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The Final Review Texas History!

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which region has Fort Worth and Arlington

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

2.

The capital, Austin, can be found in this region. Also San Antonio, Dallas and Houston! The best region with best greenest land, plenty of rain!

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

3.

Who mapped the coast of Texas in 1519, the very first map of Texas?

a)

Cortes

b)

Pineda

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Coronado

4.

What was the purpose of the Spanish mission system?

a)

Protest, serve, and make Native Americans obey the law.

b)

Protect, convert to Christianity, and make the Native Americans into loyal Spanish subjects.

c)

Colonize with Europeans, get rid of Indians, build forts

d)

Protect Anglos, build forts, move Indians away

5.

The Grito de Delores was:

a)

About a lady named Delores crying

b)

Speech encouraging Mexican independence

c)

Speech encouraging Spanish independence

d)

Speech encouraging American independence

6.

In order for Anglos to colonize in Texas, they had to meet requirements of State Colonization Law of 1825. Three of these were:

a)

Be Catholic, have good moral character, and become a permanent resident of Texas

b)

Be Baptist, have good moral character, and become a permanent resident of Texas

c)

Be Anglo, have ok character, and become a permanent resident of Texas

d)

Be Catholic, have decent moral character, and be a sometime resident of Texas

7.

Of the four Empresario we studied, only one is called The Father of Texas. Who is it?

a)

Moses Austin

b)

Stephen F Austin

c)

Martin de Leon

d)

Green DeWitt

8.

Who was the leader of the Fredonian Rebellion?

a)

Stephen F Austin

b)

Moses Austin

c)

Hayden Edwards

d)

Green DeWitt

9.

The Mier y Teran report revealed important findings and resulted in a big impact. What did it find?

a)

Mexicans outnumbered Anglos 10 to 1. Recommendations were used to write the law of April 6, 1830.

b)

Mexicans outnumbered Anglos 20 to 1. Recommendations were used to write the law of April 6, 1830.

c)

Anglos outnumbered Mexicans 10 to 1. Recommendations were used to write the law of April 6, 1830.

d)

Anglos outnumbered Mexican 20 to 1. Recommendations were used to write the law of April 6, 1830.

10.

True or False


In the Turtle Bayou Resolution of 1830, Texans challenged the imprisonment of William B. Travis and Patrick C. Jackson for violating the policies of a Mexican official.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False


Due to their grievances with Santa Anna and fighting that had already began, Texans sent delegates to the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos to organize an ad-interim government and declare independence.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the significance of 1836 in the history of Texas?

a)

Texas was annexed by the United States

b)

Texas won independence from Mexico

c)

Texas succeeded from the Union

d)

Oil was found at Spindletop

13.

How did the physical environment affect the outcome of the Battle of San Jacinto?

a)

The Texan army was surrounded by the Mexican army

b)

The Mexican army was running low on supplies due to the arid landscape

c)

The Mexican army was surrounded by water and took position behind a hill that kept them from seeing the Texan attack before it was too late

d)

The Texan army launched their attack while the Mexican army was sleeping

14.

Which of these was NOT an effect of the Treaty of Velasco?

a)

Rio Grande would be the southern border of Texas

b)

Mexico promised never to invade Texas

c)

Mexico was promised a large sum of money for New Mexico and California

d)

Mexico recognized Texas as an independent nation

15.

How did the cotton gin affect the growth of slavery?

a)

Slavery increased as cotton became more profitable

b)

Slavery decreased because not as many slaves were needed to clean cotton

c)

The invention of the cotton gin directly caused the Civil War

d)

People in the North and the South began to oppose slavery

16.

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected millions of African Americans by...

a)

providing them with voting rights

b)

guaranteeing their freedom of speech

c)

providing them with access to the court system

d)

guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery

17.

What was the economic significance of Galveston before the hurricane?

a)

Galveston was a small city that made money mostly from tourism

b)

Galveston was where most of the cattle drives originated from

c)

Galveston was the capital of Texas

d)

Galveston was home to Texas' largest port and made money from imports and exports

18.

Analyze the information below to answer the question.

Caused by the annexation of Texas to the U.S., Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States. Then Mexico recognized Texas as part of the United States. Finally, the Rio Grande would be the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico


Which event correctly identifies the event described above?

a)

The Civil War

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

19.

Many Texans favored annexation for all of the following reasons except...

a)

Texas was heavily in debt

b)

Many Texans had family ties in the U.S.

c)

They wanted to secede from the United States

d)

They wanted peace and security from Mexico

20.

Use the information below to answer the question that follows.

The boundary between Texas and New Mexico was settled on. Texas paid 10 million to relinquish its territorial claims to pay off its debt to Mexico. California was admitted as a free state. The Fugitive Slave Act was passed.


Based on the above condition, which agreement is being described?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Treaty of Gonzalez

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

21.

A group of African American Calvary soldiers who protected the frontier and tracked Native Americans after the Civil War

a)

United States Calvary

b)

The soldiers of Pancho Villa

c)

Buffalo Soldiers

d)

Native American Soldiers

22.

Use the image to answer the question that follows.


What is the significance of the image?

a)

Eastern expansion in the United States was inevitable

b)

Southerners refused to join the Union army

c)

African Americans protested their treatments and prayed for change

d)

Manifest Destiny; the belief that the United States was destined to stretch from the Atlantic to Pacific

23.

Analyze the information below and then answer the question.


  • Spindletop
  • Industrialization
  • Urbanization
  • Progressive reforms


Which of the following correctly identifies the era described above?

a)

The Age of Contact

b)

The Republic of Texas

c)

Civil War Era

d)

The Age of Oil

24.

Which of the following headlines would have most likely appeared in a newspaper in 1861?

a)

Confederates defend Sabine Pass

b)

Texas secedes from the Union

c)

Cotton Clads take back Galveston

d)

Slavery abolished by Lincoln

25.

Which of the following best describes the contributions of Martin deLeon?

a)

Ensured that Empresarios could receive land grants

b)

Established a Texas colony, primarily consisting of Mexican settlers

c)

Brought 600 settlers to Texas from the United States

d)

Acted as a filibuster along the Gulf Coast

26.

Who is known as the Father of Education in Texas history?

a)

Mirabeau B Lamar

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Anson Jones

d)

Jefferson Davis

27.

What is the primary function of the Legislative branch of government?

a)

Interpret laws

b)

Make or write the laws

c)

Enforce laws

d)

Fund education

28.

What is the primary function of the Executive Branch?

a)

Make or write the laws

b)

Execute or Enforce the laws

c)

Interpret the laws

d)

Abolish the laws

29.

What is the primary function of the Judicial branch?

a)

To make or write the laws

b)

To enforce or execute the laws

c)

To interpret the laws

d)

To abolish the laws

30.

What country was the big bad guy that was attacking and trying to take over as much of the World as possible in Word War 1 and World War 2?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Russia

31.

Which of the following is true of all Native American groups in early Texas?

a)

They almost destroyed their environment by using it up and moving on.

b)

They adapted to and used their environment to meet their needs.

c)

They ignored the environment, creating ways of meeting their needs without resources.

32.

What term refers to "the sharing of power between the states and the national government"?

a)

federalism

b)

separation of powers

c)

republic

d)

checks and balances

33.

DURING THE 1870'S, DUE TO INCREASING DEMAND IN EASTERN U.S. CITIES FOR CATTLE PRODUCTS RESULTED IN –

a)

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

b)

LOWER PROFITS FOR TEXAS CATTLE RANCHERS

c)

THE COLLAPSE OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY IN TEXAS

d)

CATTLE DRIVES TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLY MET CONSUMER DEMAND