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Extra Credit 3/7/23

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Spanish soldiers who sought wealth and glory?
a)
Real estate agents
b)
Zoro
c)
Conquistadors
d)
Friars
2.
The outpost built by La Salle in Texas was named......
a)
La Salle's House
b)
Fort Hood
c)
Fort St. Louis
d)
Fort Tiger
3.

What is a primary source?

a)

Diary

b)

newspaper

c)

biography

d)

CNN story

4.

What year did Pineda map the coast?

a)

1600

b)

1519

c)

1835

d)

1987

5.

What Texas Region is shown in the picture?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

6.

What motivated the European Explorers to explore the Americas? (choose all that apply)

a)

Glory

b)

Gold

c)

Gaming

d)

God

7.

What is diet?

a)

What people do in order to lose weight.

b)

When natives moved from place to place.

c)

What people eat.

d)

Staying in one place and not moving.

8.

Adobe is?

a)

Mud and Clay Which was Used to Build Homes.

b)

An Internet Program

c)

A Material that Natives ate.

d)

A Type of Clothing That Natives Used

9.

This Region has The Highest Elevations and Desert Like Climate.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

10.
Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Mississippi
c)
Colorado
11.

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Texas gained independence from Mexico.

b)

Americans agreed to admit Texas into the union.

c)

Peace was established with Native American tribes.

d)

Officially ended the Mexican War between Mexico and the US.

12.

Who Was the Texas President That Opposed Annexation?

a)

Anson Jones

b)

Sam Houston

c)

David G. Burnet

d)

Mirabeau B. Lamar

13.
Texas joined the United States through a process called
a)
expedition
b)
veto
c)
annexation
d)
joint resolution
14.

Two Treaties signed in 1836 that were meant to make Mexico agree to recognize that Texas was independent.

a)

Battle of the Neches

b)

The Treaties of Velasco

c)

Charters

d)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

15.

The Republic of Texas created to protect and defend the coastline of Texas.

a)

The Texas Rangers

b)

Redbacks

c)

The Texas Navy

d)

Charter

16.

New paper money certificates that were issued by the Republic. 

a)

Redbacks

b)

Greenbacks

c)

Bluebacks

d)

Yellowbacks

17.

The Main City in a Country or State.

a)

Capital

b)

Charter

c)

County

d)

Annexation

18.

This REGION has the highest elevation.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains & Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

19.

PRECIPITATION = RAIN, SNOW, SLEET

a)

True

b)

False

20.

This REGION has the least water sources (rivers).

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains & Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

21.

Which ERA statement is NOT TRUE?

a)

ERAs are time periods

b)

ERAs categorize and describe the past

c)

ERAS tell the economic future

d)

ERAs have similar characteristics

22.

Laredo, TX is located in which REGION

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

23.

Miners, Traders, Fishers, Farmers, and Warriors. Are Examples of What?

a)

Culture

b)

Diet

c)

Shelter

d)

Location

24.

The Mountains and Basins Climate is Extreme Heat and Extreme Cold.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Evidence is Used for?

a)

To Prove Your Point.

b)

To Be Wrong.

c)

It is Not Used for Anything.

d)

To Show Your Work.

26.

Artifacts are?

a)

Human Made objects.

b)

Something that changes a person's observation.

c)

A person's point of view.

27.

Bias is?

a)

Human Made Object.

b)

Sequence of Events.

c)

Written after the time period.

d)

Anything that may change a person's observation.

28.

What is Shelter?

a)

The Things They Ate.

b)

The Things That made Them Different.

c)

The Homes That They Lived In

d)

What Region They Were Located.

29.

A Secondary Source is?

a)

Written during the time of the event.

b)

Written by Historians after the event has happened.

30.

Nomadic: When Native Americans Stayed in One Place.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Sedentary: When Natives Americans Moved From Place to Place.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What was the main cause for the Texas Revolution?

a)

A Federalist Government and the Mexican government's decision to get rid of the Mexican Constitution of 1824

b)

A Centralist Government and the Mexican government's decision to follow the Mexican Constitution of 1824

c)

A Federalist Government and the Mexican government's decision to follow the Mexican Constitution of 1824

d)

A Centralist Government and the Mexican government's decision to get rid of the Mexican Constitution of 1824

33.

A Survivor From the Battle of The Alamo

a)

James Bowie

b)

Susanna Dickinson

c)

William B. Travis

d)

Sam Houston

34.

What was the Runaway Scrape?

a)

Texians fleeing from Native Americans in the area

b)

Mexicans fleeing from the Texian army

c)

Texians fleeing from the Mexican army

d)

Mexicans fleeing from the encroaching American army

35.

What was the main outcome of the Siege of Bexar?

a)

Mexicans gained control of San Antonio

b)

Texians gained control of San Antonio

c)

Mexicans massacred 400 Texans

d)

Texian battle cry "Remember Bexar"

36.

What was the main outcome of the Convention of 1836?

a)

Texians outlawed slavery

b)

Texians sent a peace treaty to Mexico

c)

Texas Declaration of Independence was written

d)

Texians decided to join the United States

37.

Which battle is this flag from?

a)

Battle of San Jacinto

b)

Battle of Coleto Creek

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Battle of Gonzales

38.

Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested for treason?

a)

Because he sent a letter stating that Texas should go ahead and be its own state

b)

Santa Anna and Stephen F. Austin agreed Texas should be its own state

c)

Because he had slaves

d)

Santa Anna agreed since Stephen F. Austin was not Roman Catholic that he should arrested

39.

What is a correct synonym for "Indigenous?'

a)

Foreign

b)

Native

c)

Indian

d)

American

40.

The dugout canoe helped

a)

the Caddo farm.

b)

the Karankawa fish.

c)

the Comanche hunt.

d)

the Jumano build.

41.
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.
42.
The battle cry at San Jacinto was
a)
"Don't Mess With Texas"
b)
"Remember The Alamo"
c)
"Live Free or Die"
d)
"Don't Touch My Hat"
43.
Which of the following events took place during the Texas Revolution
a)
Council House Fight
b)
Siege of the Alamo
c)
Sam Houston Elected
d)
Texas Annexation
44.

Which of the following would be considered an ARTIFACT?

a)

A buffalo bone

b)

Corn growing in a field

c)

The Brazos River

d)

An arrow head

45.

Primary sources are

a)

a document or record of past events created by people present/alive at or during that time period

Examples: written letters, journals or diaries

b)

written AFTER the time period by an expert or historian who were not present at the event or even alive during that time in history

Examples: books, short articles, magazines, websites

c)

to analyze the past where information is used to prove statements and support conclusions

d)

the business of farming; growing crops and raising animals

46.

Which are true statements about Cabeza de Vaca? (choose all that apply)

a)

made first map of Texas

b)

first European to travel across Texas

c)

killed all of the Indians and took control of Texas

d)

wrote book about mythical golden cities in Texas

47.

created the first map of Texas in 1519

a)

Pineda

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Estevanico

d)

Coronado

48.

Which are true statements about LaSalle?

a)

built a fort by the Mississippi River

b)

killed in a mutiny by his own men

c)

made Spain jealous after coming to Texas

d)

built many new cities in all regions of Texas

49.

Who were the first explorers to cross the Mississippi River in the 1540's

a)

Hernando de Soto and Luis de Moscoso

b)

Luis de Moscoso and Estevanico

c)

De Soto and Estevanico

d)

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado and Fray Damian

50.

How did the Columbian Exchange benefit the Conquistadores?

a)

New land, foods and gold were discovered

b)

New People came to work for the Conquistadores with good pay

c)

New diseases made the Conquistadores more powerful