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Texas Regions, Natives, Early Explorers, Missions

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mission system was part of the _______________ era.

a)

Civil Rights and Conservatism

b)

Early Statehood

c)

Spanish Colonial

d)

Age of Contact

2.
What is the largest region in Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
3.
A large area of flat or nearly flat land is 
a)
a mountain
b)
a plain
c)
the ocean
d)
pretty boring place, Miss.
4.
What are regions?
a)
Bodies of water
b)
Areas of land with physical features that set them apart from other areas of land
c)
A group of people with a shared set of beliefs, goals and religious customs.
d)
People who study the past.
5.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
6.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
7.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
8.
One feature of Puebloan culture was homes made of _____.
a)
Wood
b)
Adobe
c)
rock
d)
hides
9.

Which Native Texan tribe lived in Beehive/dome shaped houses covered in grass?

a)

Jumano/ Puebloan

b)

Karankawa/ Gulf Culture

c)

Coahuiltecan

d)

Caddo/ SouthEastern Culture

10.
Natives of the Plains regions were mostly __________.
a)
warrior tribes
b)
sedentary
c)
nomadic
d)
farmers
11.
The Apache and Comanche have all these in common EXCEPT __________.
a)
hunted buffalo
b)
were nomadic
c)
ate fish, oysters, turtles
d)
lived in teepees
12.
How did the Gulf Indians differ from the Plains Indians?
a)
They ate large amounts of oysters, clams, turtles and fish
b)
They lived in cone-shaped tents of buffalo hide
c)
They were among the first tribes to grow wheat.
d)
They conducted extensive trade with the Aztecs of Mexico.
13.
Which Native culture hunted buffalo?
a)
Southeastern Culture
b)
Coastal Culture
c)
Plains Culture
d)
Pueblo Culture
14.
Which Native American Tribe were considered skilled fisherman?
a)
Caddo
b)
Karankawa
c)
Apache
d)
Comanche
15.
Which of the following is part of a nomadic lifestyle?
a)
Setting up plots of land to grow crops.
b)
Moving south for the winter to follow the bison herd.
c)
Building houses out of mud bricks.
d)
Constructing large cities.
16.
This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.
a)
Comanche
b)
Kickapoo
c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
17.

As you travel WEST across TEXAS, the climate and landform become

a)

Wetter and Higher Elevation

b)

Wetter and Lower Elevation

c)

Drier and Higher Elevation

d)

Drier and Lower Elevation

18.

The individuals that Spain sent to the New World to claim land and find natural resources were known as

a)

Travelers

b)

Explorers

c)

Conquistadors

d)

Soldiers

19.

What year did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda map the Texas coastline?

a)

1492

b)

1519

c)

1521

d)

1536

20.

La Salle was a _______________ explorer

a)

Spanish

b)

French

21.

* Spread of the Catholic Religion * Great Wealth * Power

What are these items referring to?

a)

Reasons the Indians were so aggressive.

b)

Cultural problems in the Spanish homeland.

c)

Reasons for Spanish exploration.

d)

The reasons for the war for Independence

22.

Who was shipped wrecked and captured by the Native Americans

a)

Coronado

b)

La Salle

c)

Cabeza De Vaca

d)

Cortez

23.

Of the following, which is Pineda known for?

a)

Conquered the Aztec

b)

Search for new resources

c)

Mapped the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico in 1519

d)

Search 7 cities for Gold

24.

Who conquered the Aztec empire?

a)

La Salle

b)

Pineda

c)

Cortez

d)

Coronado

25.

Which explorer was a shaman (doctor), wrote a book and was a slave to the Native Americans?

a)

Coronado

b)

Cabeza De Vaca

c)

La Salle

d)

Pineda

26.

Which French explorer built Fort Saint Louis om the coast of Texas for France?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

De Vaca

d)

Cortez

27.
The Spanish wanted Indians to follow what religion?
a)
Baptist Religion
b)
Texan Religion
c)
Puritan Religion
d)
Catholic Religion
28.
Missions were used by who to convert the Native Americans?
a)
Spanish
b)
Texans
29.
This mission is located close to the present day city of El Paso. This is the 1st mission ever established in Texas and was founded in 1682.  
a)
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
b)
San Francisco de los Tejas
c)
Mission San Jose
d)
Mission Guadalupe
30.
What were the goals of the Spanish missions?
a)
convert Native Americans to Christianity
b)
teach Native Americans to adopt the Spanish way of life
c)
Strengthen Spain's hold on Texas land
d)
all of the above
31.
What city, in 1718, was founded, became the Capital of Spanish Texas, and have many missions including the Alamo built in and around it?
a)
San Antonio
b)
Laredo
c)
Goliad
d)
Gonzalez
32.
How did Spain react to LaSalle's expedition?
a)
Built more missions in East Texas to protect the Spanish lands from French
b)
Shifted its interest from Texas to Florida
c)
Moved its missions and presidios from New Mexico and West Texas to East Texas
d)
Became allies and trading partners with Native Americans near Louisiana border
33.
Missionaries are People who work inside __________________. 
a)
McDonalds
b)
Missions
c)
Malls
d)
Restaurants
34.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the failure of the mission system?
a)
Disease
b)
American Indian attacks
c)
American Indian abandonment
d)
American Indian cooperation
35.
This friar built the first mission in East Texas.
a)
Francisco Hidalgo
b)
Jose de Escandon
c)
Damian Massanet
d)
Antonio Margil de Jesus
36.
This military commander is known as the "father of the lower Rio Grande valley" because he built 20 settlements
a)
Francisco Hidalgo
b)
Jose de Escandon
c)
Damian Massanet
d)
Antonio Margil de Jesus
37.

A Spanish military outpost

a)

Viceroy

b)

Tejano

c)

Presidio

d)

Tigua

38.

This person established many missions near San Antonio along the San Antonio River

a)

Francisco Hidalgo

b)

Jose de Escandon

c)

Antonio Margil de Jesus

39.

Tells exactly were a place is located on Earth, and we find the absolute location of a place by using a map or a globe.

a)

Street address

b)

Relative Location

c)

Absolute location

40.

Dividing land by climate, land forms, or cultures is called what?

a)

Regions

b)

Counties

c)

Hemispheres

d)

Continents

41.

What is the capital of Alaska?

a)

Juneau

b)

Honolulu

c)

Salem

42.

What Texas Region is shown in the picture?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

43.

How many Texas Regions are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

44.
Which Texas region has beaches, pine forests, and plains?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
45.

This Region is a great place for Tourism.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

Great Plains

46.

How many Texas Regions are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

47.

How many Texas Regions are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

48.

Why is the Plains Regions known as the Panhandle Region ?

a)

It looks like a pan handle and is south of the pan handle of Oklahoma.

b)

The president said it should be called that.

c)

No one knows.

d)

Texas wanted to be like Oklahoma.

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