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WorksheetsFALL CDB Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
- What is the name of the region in green?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
- What is the name of the region in yellow?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
- What is the name of the region in red?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
- What is the name of the region in blue?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
- What is the name of the region described below?
***highest elevation, arid climate, dry
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
- In what region of Texas is Lubbock located?
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
- What is the natural boundary between Oklahoma and Texas?
Rio Grande
Sabine River
San Antonio River
Red River
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Geography?
Location
Weather
Place
Regions
- Fill in the blank: _____________ location uses a grid system to locate a specific place on the Earth's surface.
Absolute
Relative
Place
Movement
- Fill in the blanks: Precipitation in Texas increases across the state from __________ to __________.
East, West
North, South
West, East
South, North
.2.What is the meaning of Matrilineal?
Families traced ancestors through the mother's side.
Families traced ancestors through the father's side.
.2.Which tribe used the method of Crop Rotation?
Jumano
Karankawa
Caddo
Apache
.2. Which tribe used irrigation as an adaptation to the region of Texas they lived in?
Apache
Comanche
Karankawa
Jumano
.2.What was the Columbian Exchange?
Trade route between East Asia and Europe
The transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Americas and other continents since the time of Columbus
The route sailors took to the New World.
Exchange of food and weapons between Africa and Europe.
.2. What was the main source of food, shelter, clothing and tools for the Native Americans of the Great Plains?
Roots and Nuts
Fish
Corn
Buffalo
.2. Which tribe used Tepees as their homes?
Karankawa
Caddo
Apache
Jumano
.2. Which tribe lived in the Gulf Cultural region of Texas?
Caddo
Karankawa
Apache
Comanche
.2. Fill in the blank: ______________ - Stayed in one place.
Sedentary
Nomads
Hunters-Gathers
.2.Fill in the blank: ___________________________: Native Americans who moved often to find food.
Hunters and Gathers
Farmers
Sedentary
Gardeners
.2.Which tribes used canoes as a method of transportation?
Caddo
Apache
Comanche
Karankawa
.3. Who were the first Europeans to settle in Texas?
French
British
Germans
Spanish
.3.Fill in the blanks: In ________, Christopher _________ sailed west to find a "water" route to China.
1492, La Salle
1519, Cabeza de Vaca
1519, Pineda
1492, Columbus
.3. Which explorer conquered the Aztec empire?
Hernan Cortez
Cabeza de Vala
La Salle
Pineda
.3. Who was the first European to set foot in Texas and was enslaved by the Karankawa?
Cortez
La Salle
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
.3. What are the three G's of Exploration?
Glory
God
Gratitude
Gold
.3.In what year was the Texas Coast mapped?
1821
1718
1519
1492
.3. What was the significance of the La Salle expedition?
Mapped the Texas Coastline.
Brought back stories of the Seven Cities of Gold.
Discovered the Panhandle
Gave France a claim to Texas.
.4. To control the borderland of their new empire Spain built 4 types settlements, what were they?
Missions
Settlements
Presidios
Ranchos
Hospitals
.4. What was the purpose/goal of the Spanish missions in Texas?
increase exports to the 13 British colonies
train Native Americans to run the missions without Spanish leadership
to destroy the Native American tribes in Texas
to claim land and convert Native Americans to Christianity
.4. What was the purpose of a Presidio?
to convert Native Americans to the Catholic faith
to protect the Missions against French forces and Native American attacks
to farm and ranch the land
to establish a trading center between the Spanish settlement and Native tribes
.4. Fill in the blanks: Spanish Missions were located near ________ to ensure good _________ supply.
dessert, rain
rivers, fish
rivers, water
dessert, coal
.4. Which is NOT a goal of the Spanish Mission System?
Represent the Spanish government in Texas
Convert Native Americans to Catholicism
Develop settlements with families in Texas
To find gold and other precious metals
.4. Who is the founder of the first Spanish mission in East Texas?
Father Damian Massanet
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Father Martin de Alarcon
Antonio Margil de Jesus
.4. Father Martin de Alarcon established what mission in 1718?
Villa de Bexar
San Francisco de los Tejas
San Jose
San Antonio de Valero
.4. Who was known as the Father of the lower Rio Grande Valley?
Martin de Alarcon
Margil de Jesus
Jose de Escandon
Francisco Hidalgo
.4. What is the name of the road that linked settlements in Texas?
El Camino Real - The Royal Road
El Camino Leal - The Loyal Road
El Camino de Tejas - The Texas Road
.4. Which of the following is NOT a mission in San Antonio
Mission San Antonio de Valero
Mission San Jose
Mission Concepcion
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
.5. Which of the following are reasons for the decline of the Spanish Missions?
Drought
Isolation
Disease
Forcing Christianity on Native Americans
French invasions
.5. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 required what country to give over all its territory in the Americas?
England
France
Spain
.5. The United States' doubled its territory after the purchase of a land area from France in 1803. What is the name of the territory acquired by the U.S.A?
The Mississippi Territory
The Texas Territory
The Louisiana Territory
The Florida Territory
.5. The Adam-Onis Treaty of 1819 settled border disputes between what two countries?
France and Spain
Spain and USA
Spain and England
England and France
.5. Which were the causes for the Mexican Independence movement?
Wide economic and social division
Political corruption
Hidalgo's Grito de Dolores
No freedom of speech
No trial by jury
.5. In what year did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
1822
1821
1836
1776
.6. In what year did Spanish officials grant Moses Austin the right to settle families in Texas?
1810
1718
1803
1821
.6. Between what two rivers does Stephen F. Austin choose to establish his colony?
Brazos and Trinity
Brazos and Colorado
Colorado and Guadalupe
Guadalupe and Trinity
.6. Which is NOT a characteristic of the "Old Three Hundred" settlers?
mostly from southern U.S. states
farmers
slaveholders
fairly educated
criminals and debtors
.6. Who is known as the Father of Texas?
Juan Seguin
George C. Childress
Moses Austin
Stephen F. Austin
.6. Which of the following are similarities between the U.S Constitution and the Mexican Constitution of 1824?
Federalism
Three Branches of Government
President is head of state
freedom of religion
president is elected by the citizens
.6. Fill in the blank: The distribution of power between the federal government and the state government is known as ________________________.
Federalism
Centralism
Nationalism
Communism
.6. Fill in the blanks: _________________ are business people who promoted settlements in Texas.
Contractors
Missionaries
Empresarios
Bankers
.6. Who was the only Mexican empresario to found a colony in Texas?
Martin de Leon
Erasmo Seguin
Juan Seguin
Green Dewitt
.7. What caused the Fredonian Rebellion?
filibusters wanted to free Texas from Mexican rule.
conflicts over land titles and the cancellation of Haden Edward's land contract.
Travis' arrest at Anahuac.
Santa Anna's failure to return the Constitution of 1824.
.7. The Law of April 6, 1830 prohibited immigration to Texas from what country?
France
Mexico
Germany
U.S.A
.7. What did the Turtle Bayou Resolutions declare?
the events at Anahuac were not a rebellion against Mexico
the settlers were defending their rights and the Constitution of 1824
the settlers supported Gen. Santa Anna and not the current president of Mexico
.7. Why was Austin arrested on his trip back from Mexico City?
for refusing to free his slaves
for refusing to pay custom taxes
for sending a letter to Texas encouraging them to form a local government.
For trying to overthrow Santa Anna
.8. What battle is known as the "Lexington" of Texas?
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Gonzalez
Battle of San Jacinto
Grass Fight
.8. Who became commander-in-chief of the Texas Army?
Bowie
Travis
Crockett
Houston
.8. Which of the people below was NOT a defender/hero of the Battle of the Alamo?
Davy Crockett
William B. Travis
Jim Bowie
Jose Gregorio Esparza
Stephen F. Austin
.8. What was the date of Santa Anna's final assault on the Alamo?
March 6, 1836
March 2, 1836
March 13, 1836
July 7, 1836
.8. Fill in the blanks: The Texas declaration of Independence states that all people possess certain _____________________ rights.
free
just
given
inalienable
.8. What is the date for the Battle of San Jacinto?
April 21, 1836
March 6, 1836
March 2, 1836
May 14, 1836
.8. What document ended the Texas Revolutionary war?
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Treaty of Paris
Treaties of Velasco
Constitution of 1824
.5. Which of the following is NOT one of the three branches of government?
Legislative
Federalist
Executive
Judicial
.6. Fill in the blanks: U.S settlers moved to Texas mostly because of ________ and _________ land.
expensive, fertile
big, fertile
expensive, fertile
cheap, fertile
.6. Which of the following was a cash crop for Texas during the 1830s?
Cotton
Silk
Coal
Fruits
.8. Fill in the blank: The TX Declaration of Independence lists _____________, or wrong doings by the government.
suggestions
grievances
jury
compliments
.8. Fill in the blank: During the Battle of the Alamo, William B. Travis wrote a letter asking for reinforcements and signed it "Victory or ____________________"
Death
Surrender
Retreat
Reinforce
.4. Which of the following are influences of the Spanish colonization period on our culture today?
Spanish names (Rio Grande, San Antonio, Guadalupe...)
Cattle Ranching
Food, language, music
Missions
.5. What was the National Religion of Mexico?
Roman Catholic
Methodist
Jewish
Baptist
.3. Robert La Salle explored the area of the Mississippi River and established Ft. St. Louis in Texas for what country?
England
Spain
France
Mexico
