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Texas History Spiral

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What headline could have occurred in 1519?

a)

La Salle creates Ft. St. Louis

b)

Cortes defeats the Aztecs

c)

Coronado comes to Texas

d)

Pineda Maps the Coastline

2.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Great Plains?

a)

Has lots of rain

b)

Good rich and fertile soil

c)

In the Texas at the coast or in the central part of the state

d)

a wide, flat, area of land

3.

Which Native American group did Cabeza de Vaca come in contact with?

a)

Cado

b)

Karankawa

c)

Tiguas

d)

Comanche

4.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for Spanish Exploration?

a)

Guns

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

d)

Spread of Religion (God)

5.

What do the Great Plains and the Gulf Coastal Plains have in common?

a)

Both have large amounts of forests

b)

Both lack waterways/rivers

c)

both have flat land (ideal for farming and ranching)

d)

both have high humidity

6.

How is the amount of precipitation in East Texas different from West Texas?

a)

East Texas gets more rain than West Texas

b)

West Texas gets more snow than the Texas Panhandle

c)

East Texas gets more rain than

d)

West Texas gets more rain than East

7.
  • Built homes with stone or adobe
  • Relied heavily on corn
  • ?

Of the following answers best completes the list

a)

Knows for elaborate basket weaving

b)

known for being excellent fishermen

c)

Located in the Gulf Coast

d)

Primarily located in the southwest United States

8.

Known for their dependence of the American Buffalo Lived in teepees Sun Dance was an important ceremony ?

Which of the following best completes the list?

a)

expert horsemen

b)

excellent fishermen

c)

used canoes to harvest sea life

d)

Lived in adobe homes

9.

What role did Cibola have and what role did it play in early Spanish exploration?

a)

Cibola was a successful mission

b)

Cibola was a ship filled with Spanish colonists

c)

Cibola was a legend about seven cities gold that drew many Spanish explores to Texas

d)

Cibola was a diseased city

10.

Which of the following was a NEGATIVE effect of the Spanish missions in Texas?

a)

Disease brought by Spanish killed many American Indians

b)

Indians were removed from the Costal Region

c)

Fighting broke out among Indians and Spanish settlers

d)

Indians were starved because the buffalo were wiped out.

11.

One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios was by

a)

Introducing Spanish foods to new settlers

b)

requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion

c)

administering Spanish language tests to settlers

d)

making Anglos wear Spanish clothing

12.

Why was the spread of slavery into Texas a cause of concern for Mexico?

a)

Slaves outnumbered Mexican citizens

b)

Slavery was banned by decree in Mexico

c)

Texans set up a slave market within the region

d)

Texans refused to pay Taxes on the slaves they owned

13.

-Empresario

-Leader of the Old 300

-Founded San Felipe on the Brazos River


Which Person BEST describes the above vocabulary terms

a)

Moses Austin

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

Adrian Austin

d)

Juan Seguin

14.

All of the following are characteristics of the mission-building era in in Texas EXCEPT

a)

Forts were built to protect missions

b)

missions were used as a way to claim land

c)

American Indians were encouraged to learn trade

d)

American Indians were prevented from accepting Catholicism

15.

Spanish settlements in Texas were mainly _______________ while Anglo settlements were ______________

a)

forts, missions

b)

ranches and farms, missions

c)

missions, ranches and farms

d)

missions, forts

16.
Which explorer searched for the seven cities of gold?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
De Soto
c)
Coronado
d)
LaSalle
17.
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
18.
Who started the Austin Colony?  He is also know as "The Father of Texas".
a)
Moses Austin
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
Gail Borden
d)
Lorenzo de Zavala
19.
Due to their location, the native Texan tribe most likely to meet the Spanish first would be the?
a)
Karankawa
b)
Apaches
c)
Puebloan
d)
Eskimos
20.
I was among the first Spaniards to set foot in Texas. Who am I?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernan Cortez
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
LaSalle
21.
I was the first to map the Texas coast line.  Who am I?
a)
Pineda
b)
Narvaez
c)
Cortez
d)
Columbus
22.
Which were the first European countries to claim Texas?
a)
Spain and England
b)
Spain and France
c)
France and Italy
d)
Spain and Mexico
23.
What was the purpose of the mission system?
a)
To kill native americans
b)
to expand french culture
c)
to convert native Americans to Catholics 
d)
to defeat the Aztecs
24.
What was the purpose of a presidio
a)
it was a chapel
b)
to decorate the settlement
c)
a fort built to protect 
d)
to convert native Americans to Catholics 
25.
Spanish religious settlement, built by Spanish friars to spread the Catholic religion
a)
presidio
b)
tepee
c)
capital
d)
mission
26.
land agent who brought settlers to an area, like Stephen F. Austin
a)
freedmen
b)
abolitionist
c)
empresario
d)
federalist
27.
The Pueblo shelters were made of _____________ and could be several stories high.
a)
Buffalo 
b)
Pottery
c)
Adobe
d)
Wood
28.
This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.
a)
Comanche
b)
Kickapoo
c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
29.
This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.
a)
Comanche
b)
Kickapoo
c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
30.
The Comanche got almost everything they needed from the __________________.
a)
Beads
b)
Pottery
c)
Corn
d)
Buffalo
31.

What headline could have occurred in 1519?

a)

La Salle creates Ft. St. Louis

b)

Cortes defeats the Aztecs

c)

Coronado comes to Texas

d)

Pineda Maps the Coastline

32.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Great Plains?

a)

Has lots of rain

b)

Good rich and fertile soil

c)

In the Texas at the coast or in the central part of the state

d)

a wide, flat, area of land

33.

Which Native American group did Cabeza de Vaca come in contact with?

a)

Cado

b)

Karankawa

c)

Tiguas

d)

Comanche

34.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for Spanish Exploration?

a)

Guns

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

d)

Spread of Religion (God)

35.

What do the Great Plains and the Gulf Coastal Plains have in common?

a)

Both have large amounts of forests

b)

Both lack waterways/rivers

c)

both have flat land (ideal for farming and ranching)

d)

both have high humidity

36.

How is the amount of precipitation in East Texas different from West Texas?

a)

East Texas gets more rain than West Texas

b)

West Texas gets more snow than the Texas Panhandle

c)

East Texas gets more rain than

d)

West Texas gets more rain than East

37.

Built homes with stone or adobe Relied heavily on corn ?

Of the following answers best completes the list

a)

Knows for elaborate basket weaving

b)

known for being excellent fishermen

c)

Located in the Gulf Coast

d)

Primarily located in the southwest United States

38.

Built homes with stone or adobe Relied heavily on corn ?

Of the following answers best completes the list

a)

Knows for elaborate basket weaving

b)

known for being excellent fishermen

c)

Located in the Gulf Coast

d)

Primarily located in the southwest United States

39.

Known for their dependence of the American Buffalo Lived in teepees Sun Dance was an important ceremony ?

Which of the following best completes the list?

a)

expert horsemen

b)

excellent fishermen

c)

used canoes to harvest sea life

d)

Lived in adobe homes

40.

What role did Cibola have and what role did it play in early Spanish exploration?

a)

Cibola was a successful mission

b)

Cibola was a ship filled with Spanish colonists

c)

Cibola was a legend about seven cities gold that drew many Spanish explores to Texas

d)

Cibola was a diseased city

41.

Which of the following was a NEGATIVE effect of the Spanish missions in Texas?

a)

Disease brought by Spanish killed many American Indians

b)

Indians were removed from the Costal Region

c)

Fighting broke out among Indians and Spanish settlers

d)

Indians were starved because the buffalo were wiped out.

42.

One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios was by

a)

Introducing Spanish foods to new settlers

b)

requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion

c)

administering Spanish language tests to settlers

d)

making Anglos wear Spanish clothing

43.

Why was the spread of slavery into Texas a cause of concern for Mexico?

a)

Slaves outnumbered Mexican citizens

b)

Slavery was banned by decree in Mexico

c)

Texans set up a slave market within the region

d)

Texans refused to pay Taxes on the slaves they owned

44.

-Empresario

-Leader of the Old 300

-Founded San Felipe on the Brazos River


Which Person BEST describes the above vocabulary terms

a)

Moses Austin

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

Adrian Austin

d)

Juan Seguin

45.

All of the following are characteristics of the mission-building era in in Texas EXCEPT

a)

Forts were built to protect missions

b)

missions were used as a way to claim land

c)

American Indians were encouraged to learn trade

d)

American Indians were prevented from accepting Catholicism

46.

All of the following are characteristics of the mission-building era in in Texas EXCEPT

a)

Forts were built to protect missions

b)

missions were used as a way to claim land

c)

American Indians were encouraged to learn trade

d)

American Indians were prevented from accepting Catholicism

47.

Spanish settlements in Texas were mainly _______________ while Anglo settlements were ______________

a)

forts, missions

b)

ranches and farms, missions

c)

missions, ranches and farms

d)

missions, forts

48.

Spanish settlements in Texas were mainly _______________ while Anglo settlements were ______________

a)

forts, missions

b)

ranches and farms, missions

c)

missions, ranches and farms

d)

missions, forts

49.

One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios was by

a)

Introducing Spanish foods to new settlers

b)

requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion

c)

administering Spanish language tests to settlers

d)

making Anglos wear Spanish clothing

50.

Known for their dependence of the American Buffalo Lived in teepees Sun Dance was an important ceremony ?

Which of the following best completes the list?

a)

expert horsemen

b)

excellent fishermen

c)

used canoes to harvest sea life

d)

Lived in adobe homes

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