mexico
c)
become citizens of Mexico
d)
be willing to steal from Native Americans in the region
7.
Why did farmers want to move to Texas?
a)
Good soil, warm climate made it good for agriculture
b)
Texas had a cold climate so growing crops would not be possible
c)
The land was expensive so farmers could make more money buying land then re-selling it for more money
d)
Mexico did not want Texas to have any farms so they did not allow anyone to come.
8.
Which of the following would have wanted to move to Texas?
a)
a Farmer
b)
a Banker
c)
a Blacksmith
9.
Which of the following is NOT an era WE have discussed in class?
a)
Natural Texas and it's People
b)
Spanish Colonial
c)
Age of Contact
d)
Modern Texas
10.
What year did the United States purchase Louisiana?
a)
1803
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1863
11.
What did Louisiana do to the size of the United States?
a)
Halved it
b)
Doubled it
c)
Nothing
d)
Made it 3 times as large
12.
What era of Texas history are we now studying?
a)
Mexican National
b)
Spanish Colonial
c)
Texas and it's People
d)
Age of Contact
13.
Why did most of the missions in Texas fail?
a)
Because Native Americans rejected Christianity and Spanish life
b)
The missions ran out of food and they starved.
c)
They converted too many Native Americans to Christianity and no longer needed the missions.
d)
The Spanish king called them back to Spain.
14.
Influences of the Spanish culture in Texas can be seen in what?
a)
City names
b)
River names
c)
Both City names and River names
d)
Neither. There is no Spanish influence.
15.
________________________ was built as a half-way point between New Spain and the East Texas missions.
a)
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
b)
San Antonio de Valero
c)
San Francisco de los Tejas
d)
Santa Cruz de San Saba
16.
Why would settlers settle near waterways?
a)
easy to trade and good for transportation
b)
they wouldn't, they settled far away from rivers
17.
Anglos are what?
a)
white people
b)
native american tribes
c)
Spanish Nobility
d)
Africans
18.
A presidio is designed to do what?
a)
protect the mission
b)
convert natives to christianity
19.
What is a mission?
a)
Religious settlement
b)
Place that protects the religious settlement
c)
An objective that one needs to finish
20.
The first permanent European settlement in Texas was...
a)
Corpus Cristi de la Ysleta
b)
San Francisco de las Tejas
c)
Goliad
d)
San Antonio de Valero
21.
The Eras of Texas in order are: Natural Texas, Age of Contact, Spanish Colonial, Mexican National.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What came first?
a)
Pineda mapped the Texas Coast
b)
Native American's come into contact with Spanish
c)
Spanish set up missions and presidios
23.
How did EMPRESARIOS affect Texas?
a)
They increased the population by bringing people to Texas
b)
They purchased the Louisiana territory from France
c)
They converted Native Americans to Catholicism
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