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Texas History Review!

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of Texans adapting to their environment in the dry and hot regions of Texas?

a)

People cut down trees in the rainforest to build homes

b)

People built adobe houses because there were few or no trees.

c)

Families built log cabins using the many trees found on the plains.

d)

Anglo families hired Native Americans to build brick homes.

2.
What Indian tribe AND Texas region is shown in the picture?
a)
Apache/Great Plains
b)
Karankawa/Central Plains
c)
Karankawa/Coastal Plains
d)
Jumano/Mountains and Basins
3.

How did the Native Americans adapt to their environment?

a)

By relying on the natural resources and materials around them

b)

By copying European practices

c)

The Natives did not rely on natural resources

d)

By praying to their gods for food and water

4.
What is the largest region in Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
5.
How many regions are in Texas?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
20
d)
4
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.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
9.
Who claimed the land of Mexico that included Texas for over 300 years. 
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Spain
10.

In what year did Mexico win their independence from Spain? 

a)
1836
b)
1821
c)
1845
d)
1830
11.
What is another term for Empresario? 
a)
Doctor
b)
Merchant
c)
Operator
d)
Land Agent
12.

Why is Stephen F. Austin called the "Father of Texas"?

a)
He was a man of strong Character
b)
He brought many people to Texas
c)
He was one of many land agents 
d)
He brought the first 300 families to Texas
13.
When Stephen F. Austin advertised in Newspapers for settlers in Southern United States, what was one important requirements for those who wanted to come settled in Texas? 
a)
Work hard, no criminals, and be loyal to United States 
b)
Work hard, loyal to their government, & keep their slaves
c)
Work hard, no slaves, & no criminals.
d)
Work hard, criminals get a second chance, & get rid of slaves
14.
____________ was the general and dictator of Mexico during the Texas Revolution
a)
Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Stephen F. Austin
d)
Davy Crockett
15.
______ was when the Texans forced Santa Anna to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence
a)
Battle of San Jacinto
b)
Battle at the Alamo
c)
Battle of Goliad
d)
Battle of Bull Run
16.
Which of the following was a 13 day siege that helped inspire people to fight for Texas Independence?
a)
Battle of San Jacinto
b)
Battle At the Alamo
c)
Battle of Goliad
d)
Battle of Mexico City
17.
__________ general, hero, and first President of independent nation of Texas
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Antonio De Lopez De Santa Anna
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Davy Crockett
18.
Which of the following was a city where a massacre took place after the Alamo during the Texas Revolution?
a)
Golliad
b)
San Jacinto
c)
San Antonio
d)
Santa Fe
19.
What problems did every president of Texas face?
a)
Problems with American Indians
b)
Large public debt
c)
Problems with Mexico
d)
All answers correct
20.
As president of Texas, why did Sam Houston want to downsize the military and the government?
a)
He knew Texas was not going to be attacked by any enemies.
b)
Most of the people in the government did not like Sam Houston.
c)
He wanted to reduce the public debt.
d)
Because Lamar wanted to reduce the size of Texas.
21.

Which pair of actions by President Mirabeau B. Lamar increased the debt of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Forming a police force and drafting a large army

b)

Creating a navy and fighting American Indian groups

c)

Fighting Mexico and sending as expedition to Louisiana

d)

Constructing a grand capital building and creating an army.

22.

What differences did Mirabeau B. Lamar and Sam Houston have?

a)

Lamar didn't want to tax the people

b)

Lamar wanted Texas to stay independent

c)

Houston wasn't worried about the debt.

d)

Houston did not want to become part of the United States

23.
What year was Texas annexed to the United States?
a)
1819
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1861
24.

What does this image represent?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Eastward Expansion

c)

Universal Expansion

d)

Divine Nature

25.

A key difference between the Northern and the Southern economies of the United States was that the South ______________ than the North. 

a)

had more factories

b)

wanted higher import taxes

c)

had smaller farms

d)

relied on slavery more

26.

The emancipation of slaves in Texas became effective when?

a)

General Ganger arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865

b)

President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

the Civil War ended at the Battle of Palmito Ranch

d)

the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified

27.

Which of the following statements about the Thirteenth Amendment is true?

a)

It provided freedmen with voting rights

b)

It guaranteed freedmen freedom of speech

c)

It provided freedmen with access to the court system

d)

It bans the institution of slavery

28.

Which of the following is celebrated as an official state holiday in Texas and is known as Juneteenth?

a)

The Freedmen’s Bureau was created.

b)

News of the end of slavery reached Texas.

c)

The Voting Rights Act was passed.

d)

The Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery was passed.

29.

General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in - 

a)

1865

b)

1836

c)

1861

d)

1845

30.

Which of the following were geographic features that favored the growth of the cattle industry in Texas?

a)

a good climate

b)

an endless supply of grass

c)

prairies with room to roam

d)

All of the above

31.

This advancement led to the development of a meat packing industry in Texas since livestock could now be slaughtered and packaged then shipped and sold elsewhere.

a)

Refrigeration

b)

Steel plow

c)

Windmill

d)

Mechanical Reaper

32.

What two inventions effectively ended Open-Range Ranching?

a)

railroad, the windmill

b)

barbed wire, the railroad

c)

barbed wire, the windmill

d)

steel plow, railroad

33.

What caused the population "boom" in Beaumont, Texas? Population grew from 10,000 to 50,000 within a year.

a)

The cattle drive industry was prospering.

b)

The lumber industry producing more lumber for steel.

c)

Discovery of oil on a hill called Spindletop.

d)

Discovery of gold and other precious metals.

34.

Which region contains a significant amount of oil wells compared to the others?

a)

North Central Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Mountain and Basins

d)

Great Plains

35.

In what year did oil drillers discover the first major oil field in Texas?

a)

1901

b)

1836

c)

1865

d)

1918

36.
What is the importance of the year 1929?
a)
The Civil War began
b)
Stock market crashed and the beginning of the Great Depression
c)
The oil boom at Spindletop
d)
Texas becoming a state
37.
What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Deal
c)
Social Security
d)
the New Liberalism
38.

One reason that the U.S. entered World War I was the sinking of the British passenger ship called the Lusitania. Another reason was...

a)

the proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico known as the "Zimmerman Note"

b)

Germany had attacked our capitol in Washington D.C. and destroyed the White House

c)

the Prime Minister of Canada [America's closest ally] had been assassinated

d)

NONE of these answers are correct

39.

Wars often create a boost to a country's economy because...

a)

factories are needed to produce war items, which will create new jobs and increased income for workers

b)

after the war is over, the losing side has to pay the winning side a "Loser's Fee"

c)

treasure hunters are able to search through the wreckage of ships sunk during the war

d)

architects and building contractors are usually needed to help rebuild the areas damaged by the war

40.

What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

Richard Nicon

41.

What era in history is represented in the article?

a)

Progressivism

b)

WWll

c)

Cold War

d)

Civil Rights

42.

The logo represents

a)

group that worked to abolish slavery

b)

organization that supported civil rights for minorities

c)

group that elected officials that have represented Texas

d)

organization that opposed the passage of the 14th amendment

43.

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Thurgood Marshall

44.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

45.

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

a)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

b)

13th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Jim Crow Laws