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WorksheetsWhat do you REALLY know about Texas?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who won the battle of the Alamo?
a)
Mexico
b)
Texas
c)
France
2.
What were they fighting about at the Alamo?
a)
The people wanted to be able to vote.
b)
They all wanted more crops.
c)
Texas wanted independence from Mexico.
3.
What is the capital of Texas?
a)
San Antonio
b)
Dallas
c)
Austin
4.
What is the largest city in Texas?
a)
Houston
b)
Dallas
c)
Waco
5.
Which of the following is NOT a region in Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Tropics
c)
Mountains and Basins
6.
How many different nations have had control over Texas?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
7.
Which river separates Texas from Oklahoma?
a)
Red River
b)
Blue River
c)
Trinity River
8.
Why did the US reject Texas' first petition for annexation?
a)
They didn't want another free state
b)
They didn't want another slave state
c)
They wanted to sell Texas
d)
none of the above
9.
Who was the last president of the Republic of Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Anson Jones
c)
James Polk
d)
Henry Clay
10.
What region in Texas borders the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
11.
Which explorer searched for the seven cities of gold?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
De Soto
c)
Coronado
d)
LaSalle
12.
Spanish ______________ were built in Texas to claim the land and teach the Native Americans religion.
a)
missions
b)
presidios
c)
villas
d)
none of the above
13.
Who started the first American colony in Texas? He is also know as "The Father of Texas".
a)
Moses Austin
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
Gail Borden
d)
Lorenzo de Zavala
14.
_________________ became a dictator in Mexico, and Texans began to get angry with his decisions.
a)
Lorenzo de Zavala
b)
Martin de Leon
c)
Santa Anna
d)
All of the above
15.
What battle ended the Texas Revolution?
a)
The Alamo
b)
San Antonio
c)
San Jacinto
d)
Gonzales
16.
Texas joined the ________________ during the Civil War because they supported slavery.
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
c)
United States
d)
None of the above
17.
Which ranch has more than 800,000 acres of land today?
a)
XIT Ranch
b)
Long S Ranch
c)
King Ranch
d)
JA Ranch
18.
How do ranchers identify their cattle?
a)
branding
b)
cattle drives
c)
line riders
d)
round ups
19.
Which of the following is NOT a famous Texas singer?
a)
Willie Nelson
b)
Beyonce
c)
George Strait
d)
Michael Jackson
20.
Who is the current governor of Texas?
a)
Greg Abbot
b)
Dan Patrick
c)
Rick Perry
d)
John McCain
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