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Cumulative Exam Review 2021

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The four regions of TX are? (and you need to know their location on the exam)

a)

Great plains, coastal plains, mountains, and basins

b)

Great plains, coastal plains, flat plains, north central plains

c)

North central plains, coastal plains, rolling plains, Wichita Falls

d)

Great plains, coastal plains, mountains & basins, north central plains

2.

Every part of the buffalo could be used by the natives.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Comanches lived in the

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

North Central Plains

4.

Jumanos lived in.....

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

5.

Wichita natives lived in the....

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Flat Plains

6.

Caddos lived in....

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

7.

Karankawa natives lived in the...

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Rolling Plains

d)

Mountains & Basins

8.

Most advanced culture....

a)

Wichita

b)

Comanche

c)

Jumano

d)

Caddo

9.

Known as the, "Striped People"

a)

Jumano

b)

Wichita

c)

Caddo

d)

Comanche

10.

"Racoon eyes", shortest and darkest natives....

a)

Jumano

b)

Comanche

c)

Wichita

d)

Karankawa

11.

"Warriors of the Plains" , knows as most feared...

a)

Comanche

b)

Jumano

c)

Wichita

d)

Pueblo

12.

Practiced ceremonial cannibalism and were the tallest natives at around 6ft....

a)

Comanche

b)

Karankawa

c)

Wichita

d)

Caddo

13.

Searching for gold with the Narvaez expedition was....

a)

The reason LaSalle set up a fort along the Mississippi River

b)

Pineda's reason for journaling about the Seven Cities of Cibola

c)

Cortes' motivation for speaking native American Language

d)

Cabeza de Vaca's reason for exploring the new world

14.

Looking for a water route to the Pacific Ocean, was

a)

The reason LaSalle set up a fort along the Mississippi River

b)

Pineda's reason for exploring the new world

c)

Cortes' motivation for speaking native American Language

d)

Cabeza de Vaca's reason for exploring the new world

15.

To set up a trading post and fort along the Mississippi River was

a)

The reason LaSalle explored the new world

b)

Pineda's reason for exploring the new world

c)

Cortes' motivation for speaking native American Language

d)

Cabeza de Vaca's reason for exploring the new world

16.

Which two countries explored Texas lands during the Age of Contact?

a)

England and Spain

b)

Portugal and Italy

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

Spain and France

17.

The three G's are?

a)

God, Golf, and Gloria

b)

God, Greens, and Ginger

c)

God, Greed, and the Giver

d)

God, Gold, and Glory

18.

La Salle establishing a settlement in Texas....

a)

Created confidence in his reputation as a good leader

b)

made the Spanish worry about the French

c)

made France extremely happy and confident

d)

made England nervous and hopeful

19.

The first European country to claim lands in the Americas was?

a)

France

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

Great Britian

20.

European explorers introducing Christianity to the Native Americans is an example of....

a)

a cultural change that occurred due to interaction between the Europeans and the Native Americans

b)

the intentions of the natives to spread their faith

c)

a possible reason for the Mexican American War

d)

a climate change between the southern hemisphere and northern hemisphere

21.

How did the Columbian Exchange impact people living in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

No one benefited

b)

Only the anglo settlers benefited

c)

People from both places benefited

d)

The natives did not allow trading among themselves

22.

Mexico gained its independence from Spain in what year?

a)

1812

b)

1845

c)

1836

d)

1821

23.

You need to be able to sequence the events below chronologically.....for now put "D"

a)

Mexico wins independence from Spain

b)

The empresario Stephen F. Austin begins settling people in Texas

c)

Father Hidalgo gives his “Cry of Dolores”

d)

The Spanish Missions in Texas Fail

24.

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

a)

Spain wanted to break away from Mexico

b)

Mexico started the empresario system

c)

American's wanted to come to Texas

d)

President Andrew Jackson signed the Treayy of Cordova

25.

What document legitimizes Texas as a Mexican state

a)

Mexican Constitution of 1824

b)

United States Constitution

c)

Mexican Declaration of Independence

d)

Mexican Constitution of 1821

26.

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...

a)

Mestizo

b)

Carpetbagger

c)

Empresario

d)

Realtor

27.

State Colonization Law of 1825

a)

legalized marriages between natives and Texas citizens

b)

legalized the addition of agriculture in Texas

c)

Encouraged good, Christian people to settle in TX

d)

Allowed everyone to own land in TX

28.

Who was the most famous Tejano from the Alamo?

a)

Santa Anna

b)

Se Domingo

c)

Juan Seguin

d)

Perfecto de Cos

29.

Who wrote a letter asking for assistance at the Alamo and ending with, "Victory or death!"

a)

Juan Seguin

b)

Jim Bowie

c)

James C. Neil

d)

William Travis

30.

"Remember the Alamo!" was....

a)

The battle cry would rally the Texans after the defeat at the Alamo

b)

The phrase that Davvy Crockett said in his speech to congress

c)

Suzanna Dickenson's name for her baby

d)

How the signers ended the TX constitution

31.

There were many different opinions in TX about how to deal with Mexico.


Is the above statement about Texas in 1833 accurate?

a)

No, everyone had the same hatred toward Mexico

b)

Yes, the natives were passionate about gaining independence

c)

No, Texas was already annexed to the US at this point

d)

Yes, some wanted to remain a part of Mexico and had adapted to Mexican ways, while many wanted to break away

32.

Who was William Travis?

a)

Jim Bowie's slave

b)

Davvy Crockett's brother from Tennesse

c)

The final commander of the Alamo

d)

The one who wrote the famous letter saying, "Victory or Death!"

33.

What's the name of the event where the Mexican army executed 340 unarmed Texans who had surrendered?

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

Goliad Massacre

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Capture of San Antonio

34.

Sam Houston knew the only way the revolution would succeed was if Texas had a strong government, which is why.....

a)

He hated Mexico so much because they were unable to maintain a strong and central government

b)

Santa Anna was determined to find the city of Cibola so he could stop the TX government and Sam Houston

c)

He convinced the delegates to remain at the Constitutional Convention instead of joining the fight at the Alamo

d)

General Cos sent Juan Seguin to plead with the Texians to turn and fight and not be cowards

35.

Which is the correct order for the major battles during the Texas Revolution?

a)

Capture of San Antonio ~ Gonzales ~ Goliad Massacre ~ Alamo

b)

Gonzales ~ Capture of San Antonio ~ Alamo ~ Goliad Massacre

c)

Gonzales ~ Alamo ~ Goliad Massacre ~ Capture of San Antonio

d)

Alamo ~ Gonzales ~ Goliad Massacre ~ Capture of San Antonio

36.

While in prison, SFA felt that Texas should....

a)

Join Father Hidalgo in the fight for independence

b)

be a part of Mexico, just not a part of Coahuila

c)

be annexed to the US and gain our independence

d)

be separate from Mexico at all costs

37.

In what year did Texas win its independence from Mexico?

a)

1821

b)

1836

c)

1845

d)

1846

38.

The TX government had few sources of revenue and printed too much paper money is the main reasons why the Republic....

a)

Had such a good financial relationship with the U.S.

b)

Was so close to filling bankruptcy and going back to Mexico

c)

Had financial difficulties that were hard to solve

d)

Had no American settlers that wanted to come to TX

39.

Why was it so important that the Republic of Texas have a functioning government from the very beginning?

a)

Texans wanted a dictatorship in order to run the new country more smoothly

b)

Anson Jones warned the people that without a government, education would never be a priority.

c)

People develop systems, like government, to manage conflict and create order. Texas had seen what happened to Mexico when they won their independence...

d)

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.

40.

What was the MAIN reason why the U.S. Congress refused to annex Texas in 1837–1838?

a)

Congressional leaders did not want to be burdened with the large amount of land that Texas would add. .

b)

Northern states did not want to permit a new slave state to enter the Union

c)

Congressional leaders feared annexation would bring a war with the Comanche Native Americans.

d)

Americans did not want to grant U.S. citizenship to large numbers of former Mexicans.

41.

What contributed to the state’s rapid growth in population in the 19th century?

a)

The discovery of penicillin

b)

The elimination of typhoid

c)

The development of the cotton gin

d)

migration and immigration

42.

Why were so many Texans in favor of annexation?

a)

They all believed un Manifest Destiny

b)

They feared future conflicts with Mexico

c)

They were scared of attacks from Natives

d)

They were not, most wanted to remain a Republic

43.

List the four presidents of the Republic of TX in order.

a)

Houston, Lamar, Houston, Jones

b)

Jones, Houston, Lamar, Houston

c)

Houston, Houston, Jones, Lamar

d)

Lamar, Houston, Houston, Jones

44.

Mexico should recognize Texas independence, was one thing....

a)

That Santa Anna was determined to make happen

b)

Mirabeau Lamar and Sam Houston agreed on

c)

That Juan Seguin did not care about

d)

The Texians did not want because of their trade agreement

45.

“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?

a)

Government was divided into different branches and levels .

b)

Leaders who did not obey the will of voters risked not being elected again.

c)

The state was not allowed to carry a debt of more than $100,000

d)

The judicial branch decided if laws were constitutional or not.

46.

Which fact best illustrates the role of Manifest Destiny in the U.S.-Mexican War?

a)

Most Mexicans still thought of Texas as part of their country.

b)

General Arista attacked the U.S. Army at the Battle of Palo Alto.

c)

Mexico refused to negotiate with the U.S. over the Texas border.

d)

The U.S. took Texas without regard for Mexico’s claims of where the border of TX was.

47.

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?

a)

the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty that ended the U.S.-Mexican War

b)

the declaration of Texas's secession from the United States

c)

he opening to Texas's constitution of 1876

d)

the surrender of the Confederacy at the end of the Civil War

48.

The people of Texas played a key role in the U.S.-Mexican War.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

In what year was Texas annexed to the United States?

a)

1821

b)

1836

c)

1845

d)

1848

50.

The ______________________ provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War.

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Lousiana Purchase

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

State of Florida

51.

Due to the Mexican War, the U.S. gained a large amount of land as a result of a(n)...

a)

annexation

b)

manifest destiny

c)

cession

d)

war council

52.

The belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was called?

a)

preordained fate

b)

inevitable progress

c)

manifest destiny

d)

executive privilege

53.

Which of the following documents was an influence on the Texas state constitution ?

a)

the Constitution of California

b)

the Constitution of France

c)

the Constitution of the United States

d)

the Constitution of Mexico

54.

Texas gave up its claim to New Mexico land and in return....

a)

Mexico acknowledged their independence

b)

TX received $10 million as a part of the Compromise of 1850

c)

The Gadsden purchase was complete

d)

Texas got to become the 28th state in the U.S.

55.

The Mexican American War was caused by-

a)

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

b)

disputes over immigration issues between Texas and the United States

c)

disagreements over the issues of slave ownership in Texas

d)

conflicting claims between Mexico and the U.S. over what river was the border of Texas

56.

What did Mexico cede to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Mexican Cession lands and the Rio Grande became Texas’s border.

b)

Lands bordering the Rio Grande only were purchased by the United States.

c)

The eastern portions of Texas were given to the United States.

d)

New Mexico and parts of Texas only were given to the United States.

57.

The Compromise of 1850, in which the U.S. paid Texas $10 million in return for some of its lands was....

a)

the agreement made between Polk and Santa Anna that ended the Mexican American War

b)

Was made null and void by the Compromise of 1867

c)

a concession that helped to relieve Texas of its huge debt and resolve its border conflict

d)

Helped Native Americans keep their reservations free from anglo settlers

58.

Which principle of government divides the functions of government among the branches in order to prevent any one branch from having too much power?

a)

Federalism

b)

separation of powers

c)

checks and balances

d)

states’ rights

59.

What is the system of government called that allows national and state/local government to share power?

a)

checks and balances

b)

federalism

c)

separation of powers

d)

states’ rights

60.

Which of the following does NOT correctly identify the duty of the Texas branches of government?

a)

Executive – carries out the laws

b)

Judicial – interprets the laws

c)

Legislative – sets punishment

d)

Legislative – makes the laws

61.

The MOST important function of the constitution is...

a)

gives rights to citizens

b)

defines duties and powers

c)

limits the power of government

d)

makes government legitimate (legal)

62.

What is NOT a part of the 1st Amendment in the Bill of Rights?

a)

freedom to vote

b)

freedom of speech

c)

freedom of press

d)

freedom of religion