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Worksheets2nd Six Weeks Review 7th Grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas?
Native Americans were prevented from accepting Catholicism.
Forts were built to protect the Native Americans.
Missions were used as a way to claim land.
Native Americans were discouraged from learning trades and skills.
Which group likely viewed the construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion?
American Indian tribes
Anglo settlers
Conquistadors
Catholic priests
Which successful Tejano rancher represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional
Convention, located land for the first Austin colony, and eventually supported Texas
independence?
Erasmo Seguín
Lorenzo de Zavala
José Francisco Ruiz
Martín De León
Served as military commander and governor of the area that is present day Laredo, Led Spain’s expansion efforts into South Texas, Sent Settlers to the land between Rio Grande and Nueces River.
Who is described above?
Francisco Hidalgo
Fray Damián Massanet
Antonio Margil de Jesús
José de Escandón
Names of cities in Texas, such as El Paso and San Antonio, reflect the cultural legacy of—
England
Portugal
Spain
France
Why is the year 1821 important to the history of Texas?
Texas achieved independence from France.
Stephen F. Austin took over his father's land grant.
Juan Seguin came to Texas with settlers.
Moses Austin was born.
Analyzing the map above, which physical geographic feature influenced where the missions
and presidios were built in Texas?
mountains
cities
rivers
heavy rainfalls
Which major Texas city was founded by Spanish colonists in 1718?
San Antonio
El Paso
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Who is described above?
Philip Nolan
Stephen F. Austin
James Long
Green DeWitt
Which Tejano was a successful and prosperous rancher in Texas and was sent to represent Texas in
the Mexican congress? He also helped write the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and was sent to
welcome Stephen F. Austin and his colonists to Texas. He was followed by his son who helped Texas
fight for its independence.
Green De Witt
Lorenzo de Zavala
Martin de Leon
Erasmo Seguin
How did the State Colonization Law of 1825 contribute to the development of Texas?
It transferred land from Mexican settlers to Anglo settlers.
It granted Anglo settlers the right to establish schools.
It continued the empresario system in Texas.
It allowed English to be spoken in schools in Texas.
Why did Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820s?
freedom of religion
set up missions and forts
God, gold, and glory
cheap land for farming
Which economic motivation led European powers to initially explore, investigate, and settle in the
Americas?
Desire and interest to find gold
Desire and interest to leave overcrowded cities
Desire and interest to build an army with new resources
Desire and interest to develop a new government
One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo
empresarios was by —
requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion
expecting Anglo settlers to wear Spanish clothing
introducing Spanish foods to the new settlers
administering Spanish language tests to settlers
Who is described above?
James Long
William Magee
Philip Nolan
Peter Bean
In what way did the building of missions in Texas change the culture of the region?
Farming methods were changed.
New religious traditions were introduced.
Rivers in southern parts of Texas were polluted.
Large areas of forests were cut down.
Which generalization about the establishment of towns is best supported by evidence on the map?
Towns were mainly located along the Rio Grande River.
Towns were well established before the building of the missions.
Towns developed in the mountainous regions of Texas.
Towns tended to grow near the location of missions and presidios
Missions were used to claim land
True
False
Philip Nolan was a mustang trader
True
False
Which of the following is a contribution of Stephen F. Austin to the development of Texas?
He established a mission at Galveston Bay.
He helped draft the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas.
He explored the Rio Grande and West Texas.
