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End of Year Unit One - 12

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which region is colored orange?

a)

North Central Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

Coastal Plains

2.

Which region is colored blue?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

3.

Where did the name Texas come from?

a)

Spanish explorers

b)

Caddo word for friendship

c)

After a region in Spain

4.

What are the 3 goals of Spanish explorers?

a)

Gold, God, and Glory

b)

Gold, Glory and Grief

c)

Gold, Goal and Gravity

5.

La Salle's outpost that was built in Texas was named...

a)

Fort St. Louis

b)

Fort Worth

c)

Fort Conquistador

6.

What was the main purpose of the Spanish Mission system?

a)

To introduce and convert Native Texans to the Spanish culture and religion

b)

To look for and find Gold

c)

To introduce diseases to Native Americans

7.

What was the purpose of the presidio?

a)

Where the priests lived

b)

To protect the mission

c)

Where the livestock lived

8.

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

a)

Mapped the Texas Coast

b)

Gave his life at the Alamo

c)

President of Texas

9.

In order to move to Stephen F. Austin's colony, you had to be Catholic

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Who is the Father of Texas?

a)

Moses Austin

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

Sam Houston

11.

What Mexican priest started a revolt with his "Grito de Delores?" He wanted people of all classes, social ranks, to be equal.

a)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

b)

Father Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Pope John Paul

12.

Which number below represents the originial number of settlers that Stephen F. Austin brought to his colony?

a)

The Old 900

b)

The Old 2,000

c)

The Old 300

13.

In what battle does Texas win its independence from Mexico?

a)

Battle of Alamo

b)

Battle of San Jacinto

c)

Battle of Gonzalez

14.

Which event of the Texas Revolution is this?

a)

the Battle of the Alamo

b)

Battle of Gonzalez

c)

Battle of Goliad

15.

Texans were defeated at the Battle of the Alamo

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

The main idea of the Mier y Teran report was that Mexicans outnumbered Anglo-Americans 10 to 1.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

What idea does this woman represent?

a)

Annexation

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Catholicism

18.

What was Mirabeau Lamar's major contribution to the state of Texas as President of Texas?

a)

Created the Texas Rangers

b)

Public Education

c)

State Army

19.

What is Annexation?

a)

Joining a larger country like the USA

b)

Breaking off and separating

c)

Isolating oneself

20.

In the Mier Expedition, the black beans meant death and the white beans meant life.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

At the start of the Civil War, most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Civil War?

a)

States Rights

b)

Slavery

c)

Drought

23.

What is the day the slaves learned they had been freed in Texas?

a)

Juneteenth

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Reconstruction

24.

13th Amendment -

a)

Ends slavery

b)

Ends the Civil War

c)

Bans Alcohol

25.

14th Amendment -

a)

Grants Citizenship

b)

Ends Slavery

c)

Voting Rights for Women

26.

15 Amendment -

a)

Voting Rights for all Men

b)

Voting Rights for all Women

c)

Voting Rights for all Dogs

27.

These were African American soldiers whose job it was to guard the frontier after the Civil War

a)

Buffalo Soldiers

b)

Buffalo Hunters

c)

Buffalo Men

28.

Where were the Native Americans moved to after the Frontier Wars?

a)

California

b)

Reservations

c)

Allowed to stay on the land

29.

What and when does this image represent?

a)

Spindletop - 1901

b)

Austin - 1800

c)

Ft. Worth - 1776

30.

19th Amendment -

a)

Bans manufacture and sale of alcohol

b)

Woman's suffrage

c)

Voting for all men

31.

18th Amendment -

a)

Prohibition

b)

Women's Suffrage

c)

Bans Slavery

32.

What forces America into WWI?

a)

Sinking of Lusitania and a secret telegram

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Hitler and Concentration Camps

33.

What inventions helped end the open range of Texas during the 19th century?

a)

Oil Derricks and Railroads

b)

Barbed Wire and Windmills

c)

Automobiles and Canals

34.

To prevent damage from future hurricanes, Galveston -

a)

built a new seawall and raised the elevation of many buildings in the town.

b)

Structures were built lower for protection from wind damage.

c)

Citizens moved away to rural Texas and never came back to rebuild

35.

What 1929 major event led to the Great Depression?

a)

Stock Market Crash

b)

Wildfires in California

c)

Oil Boom

36.

What is the name of the governmental regulations that brought us out of the Great Depression?

a)

The Fair Deal

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Round Deal

37.

What was the importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

Made it illegal for public places to discriminate against people based on race

b)

Gave minorities the opportunity to go to school at any university

c)

Allowed minorities the right to vote in state and national primaries

38.

What is the importance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

a)

Removed obstacles that prevented minorities from voting.

b)

Created the two-party system we have today; Democrats vs Republicans

c)

Made it illegal for public places to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation

39.

Which of the following lists the countries that have owned Texas?

a)

Spain, England, USA, Mexico, Confederacy, Germany

b)

Spain, France, Mexico, Texas, USA, Confederacy

c)

Spain, Texas, USA, Confederacy, England, France

40.

Which principle of government is this? "Power is divided and shared between different levels of governement"

a)

Federalism

b)

Limited Government

c)

Individual Rights

41.

Which principle of government is this: "Government gets its power from the people!"

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Individual Rights

c)

Checks and Balances

42.

Which principle of government is this: "No one branch of the government can get too powerful."

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Individual Rights

c)

Federalism

43.

Which principle of government is this: The power of the government is limited by laws.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Republicanism

c)

Federalism

44.

Which principle of government is this: Citizens rule through elected representatives

a)

Republicanism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

45.

Which principle of government is this: Rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Individual Rights

c)

Popular Sovereignty

46.

Which principle of government is this: Each branch has its own job and is in charge of something.

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Republicanism

47.

Does Mrs. Schneider believe in ghosts?

a)

Yes, who doesn't?!?!

b)

Of course not. Ghosts are silly

48.

Which is a true story?

a)

Mrs. Schneider is diabetic

b)

Mrs. Schneider lied and told someone she was diabetic

c)

Mrs. Schneider's son is diabetic

49.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Mrs. Schneider will eat almost anything

b)

Mrs. Schneider is scared of heights

c)

Mrs. Schneider is scared to eat pie

50.

Which is a true story?

a)

Not knowing that ducks can fly

b)

Not knowing where pickles grow

c)

All are true

d)

Mrs. Schneider has seen the inside of a deer