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4th Social Studies DA Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
2.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
3.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
4.
What correctly describes the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
Least amount of rain and least populated
b)
Most amount of rain
c)
More people live here than in any other region
d)
Largest region
5.

What type of home did the Apache live in?

a)

Bee-hive hut (wigwam)

b)

wickiups

c)

adobe

d)

teepee

6.
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
7.

What conclusion can we draw about the Comanche and the Apache tribes in Texas?

a)

They competed and often fought over buffalo as a found source

b)

They helped each other plant crops

c)

The Apache ate buffalo while the Comanche ate fish as their main food

d)

They traded what they had with each other

8.
In which region did the Comanche live?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
9.
Which tribe used a Confederacy form of government in which the individual tribes worked together as a group in
times of need or emergency?
a)
Jumano
b)
Caddo
c)
Apatche
d)
Kiowa
10.

1.What is the best title for this graphic organizer?

a)

American Indian culture in Texas

b)

Reasons to become citizens of Mexico

c)

Economic activities of early immigrants in Texas

d)

Motivations for exploration and settlement of Texas

11.

2. Cabeza de Vaca’s legend of the cities of Cibola led to what development in Spanish exploration?

a)

Cabeza admitted he was lying about the cities of Cibola and decided to live among the Karankawas.

b)

The French believed Cabeza de Vaca’s story but decrease the number of explorers they sent to Texas.

c)

Cabeza de Vaca’s description of the Cities of Cibola increased Spanish interest in exploring Texas.

d)

The Spanish did not believe Cabeza de Vaca’s claim of the city of gold.

12.

3. Which of the following is a long term impact of La Salle exploration of Texas?

a)

Spanish became concerned about the French colonization attempts and reclaimed the settlement of Texas.

b)

France established several permanent settlements in Texas.

c)

French missions were established to convert the American Indians.

d)

Texans adopted French as their primary (most used) language.

13.

People who move around from place to place are called

a)

sedentary

b)

hunter-gatherers

c)

nomadic

d)

native

14.

The Karankawa ...

a)

Hunted buffalo, elk, and bear and gathered nuts and berries.

b)

Raised small gardens.

c)

were hunter-gatherers who traded with other groups across Texas.

d)

were hunters, fishers, & gatherers, nomadic and traveled in canoes

15.

The Jumano

a)

Hunted buffalo, elk, and bear and gathered nuts and berries.

b)

Raised small gardens.

c)

were hunter-gatherers who traded with other groups across Texas.

d)

were hunters, fishers, & gatherers, nomadic and traveled in canoes

16.

The Comanche...

a)

Hunted buffalo, elk, and bear and gathered nuts and berries.

b)

Raised small gardens.

c)

were hunter-gatherers who traded with other groups across Texas.

d)

were hunters, fishers, & gatherers, nomadic and traveled in canoes

17.
This tribe used teepees for shelter.  Teepees were easy to take with them since they were nomads.
a)
Karankawa
b)
Caddo
c)
Comanche
d)
Pueblo
18.
Which tribe was known for farming and lived in the Piney Woods of the Coastal Plains? 
a)
Pueblo
b)
Caddo
c)
Karankawa
d)
Comanche
19.
Which is the BEST example of Native Americans modifying their environment?
a)
Karankawa use dugout canoes and spears to fish in salty marshes
b)
Jumano (Pueblo) Indians used irrigation for their crops
c)
Western Gulf Culture Indians traded goods with the Spanish 
d)
Plains culture Indians elected chiefs to lead the tribes
20.

8.Robert La Salle was a French explorer. He established a series of forts along the Mississippi River. While exploring the Mississippi, he gave the name “Louisiana” to the territory and claimed it in the name of France.

Which of the following is important about La Salle?

a)

He claimed California territory for France.

b)

He established several forts along the Rio Grande River.

c)

He claimed Louisiana Territory for France and established several forts along the Mississippi River.

d)

He made a detailed map of Galveston Island.

21.

10.______________ and _____________began to compete over land in Texas.

a)

England, Norway

b)

England, Portugal

c)

Holland, Spain

d)

France, Spain

22.

Cabeza de Vaca wrote a journal about _________.

a)

being a Spanish explorer

b)

the daily lives of the Indians

c)

getting shipwrecked

d)

conquering the Indians

23.

Why was Coronado's trip considered a failure?

a)

He did not find new land

b)

He found too much gold

c)

He did not find any riches

d)

All of his men died

24.

Which region of Texas did most of the battles of the Texas Revolution take place?

a)

A. North Central Plains

b)

B. Great Plains

c)

C. Mountains and Basins

d)

D. Gulf Coastal Plains

25.

Which of the following answer choices best completes the chain of events?

a)

A. Mexico forbids immigration of U.S. settlers with the Law of April 6

b)

B. Texas colonists wanted to pay more taxes.

c)

C. Mexico encouraged immigration of U.S. settlers with the Law of April 6th.

d)

D. Santa Anna wanted Texas to trade with the United States.

26.

Texans refused to return a cannon that had been loaned to them from Mexico. The Texans refused to return the cannon and hung up a flag that said, "Come and Take It." Which battle is being described in the passage?

a)

A. Battle of Goliad

b)

B. Battle of The Alamo

c)

C. Battle of Gonzales

d)

D. Battle of San Jacinto

27.

What effect did "Victory of Death" letter have on Texans who continued to fight in the Texas Revolution?

a)

A. It made Texans angry with Travis for staying to fight against Santa Anna.

b)

B. It caused Texans to lose faith in Sam Houston as a leader.

c)

C. It inspired Texas to keep fighting for their independence.

d)

D. It caused Texans to surrender to General Santa Anna.

28.

What event is being described in this graphic organizer?

a)

A. Battle of Gonzales

b)

B. Battle of Goliad

c)

C. Alamo Battle

d)

D. Battle of San Jacinto

29.

When Anglo settlers heard of the massacres at the Alamo and Goliad, they feared for their lives and began to flee to places like Nacogdoches and Galveston Island. This event is called the

a)

A. The Runaway Scrape

b)

B. Battle of Grass Fights

c)

C. Washington-on-the Brazos

d)

D. Lexington

30.

She was among the survivors at the Alamo. Who is this woman in this picture?

a)

A. Betsy Ross

b)

B. Susan B. Anthony

c)

C. Martha Washington

d)

D. Susanna Dickinson

31.

What did Texas delegates do on this day?

a)

A. A free and independent Republic of Texas was officially declared on March 2, 1836.

b)

B. Texas won the Battle of San Jacinto.

c)

C. United States wrote the Declaration of Independence.

d)

D. Mexico wrote the Declaration of Independence.

32.

Which leader served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas?

a)

A. Stephen F. Austin

b)

B. Sam Houston

c)

C. Anson Jones

d)

D. Mirabeau Lamar

33.

Which definition best defines the word "annexation"?

a)

A. to add or join land to an existing territory

b)

B. debt of lack of money or funding

c)

C. electing leaders by voting

d)

D. a dividing line between two countries

34.

Which of the following reasons describes why Texas wanted to be annexed into the US?

a)

A. large debt, safety from Mexico

b)

B. they were a slave state and wanted to join other slave states

c)

C. Border Disputes, Manifest Destiny, and Texas Rangers

d)

D. Debt, State Capital, and World Trade

35.

Which president of the Republic of Texas was in charge of handing over the newly-independent nation to the U.S.?

a)

A. Mirabeau Lamar

b)

B. Anson Jones

c)

C. Sam Houston

d)

D. Texas Rangers

36.

What role did Santa Anna play during the Texas Revolution?

a)

A. He wrote the Texas Constitution.

b)

B. He was an empresario.

c)

C. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

d)

D. He was the leader of Mexican army and dictator of Mexico.

37.

After they found oil at __________, the face of Texas was changed forever. (Oil and Gas--A Global Industry)

a)

Spindletop

b)

Waco

c)

Disneyland

d)

Alamo

38.

______________ is the amount of something that is available. (Supply and Demand)

a)

supply

b)

demand

39.

_________is the amount of something that people actually want or need. (Supply and Demand)

a)

supply

b)

demand

40.

The Oil boom in Texas created what?

a)

Jobs, higher incomes, a Good Economy

b)

Tenant Farming, Sharecropping

c)

Poor Economy and Loss of Jobs

41.
What caused rural Texas towns to become boomtowns?
a)
discovery of oil
b)
discovery of railroads
c)
cattle industry
d)
Windmills
42.

How did the expansion of the railroad system in Texas affect the everyday life of the American Indians?

a)

As the railroads expanded, hunters began to kill off more and more buffalo in Texas which made it difficult for the American Indians.

b)

Many American Indians in Texas appreciated the railroad because it gave them an easier way to trade with other tribes.

c)

American Indians in Texas were not affected by the expansion of the railway system.

d)

The buffalo population increased with the expansion of the railroad system.

43.

What system did the U.S. government adopt to encourage settlement in Texas?

a)

involving ranchers in decision making

b)

offering settlers expensive homesteads

c)

teaching American Indian groups to raise buffalo

d)

moving American Indian groups onto reservations

44.

Which industry encouraged oil production and benefited from the Texas oil boom?

a)

automobile

b)

conservation

c)

wind power

d)

cattle raising

45.
Which two items led to the end of cattle trails?
a)
The steamboat and airplane
b)
Railroad expansion and barbed wire
c)
Barbed wire and the airplane
d)
Railroad expansion and steamboats
46.

What contribution did Charles Goodnight make to the cattle industry?

a)

A. blazed the Goodnight-Loving trail

b)

B. invented the barbed wire

c)

C. blazed the Chisholm trail

d)

D. invented the windmill

47.

Who invented the barbed wire fence?

a)

A. Charles Goodnight

b)

B. Lizzie Johnson

c)

C. Jesse Chisholm

d)

D. Joseph Glidden

48.
The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should--
a)
be allowed to continue the practice of slavery
b)
pay for the damages suffered by the Union
c)
receive fair treatment after the war
d)
be punished for seceding from the Union
49.
Identify what the Emancipation Proclamation did.
a)
freed slaves in the Confederate states
b)
ended slavery in the entire country
c)
freed slaves in the border states
d)
ended the Civil War
50.

What is Juneteenth?

a)

The day all slaves in the United States where freed?

b)

The day slaves in Texas heard about being freed.

c)

Abraham Lincoln's Birthday

d)

The 6th of June

51.

This practice replaced slavery. _______ were farmers without land who had to give a portion of their crops to their landowner.

a)

Sharecroppers

b)

Juneteenth

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Black Codes

52.

Longhorn cattle were great for cattle drives because...

a)

A. They moved the fastest.

b)

B. They could adapt to almost any climate.

c)

C. Their beef tasted the best.

d)

D. Their horns were long and sharp.

53.

What is a Cold War?

a)

War fought in below 0* temperatures

b)

A war where no weapons are actually fired

c)

Any wars fought in Russia

d)

It's just another name for a war

54.

What kind of government did the Soviet Union have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Communism

c)

Democracy

d)

Monarchy

55.

What was John F. Kenned's goal with the Space Race?

a)

To have the fastest spacecraft ever

b)

To be the first to Mars

c)

To be the first to send a man to the moon

d)

To colonize the moon

56.

What sparked the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union?

a)

The Soviet Union offended the President of the United States

b)

They didn't agree on many political beliefs which caused tension

c)

The Soviet Union invaded the US

d)

The United States bombed the Soviet Union

57.

The Space Race was considered important because...

a)

it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

b)

the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

c)

the United States is the largest country in the world.

d)

we had an opportunity to win many medals.

58.
When one group is treated differently than another group
a)
segregation
b)
integration
c)
determination
d)
discrimination
59.

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

60.

What did Michael Debakey invent while in medical school?

a)

A. heart filter

b)

B. roller pump

c)

C. artificial heart

d)

D. DeBakey diet

61.

What was Millie Hughes-Fulford's job aboard a shuttle mission in space?

a)

A. flew the space shuttle

b)

B. walk on the moon

c)

C. cooked the meals

d)

D. did biomedical experiments

62.

What was Rosa Parks famous for?

a)

A. Give me liberty or give me death speech

b)

B. Her "I Have a Dream" speech

c)

C. The Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

D. Working as a seamstress

63.

While serving as president, Lyndon Johnson passed_____

a)

A. The Civil Rights Act

b)

B. The Voter's Right Act

c)

C. Segregation Act

d)

D. 1964 Boycott Act

64.

How many days did the Battle of the Alamo last?

a)

A. 2 weeks

b)

B. 4 days

c)

C. 13 days

d)

D. 8 days

65.

Look at the following web of information from the story. What would be the best title for this web?

a)

Causes of the Mexican-American War

b)

How Mexico Upset the United States

c)

Boundary Disputes Between Two Nations

d)

Causes of Communication Problem

66.

How did Anthony Lucas and Patillo Higgins become famous in Texas?

a)

A. They discovered sources of oil in Texas.

b)

B. They invented the first automobile.

c)

C. They discovered the fastest route across Texas.

d)

D. They build the nation's first gas station.

67.

During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?

a)

A. Dust Bowl

b)

B. Great Plains Dust

c)

C. New Deal

d)

D. Stock Market

68.

Which of these Texans was the most decorated war hero of World War II?

a)

A. Cleto Rodriguez

b)

B. Bessie Coleman

c)

C. Audie Murphy

d)

D. Patillo Higgins

69.

Which of the following caused the Great Depression?

a)

A. Hitler invading Poland

b)

B. Stock market crash of 1929

c)

C. Assassination of Archduke

d)

D. Japan attack on Pearl Harbor

70.

What caused the United States to enter World War II?

a)

A. The attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

B. The atomic bomb

c)

C. The Great Depression

d)

D. The Dust Bowl

71.

Who was the symbol of the female workers?

a)

A. Bessie Coleman

b)

B. Queen Elizabeth

c)

C. Rosie the Riveter

d)

D. Susan B. Anthony

72.

What were the first women military pilots called?

a)

A. Flying women

b)

B. Women Above Sky and Planes

c)

C. Women Pilots of the War

d)

D. Women Air-Force Service Pilot

73.

The following countries including United States, Great Britain and France won World War II was known as the__

a)

A. Axis Powers

b)

B. Great Powers

c)

C. Allied Powers

d)

D. Foreign Powers

74.
Great Britain, Canada, the Soviet Union, and eventually the United States became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers
75.
Germany, Italy, and Japan became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers
76.

Why did Japan finally surrender?

a)

Germany told them to stop

b)

America dropped 2 atomic bombs on them

c)

They realized they were in the wrong and just stopped

d)

Great Britain got them to sign a treaty