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WorksheetsEnd of Year Unit One - 12
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which region is colored orange?
North Central Plains
Mountains and Basins
Coastal Plains
Which region is colored blue?
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
Where did the name Texas come from?
Spanish explorers
Caddo word for friendship
After a region in Spain
What are the 3 goals of Spanish explorers?
Gold, God, and Glory
Gold, Glory and Grief
Gold, Goal and Gravity
La Salle's outpost that was built in Texas was named...
Fort St. Louis
Fort Worth
Fort Conquistador
What was the main purpose of the Spanish Mission system?
To introduce and convert Native Texans to the Spanish culture and religion
To look for and find Gold
To introduce diseases to Native Americans
What was the purpose of the presidio?
Where the priests lived
To protect the mission
Where the livestock lived
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Mapped the Texas Coast
Gave his life at the Alamo
President of Texas
In order to move to Stephen F. Austin's colony, you had to be Catholic
TRUE
FALSE
Who is the Father of Texas?
Moses Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston
What Mexican priest started a revolt with his "Grito de Delores?" He wanted people of all classes, social ranks, to be equal.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Pope John Paul
Which number below represents the originial number of settlers that Stephen F. Austin brought to his colony?
The Old 900
The Old 2,000
The Old 300
In what battle does Texas win its independence from Mexico?
Battle of Alamo
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Gonzalez
Which event of the Texas Revolution is this?
the Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Gonzalez
Battle of Goliad
Texans were defeated at the Battle of the Alamo
TRUE
FALSE
The main idea of the Mier y Teran report was that Mexicans outnumbered Anglo-Americans 10 to 1.
TRUE
FALSE
What idea does this woman represent?
Annexation
Manifest Destiny
Catholicism
What was Mirabeau Lamar's major contribution to the state of Texas as President of Texas?
Created the Texas Rangers
Public Education
State Army
What is Annexation?
Joining a larger country like the USA
Breaking off and separating
Isolating oneself
In the Mier Expedition, the black beans meant death and the white beans meant life.
TRUE
FALSE
At the start of the Civil War, most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Civil War?
States Rights
Slavery
Drought
What is the day the slaves learned they had been freed in Texas?
Juneteenth
Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction
13th Amendment -
Ends slavery
Ends the Civil War
Bans Alcohol
14th Amendment -
Grants Citizenship
Ends Slavery
Voting Rights for Women
15 Amendment -
Voting Rights for all Men
Voting Rights for all Women
Voting Rights for all Dogs
These were African American soldiers whose job it was to guard the frontier after the Civil War
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Hunters
Buffalo Men
Where were the Native Americans moved to after the Frontier Wars?
California
Reservations
Allowed to stay on the land
What and when does this image represent?
Spindletop - 1901
Austin - 1800
Ft. Worth - 1776
19th Amendment -
Bans manufacture and sale of alcohol
Woman's suffrage
Voting for all men
18th Amendment -
Prohibition
Women's Suffrage
Bans Slavery
What forces America into WWI?
Sinking of Lusitania and a secret telegram
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Hitler and Concentration Camps
What inventions helped end the open range of Texas during the 19th century?
Oil Derricks and Railroads
Barbed Wire and Windmills
Automobiles and Canals
To prevent damage from future hurricanes, Galveston -
built a new seawall and raised the elevation of many buildings in the town.
Structures were built lower for protection from wind damage.
Citizens moved away to rural Texas and never came back to rebuild
What 1929 major event led to the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash
Wildfires in California
Oil Boom
What is the name of the governmental regulations that brought us out of the Great Depression?
The Fair Deal
The New Deal
The Round Deal
What was the importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Made it illegal for public places to discriminate against people based on race
Gave minorities the opportunity to go to school at any university
Allowed minorities the right to vote in state and national primaries
What is the importance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Removed obstacles that prevented minorities from voting.
Created the two-party system we have today; Democrats vs Republicans
Made it illegal for public places to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation
Which of the following lists the countries that have owned Texas?
Spain, England, USA, Mexico, Confederacy, Germany
Spain, France, Mexico, Texas, USA, Confederacy
Spain, Texas, USA, Confederacy, England, France
Which principle of government is this? "Power is divided and shared between different levels of governement"
Federalism
Limited Government
Individual Rights
Which principle of government is this: "Government gets its power from the people!"
Popular Sovereignty
Individual Rights
Checks and Balances
Which principle of government is this: "No one branch of the government can get too powerful."
Checks and Balances
Individual Rights
Federalism
Which principle of government is this: The power of the government is limited by laws.
Limited Government
Republicanism
Federalism
Which principle of government is this: Citizens rule through elected representatives
Republicanism
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Which principle of government is this: Rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights
Checks and Balances
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Which principle of government is this: Each branch has its own job and is in charge of something.
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Republicanism
Does Mrs. Schneider believe in ghosts?
Yes, who doesn't?!?!
Of course not. Ghosts are silly
Which is a true story?
Mrs. Schneider is diabetic
Mrs. Schneider lied and told someone she was diabetic
Mrs. Schneider's son is diabetic
Which of the following is true?
Mrs. Schneider will eat almost anything
Mrs. Schneider is scared of heights
Mrs. Schneider is scared to eat pie
Which is a true story?
Not knowing that ducks can fly
Not knowing where pickles grow
All are true
Mrs. Schneider has seen the inside of a deer
