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WorksheetsCumulative Exam Review 2021
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
The four regions of TX are? (and you need to know their location on the exam)
Great plains, coastal plains, mountains, and basins
Great plains, coastal plains, flat plains, north central plains
North central plains, coastal plains, rolling plains, Wichita Falls
Great plains, coastal plains, mountains & basins, north central plains
Every part of the buffalo could be used by the natives.
True
False
Comanches lived in the
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
Jumanos lived in.....
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains and Basins
Coastal Plains
Wichita natives lived in the....
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Flat Plains
Caddos lived in....
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains & Basins
Coastal Plains
Karankawa natives lived in the...
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Rolling Plains
Mountains & Basins
Most advanced culture....
Wichita
Comanche
Jumano
Caddo
Known as the, "Striped People"
Jumano
Wichita
Caddo
Comanche
"Racoon eyes", shortest and darkest natives....
Jumano
Comanche
Wichita
Karankawa
"Warriors of the Plains" , knows as most feared...
Comanche
Jumano
Wichita
Pueblo
Practiced ceremonial cannibalism and were the tallest natives at around 6ft....
Comanche
Karankawa
Wichita
Caddo
Searching for gold with the Narvaez expedition was....
The reason LaSalle set up a fort along the Mississippi River
Pineda's reason for journaling about the Seven Cities of Cibola
Cortes' motivation for speaking native American Language
Cabeza de Vaca's reason for exploring the new world
Looking for a water route to the Pacific Ocean, was
The reason LaSalle set up a fort along the Mississippi River
Pineda's reason for exploring the new world
Cortes' motivation for speaking native American Language
Cabeza de Vaca's reason for exploring the new world
To set up a trading post and fort along the Mississippi River was
The reason LaSalle explored the new world
Pineda's reason for exploring the new world
Cortes' motivation for speaking native American Language
Cabeza de Vaca's reason for exploring the new world
Which two countries explored Texas lands during the Age of Contact?
England and Spain
Portugal and Italy
Spain and Portugal
Spain and France
The three G's are?
God, Golf, and Gloria
God, Greens, and Ginger
God, Greed, and the Giver
God, Gold, and Glory
La Salle establishing a settlement in Texas....
Created confidence in his reputation as a good leader
made the Spanish worry about the French
made France extremely happy and confident
made England nervous and hopeful
The first European country to claim lands in the Americas was?
France
Mexico
Spain
Great Britian
European explorers introducing Christianity to the Native Americans is an example of....
a cultural change that occurred due to interaction between the Europeans and the Native Americans
the intentions of the natives to spread their faith
a possible reason for the Mexican American War
a climate change between the southern hemisphere and northern hemisphere
How did the Columbian Exchange impact people living in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere?
No one benefited
Only the anglo settlers benefited
People from both places benefited
The natives did not allow trading among themselves
Mexico gained its independence from Spain in what year?
1812
1845
1836
1821
You need to be able to sequence the events below chronologically.....for now put "D"
Mexico wins independence from Spain
The empresario Stephen F. Austin begins settling people in Texas
Father Hidalgo gives his “Cry of Dolores”
The Spanish Missions in Texas Fail
Mexicans did not want to populate Texas themselves, Violent Native attacks were prevalent in Texas Mexico, & they hoped to make more Americans Mexican citizens, were all reasons why
Spain wanted to break away from Mexico
Mexico started the empresario system
American's wanted to come to Texas
President Andrew Jackson signed the Treayy of Cordova
What document legitimizes Texas as a Mexican state
Mexican Constitution of 1824
United States Constitution
Mexican Declaration of Independence
Mexican Constitution of 1821
a land agent that agreed to settle a number of people in a given place within a few years & in return, they received large grants of land is called...
Mestizo
Carpetbagger
Empresario
Realtor
State Colonization Law of 1825
legalized marriages between natives and Texas citizens
legalized the addition of agriculture in Texas
Encouraged good, Christian people to settle in TX
Allowed everyone to own land in TX
Who was the most famous Tejano from the Alamo?
Santa Anna
Se Domingo
Juan Seguin
Perfecto de Cos
Who wrote a letter asking for assistance at the Alamo and ending with, "Victory or death!"
Juan Seguin
Jim Bowie
James C. Neil
William Travis
"Remember the Alamo!" was....
The battle cry would rally the Texans after the defeat at the Alamo
The phrase that Davvy Crockett said in his speech to congress
Suzanna Dickenson's name for her baby
How the signers ended the TX constitution
There were many different opinions in TX about how to deal with Mexico.
Is the above statement about Texas in 1833 accurate?
No, everyone had the same hatred toward Mexico
Yes, the natives were passionate about gaining independence
No, Texas was already annexed to the US at this point
Yes, some wanted to remain a part of Mexico and had adapted to Mexican ways, while many wanted to break away
Who was William Travis?
Jim Bowie's slave
Davvy Crockett's brother from Tennesse
The final commander of the Alamo
The one who wrote the famous letter saying, "Victory or Death!"
What's the name of the event where the Mexican army executed 340 unarmed Texans who had surrendered?
Battle of Gonzales
Goliad Massacre
Gettysburg Address
Capture of San Antonio
Sam Houston knew the only way the revolution would succeed was if Texas had a strong government, which is why.....
He hated Mexico so much because they were unable to maintain a strong and central government
Santa Anna was determined to find the city of Cibola so he could stop the TX government and Sam Houston
He convinced the delegates to remain at the Constitutional Convention instead of joining the fight at the Alamo
General Cos sent Juan Seguin to plead with the Texians to turn and fight and not be cowards
Which is the correct order for the major battles during the Texas Revolution?
Capture of San Antonio ~ Gonzales ~ Goliad Massacre ~ Alamo
Gonzales ~ Capture of San Antonio ~ Alamo ~ Goliad Massacre
Gonzales ~ Alamo ~ Goliad Massacre ~ Capture of San Antonio
Alamo ~ Gonzales ~ Goliad Massacre ~ Capture of San Antonio
While in prison, SFA felt that Texas should....
Join Father Hidalgo in the fight for independence
be a part of Mexico, just not a part of Coahuila
be annexed to the US and gain our independence
be separate from Mexico at all costs
In what year did Texas win its independence from Mexico?
1821
1836
1845
1846
The TX government had few sources of revenue and printed too much paper money is the main reasons why the Republic....
Had such a good financial relationship with the U.S.
Was so close to filling bankruptcy and going back to Mexico
Had financial difficulties that were hard to solve
Had no American settlers that wanted to come to TX
Why was it so important that the Republic of Texas have a functioning government from the very beginning?
Texans wanted a dictatorship in order to run the new country more smoothly
Anson Jones warned the people that without a government, education would never be a priority.
People develop systems, like government, to manage conflict and create order. Texas had seen what happened to Mexico when they won their independence...
Sam Houston insisted that a government be in place so he could have complete control over the country in order to maintain peace and manage a successful empire.
What was the MAIN reason why the U.S. Congress refused to annex Texas in 1837–1838?
Congressional leaders did not want to be burdened with the large amount of land that Texas would add. .
Northern states did not want to permit a new slave state to enter the Union
Congressional leaders feared annexation would bring a war with the Comanche Native Americans.
Americans did not want to grant U.S. citizenship to large numbers of former Mexicans.
What contributed to the state’s rapid growth in population in the 19th century?
The discovery of penicillin
The elimination of typhoid
The development of the cotton gin
migration and immigration
Why were so many Texans in favor of annexation?
They all believed un Manifest Destiny
They feared future conflicts with Mexico
They were scared of attacks from Natives
They were not, most wanted to remain a Republic
List the four presidents of the Republic of TX in order.
Houston, Lamar, Houston, Jones
Jones, Houston, Lamar, Houston
Houston, Houston, Jones, Lamar
Lamar, Houston, Houston, Jones
Mexico should recognize Texas independence, was one thing....
That Santa Anna was determined to make happen
Mirabeau Lamar and Sam Houston agreed on
That Juan Seguin did not care about
The Texians did not want because of their trade agreement
“The framers wrote the document with one basic idea in mind—the people should control the government.” Which characteristic of the Texas Constitution best represents this idea?
Government was divided into different branches and levels .
Leaders who did not obey the will of voters risked not being elected again.
The state was not allowed to carry a debt of more than $100,000
The judicial branch decided if laws were constitutional or not.
Which fact best illustrates the role of Manifest Destiny in the U.S.-Mexican War?
Most Mexicans still thought of Texas as part of their country.
General Arista attacked the U.S. Army at the Battle of Palo Alto.
Mexico refused to negotiate with the U.S. over the Texas border.
The U.S. took Texas without regard for Mexico’s claims of where the border of TX was.
There shall be firm and universal peace between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns, and people, without exception of places or persons . . .
This passage must come from which of the following?
the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty that ended the U.S.-Mexican War
the declaration of Texas's secession from the United States
he opening to Texas's constitution of 1876
the surrender of the Confederacy at the end of the Civil War
The people of Texas played a key role in the U.S.-Mexican War.
True
False
In what year was Texas annexed to the United States?
1821
1836
1845
1848
The ______________________ provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War.
Mexican Cession
Lousiana Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
State of Florida
Due to the Mexican War, the U.S. gained a large amount of land as a result of a(n)...
annexation
manifest destiny
cession
war council
The belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was called?
preordained fate
inevitable progress
manifest destiny
executive privilege
Which of the following documents was an influence on the Texas state constitution ?
the Constitution of California
the Constitution of France
the Constitution of the United States
the Constitution of Mexico
Texas gave up its claim to New Mexico land and in return....
Mexico acknowledged their independence
TX received $10 million as a part of the Compromise of 1850
The Gadsden purchase was complete
Texas got to become the 28th state in the U.S.
The Mexican American War was caused by-
Texans who felt they could no longer live under the dictatorship of General Santa Anna of Mexico and Mexico not upholding the Constitution of 1824
disputes over immigration issues between Texas and the United States
disagreements over the issues of slave ownership in Texas
conflicting claims between Mexico and the U.S. over what river was the border of Texas
What did Mexico cede to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Mexican Cession lands and the Rio Grande became Texas’s border.
Lands bordering the Rio Grande only were purchased by the United States.
The eastern portions of Texas were given to the United States.
New Mexico and parts of Texas only were given to the United States.
The Compromise of 1850, in which the U.S. paid Texas $10 million in return for some of its lands was....
the agreement made between Polk and Santa Anna that ended the Mexican American War
Was made null and void by the Compromise of 1867
a concession that helped to relieve Texas of its huge debt and resolve its border conflict
Helped Native Americans keep their reservations free from anglo settlers
Which principle of government divides the functions of government among the branches in order to prevent any one branch from having too much power?
Federalism
separation of powers
checks and balances
states’ rights
What is the system of government called that allows national and state/local government to share power?
checks and balances
federalism
separation of powers
states’ rights
Which of the following does NOT correctly identify the duty of the Texas branches of government?
Executive – carries out the laws
Judicial – interprets the laws
Legislative – sets punishment
Legislative – makes the laws
The MOST important function of the constitution is...
gives rights to citizens
defines duties and powers
limits the power of government
makes government legitimate (legal)
What is NOT a part of the 1st Amendment in the Bill of Rights?
freedom to vote
freedom of speech
freedom of press
freedom of religion
