WorksheetsA Kid's History of Brownsville comprehension TEST
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who was the founder of Brownsville?
James Stillman
Isabel Stillman
Charles Stillman
H. Matamoros
Brownsville’s City Hall was originally a___________________.
market place
flea market
business place
vegetable and fruit stand
What was used to haul large cotton bales and barrels of goods between Brownsville and the Rio Grande River from 1848-1870?
trains
18 wheeler-trucks
covered wagon
steamboats
El Trenecito was a little engine of the Rio Grande Railroad that pulled a trainload of passengers and cargo every day between___________________.
Brownsville and Harlingen
Brownsville and Matamoros
Brownsville and Point Isabel
Brownsville and Los Fresnos
Who lived in the Rio Grande Valley before the European settlers came?
the Coahuiltecans
the Europeans
the Texans
the Mexicans
Why do many families enjoy the customs and traditions of our mutual border heritage?
Many families enjoy the customs and traditions of our mutual border heritage because Brownsville is so near to Mexico.
Many families enjoy the customs and traditions of our mutual border heritage because Brownsville is so near to Europe.
any families enjoy the customs and traditions of our mutual border heritage because Brownsville doesn’t have a heritage of its own.
Many families enjoy the customs and traditions of our mutual border heritage because Europeans settled here.
What was the name of the first two Stillman children born here in Brownsville?
Elizabeth and Charles
Charles and James
James and Isabel
Isabel and Elizabeth
What is the oldest family residence in Brownsville?
Children’s Museum
Stillman House Museum
Gladys Porter House
UTB/TSC
What did children do before radio and television were invented?
Children would watch movies.
Children would play outside and invent games.
Children would sit inside and cry.
Children would play inside with their parents and grandparents
During the goldrush of 1849, Brownsville’s streets were paved with__________.
concrete
gravel
caliche
blocks of mesquite wood
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo decide?
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo decided where the Mexican-American War would be fought.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo decided Benito Juarez would fight for the independence of Mexico.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo decided where the International boundary should be.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo decided the winner of the revolution in Mexico.
Who occupies historic Fort Brown?
The University of Texas at Brownsville UTB
Texas Southmost College TSC
H. Matamoros
Both a and b
Who are the twin cities?
Brownsville and Harlingen
Brownsville and Mexico
Brownsville and H. Matamoros
none of the above
