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Texas History

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the Red River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which is the Rio Grande?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Which is the Brazos River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

The blue region is...

a)

coastal plains

b)

central plains

c)

mountains and basins

d)

great plains

5.

The green region is...

a)

coastal plains

b)

central plains

c)

mountains & basins

d)

great plains

6.

The yellow region is...

a)

coastal plains

b)

central plains

c)

mountains & basins

d)

great plains

7.

The orange region is...

a)

coastal plains

b)

central plains

c)

mountains & basins

d)

great plains

8.

Name this weapon!

a)

spear

b)

atlatl

c)

tomahawk

d)

bow & arrow

9.

Which is not a use for buffalo?

a)

meat to eat

b)

hyde for clothes

c)

to ride into battle

d)

intestines to carry food/water

10.

Which European country controlled most of the Americas in the 1500s?

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

France

11.

The current capital of Texas is...

a)

Washington-on-the-Brazos

b)

San Antonio

c)

Houston

d)

Austin

12.

Who moved the capital to its current location?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

d)

Anton Jones

13.

Which native group lived along the Gulf Coast?

a)

Apache

b)

Jumano

c)

Karankawa

d)

Wichita

14.

What does "apache" mean?

a)

friend

b)

enemy

c)

Texas

d)

Indian

15.

Which tribe greeted the Spanish by saying "Tejas"?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Caddo

c)

Comanche

d)

Kiowa

16.

How did the Comanche travel?

a)

train

b)

horseback

c)

canoes

d)

the did not travel

17.

Which explorer is responsible for destroying the Aztec Empire?

a)

Pizarro

b)

Narvaez

c)

Cortes

d)

Coronado

18.

How did Cabeza de Vaca get to Texas?

a)

horseback

b)

a ship from Spain

c)

a raft from Florida

d)

he was born in Texas

19.

What are the Seven Cities of Cibola?

a)

the countries that have controlled Texas

b)

all of Texas' capitals

c)

legendary cities of gold

d)

cities that produce oil

20.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for Spanish Exploration?

a)

to get new land for Spain

b)

to convert natives to Catholocism

c)

to find treasure in the new world

d)

to unite the tribes

21.

Which happened first?

a)

US annexes Texas

b)

Sam Houston became the President of Texas

c)

The Battle of San Jacinto

d)

Mexico won independence from Spain

22.

Who is an empresario?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Mirabeau Lamar

23.

The battle that was fought over a cannon and gives us the phrase "Come and Take It":

a)

The Alamo

b)

Goliad

c)

Gonzales

d)

San Jacinto

24.

Mission in San Antonio in which Santa Anna led attacks for several days resulting in a bloody loss for Texas:

a)

Presidio la Bahia

b)

Alamo

c)

San Jose

d)

Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

25.

Which is NOT associated with the Battle of San Jacinto?

a)

"Remember the Alamo!"

b)

Santa Anna's capture

c)

"Come and Take It"

d)

the end of the Texas Revolution

26.

Who served as the President of the Republic of Texas twice?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Mirabeau Lamar

c)

Anson Jones

d)

Stephen F. Austin

27.

(choose all that apply) Why did Sam Houston not want the capital moved?

a)

Mexican and Indian relations were tense along frontier

b)

the oil companies were near Houston

c)

there were no railroad tracks in Austin

d)

Lamar was his rival

28.

Sam Houston's name given by the Cherokee:

a)

Black Hawk

b)

Standing Mountain

c)

The Eagle

d)

The Raven

29.

Lamar's solution to Indian relations was to remove them.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Mrs. Tonche never told us

30.

A civilian in Austin fired a cannon at Texas Rangers who were following Sam Houston's orders in what's known as:

a)

The Battle of San Jacinto

b)

The Archives War

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Battle of Austin

31.

Which of these territories were acquired from Mexico?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

As a result of the US War with Mexico, _____________ was determined as the southern border of Texas.

a)

Brazos River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Brownsville

d)

the frontier

33.

Which port city did the Union soldiers blockade in the Civil War?

a)

Houston

b)

Austin

c)

Galveston

d)

West Columbia

34.

How did blockade runners help the Confederate cause?

a)

they snuck past Union ships to deliver supplies

b)

they blocked all ships traveling on Texas rivers

c)

they blocked the cannons by building a wall

d)

messengers ran relays along supply lines

35.

_____________________ ended the Civil War.

a)

Capturing Santa Anna

b)

Sam Houston becoming the President

c)

General Lee surrendering to General Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln's assassination

36.

The black codes were used to

a)

keep former slaves from being truly free

b)

send telegraph messages

c)

keep records of law codes

d)

borrow money from banks

37.

When was Reconstruction?

a)

before the Civil War

b)

during Texas' annexation

c)

after the Civil War

d)

when "The Old 300" settled in Texas

38.

Where was the last battle of the Civil War fought?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Palmito Ranch

c)

Goliad

d)

Washington D.C.

39.

The 13th amendment:

a)

involves state's rights

b)

guaranteed citizenship to all born in the US

c)

gave everyone the right to vote

d)

made slavery illegal

40.

The 14th amendment:

a)

got rid of the poll tax to make voting fair

b)

grants citizenship to all born in the US

c)

made slavery illegal

d)

allowed everyone to vote

41.

The 15th amendment:

a)

gave all freed slaves the right to vote

b)

ended slavery

c)

allowed black men to vote

d)

guaranteed equal protection under the law for everyone

42.

How was extinction used as a tactic against Indians?

a)

Indians relied on the buffalo for their hides/meat

b)

the Indians went extinct

c)

endangered animals were captured and relocated

d)

it wasn't

43.

(choose all that apply) What ended the open range in Texas?

a)

barbed wire enclosures

b)

buffalo extinction

c)

land given to railroad companies

d)

mad cow disease

44.

(choose all that apply) Which describes the railroad industry in Texas?

a)

received free land from the government

b)

bribed politicians to make laws in their favor

c)

transported supplies/products for farmers & ranchers

d)

accused of unfair business practices

45.

The events at Spindletop resulted in:

a)

the destruction of Galveston

b)

Beaumont's "boom" in population

c)

farmers losing their land

d)

the invention of barbed wire

46.

(choose all that apply) The discovery of oil in Texas led to:

a)

the expansion of the auto industry

b)

a decrease in revenue

c)

a state-wide drought

d)

wildcatters taking risks

47.

This is an example of:

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

pictographs

c)

graffiti

d)

petroglyphs

48.

This is an example of:

a)

cross-hatching

b)

petroglyphs

c)

Caddo pottery

d)

pictographs

49.

To formally give up ownership of something

a)

secession

b)

cede

c)

succeed

d)

seeds

50.

Foreign policy is a government's plan to deal with issues ________________ the country, and domestic policy deals with issues _________________ the country.

a)

inside, outside

b)

outside, inside

c)

inside, without

d)

for, against

51.

Conquistador means:

a)

cowboy

b)

conqueror

c)

cattle

d)

church

52.

Vaquero means:

a)

viceroy

b)

cowboy

c)

cattle

d)

hat

53.

Annexation means:

a)

to join or add

b)

to formally give up ownership

c)

to destroy

d)

to confirm

54.

Subsistence farming means:

a)

growing crops only to sell

b)

farming during a drought

c)

farming along railroad tracks

d)

growing enough for personal consumption

55.

Presidio:

a)

president of Spain

b)

prediction of war

c)

built to protect missions

d)

freedom of the press

56.

Which is an example of secession?

a)

establishing the Rio Grande as the border

b)

Texas leaving the United States

c)

Texas joining the United States

d)

Spanish explorers coming to Texas

57.

Roughnecks:

a)

were Texas Rangers

b)

worked in the oil fields

c)

fought against Mexico

d)

were members of "The Old 300"

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