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WorksheetsTX History Winter Final Exam Review (Natural TX - Settling TX)
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
A nomad is...
Someone with healing powers in an Indian culture
A tribe that moves from place to place
An Indian tribe name
A man made object
What is the name of the region where you would the Guadalupe Mountains?
Mountains & Basins
Gulf Coastal Plains
Great Plains
North Central Plains
What is the definition of “sedentary”?
Staying in one place and not moving.
Moving from place to place with no permanent home.
Riding a horse to travel somewhere
People who farm the land.
If you move from the east to the west in Texas, the elevation goes from high to low.
True
False
If you move from the east to the west in Texas, the landforms change from plains to hills to mountains.
True
False
What part of Texas can the Mountains & Basins be found in?
West Texas
East Texas
North Texas
South Texas
The Gulf Coastal Plains region has the most rivers than any other region in Texas.
True
False
The Mountains and Basins has the most agriculture of the 4 regions of Texas
True
False
The Gulf Coastal Plains has the most agriculture of the 4 regions of Texas
True
False
The Gulf Coastal Plains has the highest elevation of the 4 regions of Texas.
True
False
The Mountains and Basins has the highest elevation of the 4 regions of Texas.
True
False
What is the definition of “rural”?
Staying in one place and not moving.
Moving from place to place with no permanent home.
Out in the country.
People who farm the land.
The Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache were all part of the
Gulf Culture
Plains Culture
Southeastern Culture
Puebloan Culture
Which culture group were nomads and depended on Buffalo?
Gulf Culture
Plains Culture
Southeastern Culture
Puebloan Culture
Which tribe did was NOT nomadic or depended on buffalo for their survival?
Comanches
Kiowas
Apaches
Jumanos
Which tribe used mud and grass to make bricks for their homes?
Comanches
Kiowas
Apaches
Jumanos
The Gulf Coastal Plains region has the most rivers than any other region.
True
False
Which region is the population of Texas the highest and the most important agricultural region?
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
Gulf Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Which culture group was known to live in Adobe homes and make jewelry?
Plains Culture
Puebloan Culture
Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Which culture group was known to eat fish and hold mitotes?
Plains Culture
Puebloan Culture
Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Which culture group were warriors that centered on war and depended on the Buffalo for everything.
Plains Culture
Puebloan Culture
Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Which two culture groups were nomadic? Select two.
Plains Culture
Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Puebloan Culture
Which culture group is represented by #1?
Plains Culture
Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Puebloan Culture
Which culture group is represented by #2?
Plains Culture
Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Puebloan Culture
Which culture group is represented by #3?
Plains Culture
Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Puebloan Culture
Which culture group is represented by #4?
Plains Culture
Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Puebloan Culture
Which tribe and culture group built adobe homes?
The Comanche from the Plains Culture
The Jumanos from the Puebloan Culture
The Atakapans from the Gulf Culture
The Caddos from the Southeastern Culture
Which culture group hunted buffalo with bows, arrows, and horses?
Plains Culture
Puebloan Culture
Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Which tribe were skilled buffalo hunters, warriors and controlled much of the plains in Texas.
Comanches
Karankawas
Coahuiltecans
Wichitas
Which European explorer defeated the Aztecs in 1521?
Pineda
La Salle
Coronado
Cortes
Which European explorer conquered the Aztec captial Tenochtitlan and renamed it Mexico City?
Pineda
La Salle
Coronado
Cortes
Which event came first?
Pineda maps the Texas Coast
Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
La Salle established Fort St. Louis
Mission San Antonio de Valero was Established
Which European explorer mapped the Texas coast in 1519?
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
Cortes
What year did Pineda map the Texas coast?
1492
1519
1521
1540
What year did La Salle establish a French fort in Texas?
1685
1689
1718
1821
Which European explorer was French and established a fort at Matagorda Bay in 1685?
Pineda
La Salle
Coronado
Cortes
Which European explorer reported back on Texas from 1528 until 1536?
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
Cortes
What year(s) was Cabeza de Vaca's Expedition?
1492
1519
1528-1536
1540
The Spanish built San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo) because it was geographically a midpoint for the Spanish when they were traveling to missions in East Texas.
True
False
What were midpoints for the Spanish when they were traveling to missions in East Texas? Choose two.
San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo)
Fort St. Louis
Washington-on-the-Brazos
San Antonio de Bexar
The Spanish built San Antonio de Bexar because it was geographically a midpoint for the Spanish when they were traveling to missions in East Texas.
True
False
Why is 1821 significant in Texas History?
Mexico gained its independence from Spain
The U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from France
The U.S. gained Florida from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty
Mission San Antonio was established
Which group of settlers came to Texas to purchase land?
Mexican Settlers
Anglo-American Settlers
Spanish Settlers
Paleo-Indians
Anglo-American settlers came to Texas for the land.
True
False
The ____________________ were a group of people that believed power should be shared between state and national governments.
Federalists
Abolitionists
Republicans
Democrats
The ____________________ were a group of people that overthrew the first Emperor of Mexico.
Federalists
Abolitionists
Republicans
Democrats
The Spanish gave the empresarios permission to bring Anglo-Americans to Texas because they wanted to populate and defend the region.
True
False
Which group of settlers came to Texas to spread the Catholic religion?
Mexican Settlers
Anglo-American Settlers
Spanish Settlers
Paleo-Indians
Which group of settlers influenced Texas by spreading their traditions and introducing the Catholic religion.
Mexican Settlers
Anglo-American Settlers
Spanish Settlers
Paleo-Indians
Spanish authorities gave Moses Austin a land grant in Texas to bring settlers to the region.
True
False
Which group of settlers came to Texas to convert Native Americans to Christianity and to spread their culture?
Mexican Settlers
Anglo-American Settlers
Spanish Settlers
Paleo-Indians
The first settlement of _____________________ came to establish missions.
Mexican Settlers
Anglo-American Settlers
Spanish Settlers
Paleo-Indians
The first settlement of _____________________ came for land grants.
Mexican Settlers
Anglo-American Settlers
Spanish Settlers
Paleo-Indians
__________________________ were mainly interested in settling in areas with fertile land.
Mexican Settlers
Anglo-American Settlers
Spanish Settlers
Paleo-Indians
__________________________ were mainly interested protecting the borders of their empire from the French.
Mexican Settlers
Anglo-American Settlers
Spanish Settlers
Paleo-Indians
An empresario is someone who brought settlers to Texas.
True
False
A conquistador is someone who brought settlers to Texas.
True
False
What year did Mexico gain their independence from Spain?
1685
1689
1718
1821
What year was the mission San Antonio de Valero established?
1685
1689
1718
1821
What year did Cortes defeat the Aztecs?
1492
1519
1521
1540
Gold, God, and Glory are the main reasons that Europeans came to the Americas.
True
False
What was a Spanish explorer/soldier who came to the America's looking for wealth and fame?
Mission
Cibola
Conquistador
Columbian Exchange
Which era of Texas History did Mexico gain their independence from Spain?
Age of Contact
Spanish Colonial Era
Mexican National Era
Native Texas
Which era of Texas History was the coast of Texas mapped, and Texas was explored by Europeans??
Age of Contact
Spanish Colonial Era
Mexican National Era
Native Texas
What was a religious settlement and used by the Spanish to convert Native Americans to Christianity?
Mission
Cibola
Conquistador
Columbian Exchange
