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WorksheetsThe Final Review Texas History!
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Which region has Fort Worth and Arlington
Mountains & Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
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!
Mountains & Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Who mapped the coast of Texas in 1519, the very first map of Texas?
Cortes
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
What was the purpose of the Spanish mission system?
Protest, serve, and make Native Americans obey the law.
Protect, convert to Christianity, and make the Native Americans into loyal Spanish subjects.
Colonize with Europeans, get rid of Indians, build forts
Protect Anglos, build forts, move Indians away
The Grito de Delores was:
About a lady named Delores crying
Speech encouraging Mexican independence
Speech encouraging Spanish independence
Speech encouraging American independence
In order for Anglos to colonize in Texas, they had to meet requirements of State Colonization Law of 1825. Three of these were:
Be Catholic, have good moral character, and become a permanent resident of Texas
Be Baptist, have good moral character, and become a permanent resident of Texas
Be Anglo, have ok character, and become a permanent resident of Texas
Be Catholic, have decent moral character, and be a sometime resident of Texas
Of the four Empresario we studied, only one is called The Father of Texas. Who is it?
Moses Austin
Stephen F Austin
Martin de Leon
Green DeWitt
Who was the leader of the Fredonian Rebellion?
Stephen F Austin
Moses Austin
Hayden Edwards
Green DeWitt
The Mier y Teran report revealed important findings and resulted in a big impact. What did it find?
Mexicans outnumbered Anglos 10 to 1. Recommendations were used to write the law of April 6, 1830.
Mexicans outnumbered Anglos 20 to 1. Recommendations were used to write the law of April 6, 1830.
Anglos outnumbered Mexicans 10 to 1. Recommendations were used to write the law of April 6, 1830.
Anglos outnumbered Mexican 20 to 1. Recommendations were used to write the law of April 6, 1830.
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.
True
False
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.
True
False
What is the significance of 1836 in the history of Texas?
Texas was annexed by the United States
Texas won independence from Mexico
Texas succeeded from the Union
Oil was found at Spindletop
How did the physical environment affect the outcome of the Battle of San Jacinto?
The Texan army was surrounded by the Mexican army
The Mexican army was running low on supplies due to the arid landscape
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
The Texan army launched their attack while the Mexican army was sleeping
Which of these was NOT an effect of the Treaty of Velasco?
Rio Grande would be the southern border of Texas
Mexico promised never to invade Texas
Mexico was promised a large sum of money for New Mexico and California
Mexico recognized Texas as an independent nation
How did the cotton gin affect the growth of slavery?
Slavery increased as cotton became more profitable
Slavery decreased because not as many slaves were needed to clean cotton
The invention of the cotton gin directly caused the Civil War
People in the North and the South began to oppose slavery
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected millions of African Americans by...
providing them with voting rights
guaranteeing their freedom of speech
providing them with access to the court system
guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery
What was the economic significance of Galveston before the hurricane?
Galveston was a small city that made money mostly from tourism
Galveston was where most of the cattle drives originated from
Galveston was the capital of Texas
Galveston was home to Texas' largest port and made money from imports and exports
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?
The Civil War
The Great Depression
The Vietnam War
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Many Texans favored annexation for all of the following reasons except...
Texas was heavily in debt
Many Texans had family ties in the U.S.
They wanted to secede from the United States
They wanted peace and security from Mexico
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?
Missouri Compromise
Treaty of Gonzalez
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
A group of African American Calvary soldiers who protected the frontier and tracked Native Americans after the Civil War
United States Calvary
The soldiers of Pancho Villa
Buffalo Soldiers
Native American Soldiers
Use the image to answer the question that follows.
What is the significance of the image?
Eastern expansion in the United States was inevitable
Southerners refused to join the Union army
African Americans protested their treatments and prayed for change
Manifest Destiny; the belief that the United States was destined to stretch from the Atlantic to Pacific
Analyze the information below and then answer the question.
- Spindletop
- Industrialization
- Urbanization
- Progressive reforms
Which of the following correctly identifies the era described above?
The Age of Contact
The Republic of Texas
Civil War Era
The Age of Oil
Which of the following headlines would have most likely appeared in a newspaper in 1861?
Confederates defend Sabine Pass
Texas secedes from the Union
Cotton Clads take back Galveston
Slavery abolished by Lincoln
Which of the following best describes the contributions of Martin deLeon?
Ensured that Empresarios could receive land grants
Established a Texas colony, primarily consisting of Mexican settlers
Brought 600 settlers to Texas from the United States
Acted as a filibuster along the Gulf Coast
Who is known as the Father of Education in Texas history?
Mirabeau B Lamar
Sam Houston
Anson Jones
Jefferson Davis
What is the primary function of the Legislative branch of government?
Interpret laws
Make or write the laws
Enforce laws
Fund education
What is the primary function of the Executive Branch?
Make or write the laws
Execute or Enforce the laws
Interpret the laws
Abolish the laws
What is the primary function of the Judicial branch?
To make or write the laws
To enforce or execute the laws
To interpret the laws
To abolish the laws
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?
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Russia
Which of the following is true of all Native American groups in early Texas?
They almost destroyed their environment by using it up and moving on.
They adapted to and used their environment to meet their needs.
They ignored the environment, creating ways of meeting their needs without resources.
What term refers to "the sharing of power between the states and the national government"?
federalism
separation of powers
republic
checks and balances
DURING THE 1870'S, DUE TO INCREASING DEMAND IN EASTERN U.S. CITIES FOR CATTLE PRODUCTS RESULTED IN –
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
LOWER PROFITS FOR TEXAS CATTLE RANCHERS
THE COLLAPSE OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY IN TEXAS
CATTLE DRIVES TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLY MET CONSUMER DEMAND
