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WorksheetsTexas Studies Weekly Week 16 - Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
When reading that people were excited about the New World, you can conclude that...?
People were afraid that the New World was too dangerous.
Christopher Columbus did not want to return to the New World.
More European explorers traveled to the New World.
The king of Spain was angry wit Columbus.
How was the section "Spanish Explorers in Texas" organized?
listing three explorers and the places they traveled
listing three kings of Spain who paid for explorations
listing three men who explored the Texas panhandle
listing three explorers from the most important to the least important
The Spanish conquistadors defeated and claimed gold and silver for the king of Spain from which empire?
the Comanche
the Aztec
the Karankawa
the Lipan Apache
When word reached the king of Spain that La Salle's colony failed , he most likely felt...?
sad that he had not helped La Salle's colony
happy that France was a good neighbor to Spain
disappointed that France's colony was not a success
worried that other explorers from France would come to the New World to claim land
In the section "Spain Tries to Hold on to Texas", what word is a synonym for disagreements?
arguments
meetings
treaties
wars
The result of Stephen F. Austin taking control of the colony at San Felipe de Austin was...?
Santa Anna and Stephen F. Austin became good friends.
Austin formed a militia, which forced the Karankawa to leave the settlers alone.
The people in the colony did not like the rules that Austin made.
The colony did not have the supplies that it needed to be a success.
The best summary for the section "Turmoil for Texas" is...?
Austin spent many years in Mexico.
Many Mexican citizens came to Texas to escape Santa Anna.
Santa Anna made many harsh laws, so Texas settlers held a convention to discuss what to do.
Stephen F. Austin was elected president of the colony in 1832 and had many meetings with Santa Anna.
Which is the best description of the early Spanish mission in Texas?
Many American Indians converted to the Catholic faith.
After many years, most Spanish missions were abandoned.
Spanish missions were taken over by the French.
The settlers and Comanche Indians lived in peace in and around the missions.
Reasons why to go to Texas:
Own Land
Face the Indians
Better Life
Leave family and friends
Reasons NOT to go to Texas:
Leave family and friends
Better Life
Hostile Indians
Own Land
Why did Spain continue to send people to the New World and Texas?
Spain wanted to be most powerful.
Just because they wanted to.
Spain wanted to get rid of people.
Spain wanted to claim the most land.
