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WCJH Early TXSH & 1st Semester Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the significance of 1821?
a)
LaSalle was killed by his own men
b)
Mexico declared independence from Spain
c)
Stephen F. Austin was imprisoned in Mexico
d)
The year of the Fredonian Rebellion 
2.
The first families that settled in SFA's colony was later known as...
a)
Fredonia
b)
Mier Y Teran 
c)
Austin's 1st Colony
d)
The Old Three Hundred
3.
What was so appealing about Texas that made Americans want to move there?
a)
cheap land
b)
wanted to fight in the war
4.
What was a requirement to settle in Austin's colony based on the Colonization Law of 1825?
a)
Develop friendly relationships
b)
owns slaves
c)
Catholic conversion, moral Character, Become a loyal Mexican citizen
d)
MakeTexas it's own state
5.
What role did the men in the list play in Texas history?
Moses Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Martin de Leon
a)
Tacos
b)
explorers
c)
empresarios
d)
explorers
6.
This is an example of a ________  _______.
a)
Spanish mention
b)
Spanish mixer
c)
Spanish mission
d)
Spanish rice
7.
Stephen F. Austin is considered by many people to be the _______ __ _
a)
Father of Tennessee
b)
Father of Tampa Bay
c)
Father of Texas
d)
Father of the year
8.
Why is 1718 an important date in Texas History?
a)
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta was founded
b)
San Antonio was Founded
c)
The first Anglo Settlement in Texas
d)
Fray Hidalgo's call for Independence
9.
- Roman Catholic religion
- Missions and Presidos (forts)
- San Antonio
What Era are these from?
a)
Revolution
b)
Spanish Colonial
c)
Republic of Texas
d)
Civil Rights 
10.
What are the 3 Gs?
a)
God Gold Glory
b)
Gold Grain Gossip
c)
Glory Gains Grit
d)
Gash Gosh Gish
11.

. What was the significance of 1821?

a)

San Antonio was founded by the Spanish.

b)

The Texas coastline was mapped by Alonso Álvarez de Pineda.

c)

Francisco Vásquez Coronado discovered Cíbola.

d)

Mexico won its independence from Spain.

12.

What was the purpose of the State Colonization Law of 1825?

a)

Mexican independence from Spain

b)

Promote the settlement of Texas

c)

Merge Texas and Coahuila as one state

d)

Convert the Native Americans to Catholicism

13.

Business man who worked as a land agent to bring settlers to Texas -

a)

Conservative

b)

Empresario

c)

Encomendero

d)

Federalist

14.
What name given to Mexicans who moved to Texas?
a)
Navajos
b)
Comanches 
c)
Tejanos 
d)
Jumanos
15.

Who did the United States purchase the Louisiana territory from?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Mexico

16.

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana territory?

a)

1718

b)

1803

c)

1519

d)

1821

17.
Spaniards that came to the 'New World' wanted to establish religious settlements to convert the Indians, what were these called?
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
New Spain
c)
Missions
d)
Gold, God, & Glory
18.
When the settlement at San Antonio was built in 1718, what was the significance of its location?
a)
It was the first time that native peoples wanted to live in missions.
b)
Its location by the coast meant nearness to water supplies.
c)
Its midway location between the Rio Grande and East Texas made supplying the missions easier.
d)
Its location near the Rio Grande made it closer to threaten French forts there.
19.
What is an attribute of the Spanish Colonial Era?
a)
The extensive development of Spanish missions, presidios, and settlements.
b)
Exploring Texas
c)
Mapping the coastline of Texas
d)
Searching for gold in Texas
20.

Which is the highlighted region?

a)

Mountains and basins

b)

Coastal region

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

21.

Which is the highlighted region?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

22.

Which is the highlighted region?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

23.

Which is the highlighted region?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

24.

Which of the following is TRUE of all American Indian groups in early Texas?

a)

They almost destroyed their environment by using it up and moving on.

b)

They adapted to and used their environment to meet their needs.

c)

They ignored their environment, creating ways of meeting their needs without natural resources.

d)

They used up all natural resources.

25.

How does Coastal Texas compare to the Mountain and Basin Region?

a)

The Mountain and Basin region has more agriculture.

b)

Coastal Texas has a higher elevation.

c)

Coastal Texas has more rivers.

d)

The Mountain and Basin region has long summers and warm winters.

26.

Which number represents the Red River, an important border barrier?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

27.
What river creates the border between Texas and Oklahoma?
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Red River
c)
Sabine River
d)
Trinity River
28.
The Rio Grande creates the border between Texas and.....
a)
New Mexico
b)
United States
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
29.
What large body of water borders Texas to the southeast?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Gulf of California
30.
Identify the area
a)
Red River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Gulf of Mexico
31.
What region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
32.
What Region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
Great Plains
33.
What region is this?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
34.
What region is this?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
35.
What river is this?
a)
Sabine River
b)
Red River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Trinity River
36.
What is the largest region in Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains and Basins
c)
Great Plains
d)
North Central Plains
37.
What is the definition of “nomadic”?
a)
Staying in one place and not moving.
b)
Moving from place to place with no permanent home. 
c)
Riding a horse to travel somewhere
d)
People who farm the land. 
38.
The Indians in the Gulf Coast can be described as _________________ and _______________/________________
a)
Sedentary and farmers
b)
Sedentary and hunters/gatherers
c)
Nomadic and farmers
d)
Nomadic and hunters/gatherers
39.
Which colored region represents the Mountains and Basins region? 
a)
Pink
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Orange
40.
Which colored region represents the Coastal Plains? 
a)
Pink
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Orange
41.
Which colored region represents the Great Plains? 
a)
Pink
b)
Orange
c)
Blue
d)
Green
42.
Which colored region represents the North Central Plains? 
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Pink
d)
Orange
43.

The ELEVATION of TEXAS...

a)

Decreases South to North

b)

Decreases East to West

c)

Decreases West to East

d)

Decreases North to South

44.
Which region is the most populated of all the regions?
a)
Mountains and Basins Region
b)
North Central Plains 
c)
Coastal Plains 
d)
Great Plains 
45.
What tragic event happened in Galveston in 1900 that changed how people responded to storms?
a)
Hurricanes 
b)
Blizzards 
c)
Floods 
d)
Droughts 
46.

If you travel from west to east across the state of Texas, which of the following statements would be TRUE?

a)

The elevation stays the same.

b)

The elevation decreases.

c)

The elevation increases.

47.

Which region of Texas receives the most precipitation?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

48.

Sun dried bricks made from mud and straw are called

a)

stones

b)

Bricks

c)

Adobe

d)

Cement

49.
A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
a)
Conquistador
b)
Technoctitlan
c)
Caddo
d)
Mission
50.
What were the Three G's?
a)
God 
b)
Glory
c)
Cold
d)
All of the Above
51.
In what year did Pineda explore the  Texas coastline?
a)
1492
b)
1942
c)
1519
d)
1542
52.
Who built Fort St. Louis?
a)
La Salle
b)
Pineda
c)
Columbus
d)
Coronado
53.
What Era was this Unit?
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Natural Texas and its People
c)
Civil War
d)
Four Regions of Texas
54.
Pineda was known for creating a _______, which was the first document of Texas History.
a)
Map of the Gulf Coast
b)
Journal of North American plants and animals
c)
Map of Wisconsin
d)
La Relacion
55.
Which was the first European country to claim lands in the Americas?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Texas
d)
France
56.

What is someone called that is a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land throughout America?

a)

Conqueror

b)

Warrior

c)

Vaquerro

d)

Conquistador

57.
What explorer created this map in 1519?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
c)
Panfilo de Narvaez
d)
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
58.
The French explorer, La Salle, was a failure.  However, he played an important role in Texas history by...
a)
Motivating the Spanish to settle Texas
b)
Chasing the Spanish out of Texas
c)
Claiming most of Texas for France
d)
Having the funnest name, besides Cabeza de Vaca
59.
What significant event took place in 1519?
a)
Christopher Columbus 'discovers' the Americas
b)
La Salle builds Fort St. Louis on the Texas coast
c)
Pineda maps the Texas coast
d)
San Antonio is established
60.
What was one of the reasons Mexico put into place the Law of April 6, 1830?
a)
To make slavery legal in Texas
b)
To stop U.S. immigration into Texas
c)
To help Texas set up its own government
d)
To make Catholicism optional
61.

Resulted when letter written to the local government in San Antonio was intercepted by Mexican officials who viewed the letter as a challenge to Mexican authority

a)

Conflict at Anahuac

b)

Austin is Arrested

c)

Fredonian Rebellion

d)

Turtle Bayou Resolutons

62.

Banned U.S. immigration to Texas, taxed all U.S. imports, outlawed slavery, cancelled unfilled Empresario contracts.

a)

Law of April 6, 1830

b)

Conflict at Anahuac

c)

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

d)

Mier y Teran Report

63.
The Law of April 6th 1830 was Mexico's attempt to-
a)
Remove all Texans from San Antonio
b)
Strengthen the Texas Government
c)
Give more empresario land grants to Anglos
d)
Weaken American influence in Texas
64.
What happened to Stephen F. Austin after he met with Mexican officials in Mexico City in 1833?
a)
Was arrested for treason
b)
Got a new empresario contract
c)
Took command of the Texas Army
d)
Went back to the U.S.
65.
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions meant that Texans? 
a)
Immigrants were now allowed in the US
b)
Renewed loyalty towards Mexico ( federalist)
c)
A declaration of Unity between both countries
d)
A deceleration of independence from Mexico
66.
Which battle was significant because it was the beginning of the fight for Texas Independence?
a)
Battle of Gonzales
b)
Battle of the Alamo
c)
Goliad Massacre
d)
Battle of San Jacinto
67.
Mexico gained independence from Spain in what year?
a)
1810
b)
1820
c)
1824
d)
1821
68.

· Catholicism was the official religion

· President elected by the states

· Supported the principle of Federalism

· States had most of the power

The list above describes the ________________________.

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

Mexican Constitution of 1824

c)

Treaty of Cordoba

d)

State Colonization Law of 1825

69.
Which battle does the term "COME AND TAKE IT" come from?
a)
Battle of San Jacinto
b)
Battle of Medina
c)
Battle of Gonzales
d)
Battle of the Alamo
70.
By 1835, what did Stephen F. Austin believe Santa Anna was becoming?
a)
a rebel
b)
a dictator
c)
a traitor
d)
a revolutionary
71.

5. What battle was known as the start or first of the Texas Revolution?

a)

San Antonio

b)

Gonzalez

c)

Goliad

d)

Spain

72.
What was the purpose of William B Travis's letter?
a)
To send reinforcements/help
b)
To announce their victory
c)
To inform americans of their plans
d)
To announce his surrender
73.
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"
74.
What year did Texas win its independence?
a)
1821
b)
1845
c)
1836
d)
1835
75.

Who am I?

I am best known as the co-commander of the Alamo. I am from South Carolina, I obtained land from Stephen F. Austin, and moved to Texas. I became involved in the growing rebellion against the Mexican government. I wrote my famous letter “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World.”

a)

Sam Houston

b)

James Fannin

c)

George Childress

d)

Willam B. Travis

76.

What is the relative chronology of these events?

I. Battle of Alamo

II. Battle of San Jacinto

III. Battle of Gonzales

IV. Goliad Massacre

a)

I, III, II, IV

b)

III, IV, II, I

c)

IV, III, I, II

d)

III, I, IV, II

77.

Spain had missions, presidios, and towns built to establish control in the region, is a characteristic fact of which Era?

a)

Natural Texas and Its People

b)

Mexican Colonization and Empresarios

c)

Spanish Exploration and Colonization

d)

Texas Revolution

78.

Which event completes this timeline?

a)

Council House Fight

b)

Austin Arrested

c)

Battle of San Jacinto

d)

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

79.

Which of the following generalizations is true based on the maps?

a)

Hispanics settled across the largest area of Texas.

b)

German settlements were mainly located in West Texas.

c)

Czech settlements were mainly located along the coast.

d)

African Americans were the ethnic largest group to settle in Texas.

80.

This flag was used in a rebellion against the Mexican government led by Haden and Benjamin Edwards. These two brothers established a short-lived independent colony in Texas called

a)

the Edwards Colony

b)

Haden’s Place

c)

the Republic of Fredonia

d)

Independent Texas

81.

The images above are most closely associated with what important event in Texas history?

a)

the Fredonian Rebellion

b)

the Protest at Anahuac

c)

the Battle of Gonzales

d)

the Convention of 1832

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