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Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who made two trips with Spanish explorers?
a)
LaSalle
b)
Estevanico
c)
DeSoto
d)
Onate
2.
What Indian group did the Spanish stay away from?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Comanche
c)
Caddo
d)
Cohuiltecan
3.
In what region did Stephen F. Austin settle his land grant?
a)
Mountain & Basin 
b)
Great Plains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
4.
Who was behind the Fredonian Rebellion?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Green DeWitt
c)
Martin DeLeon
d)
Haden Edwards
5.
How did Spain try to gain control of Texas?
a)
by enslaving Indians and taking them back to Spain
b)
by engaging in a war with the Indians
c)
by trading with the French explorers
d)
by building missions and inviting the Indians to live with them
6.
What caused the mission system to fail?
a)
The English had a better plan and the Indians preferred their methods.
b)
LaSalle's settlement offered a better life. 
c)
Drought, disease, & lack of interest from the Indians.
d)
The Spanish king quit funding the missions.
7.
The mission walls were used for more than keeping the enemy out.  What else were they used for?
a)
sleeping quarters
b)
storage
c)
wind barrier
d)
walking trail
8.
Which explorer was the first in Texas?
a)
Columbus
b)
Coronado
c)
Cortez
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
9.
What other Indian cultures were in Texas?
a)
Northeastern & Mestizo 
b)
Plains & Gulf 
c)
Tejano & Central
d)
Adobe & Southwestern
10.
What did this treaty create?
a)
The newly formed Spanish/US Border
b)
The Sabine River as the border of Texas
c)
It divided the US territory from the Missouri territory.
d)
It added land to Mexico
11.
What geographic features did Stephen F. Austin chose in his land grant?
a)
mountains
b)
rivers
c)
escarpments
d)
deserts
12.
How did Spain accomplish their goal of claiming land in Texas?
a)
They purchased land from the Indians.
b)
They built missions and presidios.
c)
The King came from Spain and claimed it.
d)
They fought the French in a war and won the land.
13.
How did the Indians water crops at the missions?
a)
They created an aqueduct system.
b)
They only farmed along the river.
c)
They used water wells and buckets.
d)
They used a stick to get water from the ground.
14.
What was the motivation for Spanish exploration?
a)
Age of Journeys
b)
Gold, God & Glory
c)
Finding Cibola
d)
Trading with Indians
15.
What culture had the greatest influenced on Texas?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Portugal
16.
What group settled in Texas first?
a)
Native Indians
b)
Old Three Hundred
c)
Spanish settlers
d)
Pilgrims
17.
Why did explorers and settlers follow and set up near rivers?
a)
Water for drinking & cooking
b)
water for bathing & food source
c)
water for traveling in or on
d)
All answers apply
18.

Who is this?

a)

Moses Austin

b)

Baron de Bastrop

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

David G. Burnett

19.

What treaty defined the Sabine River as the border of Texas?

a)

Treaty of Velasco

b)

Austin - Houston Treaty

c)

Treaty of Versaille

d)

Adams - Onis Treaty

20.

Which explorer survived shipwreck, starvation, a difficult journey, and slavery in the early 1500s?

a)

DeSoto

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Moscoso

d)

LaSalle

21.

What was the name of the ship that changed history in Texas?

a)

LaSalle

b)

La Belle

c)

La Joie

d)

La Amie

22.

Who traveled with Cabeza de Vaca?

a)

Estevanico

b)

Estephano

c)

Ezekiel

d)

Ezra

23.

Where did most of the Old Three Hundred come from?

a)

Western Europe

b)

Eastern Canada

c)

Northern United States

d)

Southern United States

24.
Which of the following makes you experience success in Mrs. Ainsworth's classroom?
a)
Read history books and watch the news.
b)
Watch YouTube and take quizlets.
c)
Do every extra credit assignment possible!
d)
Pay attention, study, use your logic!
25.

What region was the first land grant in?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountain & Basin Region

26.

Which of the following is NOT an influence of the Spanish culture in Texas?

a)

Catholic faith

b)

Spanish language

c)

Ranching industry

d)

Shipping industry

27.

What water is a border of Texas?

a)

The Gulf of Mexico

b)

Sabine River

c)

Red River

d)

All apply

28.

In what region would you find Palo Duro Canyon?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountain & Basin Region

c)

Great Plains

d)

Central Plains

29.

What region did the Puebloan Indians live in?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountain & Basin

c)

Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

30.

What did Cabeza de Vaca do that encouraged more explorers to come to Texas?

a)

He found the city of gold.

b)

He wrote a report on all that he saw and experienced in his travels.

c)

He brought natives back to Spain with him and people were intrigued.

d)

He established the first mission in Texas.

31.

Who was in Texas first? The European Settlers or the American citizens?

a)

The European settlers

b)

American citizens

32.

Empresarios were looking for __________________ families to settle in Mexico owned Texas in their new colonies.

a)

wealthy

b)

respectable

c)

slave owning

d)

centralist leaning

33.

What native culture was in East Texas?

a)

Puebloan

b)

Plains

c)

Gulf

d)

Southeastern

34.

Stephen F. Austin named the capital of his colony (a)   .

35.

Which culture group centered their lives around hunting the buffalo and fighting wars against their enemies? [hint: this group included the tribes known as "Comanche", "Apache", and "Kiowa"]

A
B
C
D
36.

During the era known as "Natural Texas and Its People", you learned about different Native Texan culture groups. For example, the ​ (a)   culture group [including the Comanche, ​ (b)   , and Tonkawa tribes] lived in ​teepees and hunted the ​ (c)   . These groups adapted to their ​ (d)   and protected the ​ (e)   [like rivers and grasslands] in their area.

Choose from the below words
Plains
Apache
buffalo
environment
natural resources
37.

What indian tribe was best known for hunting on horseback?

a)

Comanche

b)

Caddo

c)

Karankawa

d)

Apache

38.

Which THREE [3] of these tribes were a part of the "PLAINS" culture group? [hint: they lived in teepees and hunted the buffalo]

  • -

  • YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

a)

Comanche

b)

Apache

c)

Tonkawa

d)

Jumano

e)

Karankawa

39.

What was Spain's reaction to LaSalle's expedition in the New World and what is modern day Texas?

a)

Spain had no reaction, they were still not interested in modern day Texas

b)

The Spanish recruited him as a conquistador

c)

Spain declared war on France

d)

Spain panicked and began to have a renewed interest by establishing settlements in modern day Texas

40.

Spanish explorers came to the New World for all of the following reasons except

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

Escape religious persecution

41.

During the 1820s, the population of Texas ​ (a)   when a group of people called ​ (b)   brought new Anglo settlers to Texas and sold them land grants. The most successful one was ​ (c)   who led a group called ​ (d)   and founded a colony capital called ​ (e)   on the Brazos River.

Choose from the below words
increased
decreased
empresarios
filibusters
Stephen F. Austin
David G. Burnet
the Old Three Hundred
the Texas Rangers
San Felipe
San Antonio
42.

Match the following

a)

1519

1.

Pineda maps the Texas Coast

b)

1528-1536

2.

Cabeza de Vaca is stranded in Texas

c)

1542

3.

Coronado returns and Spain leaves Texas

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