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WorksheetsSocial Studies Week 4
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
What is the estimated population of Texas?
29 thousand
29 million
290 thousand
2.9 million
Which of the following is not an example of a need?
television
water
food
shelter
Many early settlers in Texas formed communities near sources of ________ to meet their needs.
entertainment
transportation
water
oil
Who were the first inhabitants that lived in Texas?
American settlers
American Indians
european colonists
Mexican explorers
Spanish settlers built forts across Texas called __________.
missions
outposts
castillos
presidios
Where were the first missions in Texas constructed?
Austin
El Paso
San Antonio
Dallas
Mexico gained its independence from what country?
England
France
Spain
United States
Who was one of the first American settlers to create a colony in Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston
Lorenzo de Zavala
Joseph Glidden
An _________ was a land agent that encouraged immigration to Texas?
presidio
empresario
missionary
surveyor
The largest group to settle Texas came from __________.
Ireland
Germany
Poland
Hungary
What was the primary reason the Wends immigrated to Texas?
to seek religious freedom
to build new towns
to open new schools
to establish churches
Which group was not one of the major European immigrant groups to settle in Texas during the mid 1800s?
Irish
Germans
Polish
Japanese
Where did most people live when Texas became a state?
cities
farms
apartments
plantations
When did the first railroad begin operating in Texas?
1800
1821
1850
1950
What invention improved automobile travel through Texas?
interstate highway system
railroad construction
better forms of concrete
steam powered ships
The city of San Antonio grew from Spanish __________ called San Antonio de Valero.
castillo
fort
mission
presidio
Which of the following is not one of the major economic activities of Galveston?
shipping
farming
fishing
tourism
For the first 50 years of its existence, the major economic activity of Abilene was __________.
agriculture
fishing
tourism
oil production
