Which era of Texas History is INCORRECT?

Which THREE [3] of these dates are correctly matched with their important event?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

Which culture group lived in teepees, hunted the buffalo, and included the tribes of Apaches, Comanches, and Tonkawas?

Which Spanish explorer is described below?

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• * survived a shipwreck in Texas

• * traveled through Texas on his long journey home

• * wrote a book about his travels called "La Relacion" that inspired further explorations of Texas

What religion was taught to Native Americans living in missions during the Spanish Colonial Era?

In what year did Mexico win independence and the government of Texas changed from Spanish to Mexican governance? [hint: this was the same year that Anglo colonization began with settlers from the U.S. following empresario Stephen F. Austin to Texas]

Which of these statements is TRUE about Stephen F. Austin?

Hispanic immigrants spread across the LARGEST area of Texas. What culture group [from Europe] was the second largest?

Spanish settlement of Texas involved the building of missions and presidios to better control their claimed area in the New World.

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• Mexican and Anglo settlement of Texas involved following empresarios to Texas, which caused the population to -

Which of these groups followed empresarios [land agents] who sold land grants to new arrivals in Texas? [hint: this action helped INCREASE the population of Texas in the 1820s and 1830s]

Which of these important documents STOPPED immigration from the U.S. to Texas? [hint: this document was written as a direct result of General Mier y Teran's investigation of Texas in the late 1820s]

Which of these events that led up to the Texas Revolution is CORRECTLY described?

Which of these men is being described here?

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• * President of Mexico during the revolution

• * Military leader of the Mexican Army

• * Captured at the Battle of San Jacinto

The right to own land in Texas was denied to which TWO [2] of these groups in the Texas Constitution of 1845? [hint: President Sam Houston often made treaties with one of these groups to ensure peace between them and the Texan settlers, and most of the other group was forced to come to Texas against their will]

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

Which battle of the Texas Revolution is described here:

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• * first battle of the revolution

• * the "Come and Take It" flag was flown

• * showed the Texans they could defeat the Mexican army and win independence

Which TWO [2] of these documents were written by Texan delegates to the Convention of 1836? [hint: these documents were written and signed at the same time that other Texans were defending the Alamo and Goliad]

IMPORTANT DATES IN TEXAS HISTORY:

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• April 6, 1830 - Mexico ends Anglo immigration from the United States to Texas

• March 2, 1836 - Texan delegates sign the Texas Declaration of Independence

• April 21, 1836 - the Texans win the Battle of San Jacinto and capture Santa Anna

• December 29, 1845 - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Which of these choices shows the four President of Texas in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order?

Why did most Texans WANT to be annexed into the U.S. in the late 1830s and early 1840s? [hint: the U.S. delayed the annexation for nearly 10 years, but eventually annexed Texas on December 29, 1845]