WorksheetsTexas History CBA Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the most important natural resource for survival?
a)
Water
b)
Food
c)
Shelter
d)
Sunlight
2.
Identify the 4 Geographic Regions of Texas?
a)
Dallas, Austin, Frisco, Houston
b)
Forth Worth, Denton,Plano,Mckinney
c)
Plains, Ocean front, Coastal, Forest
d)
Mountains & Basins, Gulf Coastal Plains, Great Plains, Central Plains
3.
Which of these areas of Texas receives the least amount of average rainfall?
a)
Panhandle
b)
Gulf Coast
c)
Hill Country
d)
Mountains Of West Texas
4.
Who wrote the Texas Declaration Of Independence?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
George Childress
c)
Lorenzo de Zavala
d)
David G. Burnet
5.
What brought French explorer Rene'-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de LaSalle to the coast of Texas?
a)
He thought this was the Mississippi River emptied with the Gulf of Mexico
b)
He believed the Texas Indians had Gold
c)
He was looking for the "Fountain Of Youth"
d)
He needed a passage to Asia
6.
1519 was significant to Texas History because in the year-
a)
Mexico gained power from Spain
b)
Missions was started
c)
the coast of Texas was mapped out
d)
Texas declared freedom from Mexico
7.
This explorer is known for being the first to map the TX Coast Line in 1519 and claimed the territory of TX for Spain.
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Columbus
c)
Pineda
d)
LaSalle
8.
3 Motivations for European Exploration….Hint….3 Gs
a)
Games, Greens, Green tea
b)
Gold,Grapes,Grass
c)
Glory, Goods, God
d)
GOD, GLORY, GOLD
9.
Who is the explorer who conquered the Aztecs in 1521 and built the new city Mexico City in New Spain?
a)
Cortez
b)
Columbus
c)
Pineda
d)
LaSalle
10.
In 1492, this explorer sailed the ocean blue and is the first to discover the New World.
a)
Columbus
b)
LaSalle
c)
Pineda
d)
De Vaca
11.
This French explorer shipwrecked on Matagorda Bay where he built Fort St. Louis and was seen as a threat to Spain.
a)
LaSalle
b)
Columbus
c)
Pineda
d)
Stephen F. Austin
12.
The trade or transfer of goods, ideas, languages, plants, animals etc. between the European cultures and the New World Cultures is known as what?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
US Trade
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Triangle Trade
13.
The freedom of speech has to do with which amendment?
a)
Second Amendment
b)
First Amendment
c)
Fifth Amendment
d)
Sixth Amendment
14.
This priest asked the French for help in rebuilding missions in East Texas which caused more tension between Spain and France.
a)
Francisco Hildalgo
b)
Frances
c)
James Long
d)
Philip Nolan
15.
- Amarillo
-Midland
-Lubbock
-Odessa
In which region of Texas are these four cities located?
-Midland
-Lubbock
-Odessa
In which region of Texas are these four cities located?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountain and Basins
16.
This man was a representative from Texas and he helped write the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824. He supported US Immigration for Mexican settlement of TX.
a)
Erasmo Seguin
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
Sam Houston
d)
James Long
17.
Identify a significant empresarios who helped in Mexican settlement of Texas?
a)
Jose GutierrezAugustus McGeePhillip NolanDr. James LongJean Lafitte
b)
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
c)
Stephen F. Austin – 1st Empresario and brought more settlers to TX than any other – Father of TXMartin De Leon – found a primarily Mexican ColonyGreen DeWitt – colony located on Gulf Coast – his land grant was for 400 families
d)
Marques de Rubi
18.
Which law was a cause of the Revolution and outlawed US immigration to Texas?
a)
Battles Of Gonzales
b)
Law of April 6, 1830
c)
The Alamo
d)
The Law of the Revolution
19.
This person was put in prison at Anahuac and then became a commander at the Alamo and wrote a letter to “The People of Texas and All Americans in the World”.
a)
William B. Travis
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Stephen F. Austin
d)
James Fannin
20.
Which activities took place in Catholic missions in Texas during the eighteenth century?
a)
Priests led Indians through their daily activities
b)
Indians learned to become better hunters
c)
Indians chiefs ordered the removal of priests
d)
Indian priests conducted local rituals
21.
At this battle on March 6, 1836, Santa Anna defeated the Texans commanded by Travis and Bowie. Sam Houston thought defending it was a bad idea and wanted it destroyed prior to the battle
a)
The Alamo
b)
Battle Of Gonzalos
c)
Battle Of Turtle Creek
d)
Spanish American War
22.
This battle, on April 21, 1836, ended the Texas Revolution with the Texans (led by Sam Houston) capturing Santa Anna and his army in 18 minutes.
a)
The Alamo
b)
The Battle At Burker Hill
c)
The Battle Of Seige
d)
The Battle of San Jacinto
23.
This man was the leader of the Texas Army during the Revolution and became the first President of Texas. He was a friend of the Native Americans and favored lowering the debt during both of his terms
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Lamar
c)
Stephen F Austin
d)
Tom Brady
24.
Both the United States and Texas have this type of government established in the Constitution which citizens elect representatives to carry out the will of the people.
a)
Constitution
b)
Bill Of Rights
c)
Republic
d)
Federal
25.
This principle of Government means that the ultimate power and final authority rests with the people.
a)
Federalism
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Republic
d)
Checks and Balances
26.
Both the United States and Texas practice this principle of the Constitution in which the power of the government is shared or divided between the national and state governments
a)
Federalism
b)
Republic
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Checks and Balances
27.
Knowing that you can do things in your community to make it better such as volunteering at local organizations and writing letters to your local government officials to change laws that you feel are important is known as __________________.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Federalism
d)
Civic Participation
28.
The Governor vetoing a bill that Congress has passed is an example of this principle of government.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Laws
c)
Civil Government
d)
Congress
29.
Article 1. The Mexican Nation is forever free and Independent of the Spanish governement, and every other power.
a)
United States Constition
b)
Mexican Declaration of Independence
c)
Federal Constitution Of Mexico of 1824
d)
Texas Declaration of Independence
30.
They seized the old Stone Fort and declared the new and independent Republic of _________
a)
Texas
b)
Fredonia
c)
New Mexico
d)
Nacodoches
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