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A Kid's History of Brownsville comprehension TEST

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the founder of Brownsville?

a)

James Stillman

b)

Isabel Stillman

c)

Charles Stillman

d)

H. Matamoros

2.

Brownsville’s City Hall was originally a___________________.

a)

market place

b)

flea market

c)

business place

d)

vegetable and fruit stand

3.

What was used to haul large cotton bales and barrels of goods between Brownsville and the Rio Grande River from 1848-1870?

a)

trains

b)

18 wheeler-trucks

c)

covered wagon

d)

steamboats

4.

El Trenecito was a little engine of the Rio Grande Railroad that pulled a trainload of passengers and cargo every day between___________________.

a)

Brownsville and Harlingen

b)

Brownsville and Matamoros

c)

Brownsville and Point Isabel

d)

Brownsville and Los Fresnos

5.

Who lived in the Rio Grande Valley before the European settlers came?

a)

the Coahuiltecans

b)

the Europeans

c)

the Texans

d)

the Mexicans

6.

Why do many families enjoy the customs and traditions of our mutual border heritage?

a)

Many families enjoy the customs and traditions of our mutual border heritage because Brownsville is so near to Mexico.

b)

Many families enjoy the customs and traditions of our mutual border heritage because Brownsville is so near to Europe.

c)

any families enjoy the customs and traditions of our mutual border heritage because Brownsville doesn’t have a heritage of its own.

d)

Many families enjoy the customs and traditions of our mutual border heritage because Europeans settled here.

7.

What was the name of the first two Stillman children born here in Brownsville?

a)

Elizabeth and Charles

b)

Charles and James

c)

James and Isabel

d)

Isabel and Elizabeth

8.

What is the oldest family residence in Brownsville?

a)

Children’s Museum

b)

Stillman House Museum

c)

Gladys Porter House

d)

UTB/TSC

9.

What did children do before radio and television were invented?

a)

Children would watch movies.

b)

Children would play outside and invent games.

c)

Children would sit inside and cry.

d)

Children would play inside with their parents and grandparents

10.

During the goldrush of 1849, Brownsville’s streets were paved with__________.

a)

concrete

b)

gravel

c)

caliche

d)

blocks of mesquite wood

11.

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo decide?

a)

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo decided where the Mexican-American War would be fought.

b)

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo decided Benito Juarez would fight for the independence of Mexico.

c)

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo decided where the International boundary should be.

d)

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo decided the winner of the revolution in Mexico.

12.

Who occupies historic Fort Brown?

a)

The University of Texas at Brownsville UTB

b)

Texas Southmost College TSC

c)

H. Matamoros

d)

Both a and b

13.

Who are the twin cities?

a)

Brownsville and Harlingen

b)

Brownsville and Mexico

c)

Brownsville and H. Matamoros

d)

none of the above