Free Printable #2 Benchmark Review: ERAS & RIVERS

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#2 Benchmark Review: ERAS & RIVERS

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name

Class

Date

Colorado River

Trinity River

Sabine River

Rio Grande

Trinity River

Guadalupe River

Sabine River

Brazos River

* economy: fishing near Galveston and petrochemical industry near Houston

* long coastline bordering the Gulf of Mexico

* contains the state capital [in the city of Austin]

Which region of Texas is being described here?

Coastal Plains

North Central Plains

Great Plains

Mountains and Basins

Which area on this map would get the most rainfall? [hint: the Gulf of Mexico is the cause of MOST of the rain that falls in Texas.]

Name the era of Texas History that saw people migrate from Asia to North America, learn to farm, and then separate into different culture groups.

Age of Contact

Republic of Texas Era

Natural Texas and Its People

Mexican National Era

Name the era of Texas History that saw European explorers [from places like Spain and France] search the "new world", motivated by Gold, God, and Glory.

Texas Revolution

Age of Contact

Spanish Colonial Era

Natural Texas and Its People

Name the French explorer who shipwrecked on the coast of Texas in 1685, set up a French settlement, and was later killed by his own men.

Cabeza de Vaca

Columbus

La Salle

Coronado

Name the era of Texas History that involved Spain setting up dozens of missions and presidios in different parts of Texas.

Spanish Colonial Era

Natural Texas and Its People

Republic of Texas Era

Mexican National Era

Name the era of Texas History that includes the Battle of the Alamo, the Texas Declaration of Independence, the Goliad Massacre, and the capture of Santa Anna.

Age of Contact

Mexican National Era

Texas Revolution

Republic of Texas Era

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