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Honors Tx Studies Fall ACP Review 1

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Principle: The government's power is divided between 3 branches.

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Checks & Balances

c)

Separation of Powers

2.

What Principle: Each branch has some power over the other two branches.

a)

Checks & Balances

b)

Limited Government

c)

Separation of Powers

3.

What Principle: National and State governments share power.

a)

Republicanism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

4.

What Principle: Everyone has to follow Federal laws while states can also create their own laws.

a)

Republicanism

b)

Republicanism

c)

Federalism

5.

What Principle: The people have the power in government.

a)

Popular Sovereignity

b)

Republicanism

c)

Federalism

6.

What Principle: Government's power is limited to protect the people's rights.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Federalism

7.

What Principle: Freedom of Speech

a)

Popular Sovereignity

b)

Federalism

c)

Individual Rights

8.

What Principle: We have rights the government cannot take away.

a)

Popular Sovereignity

b)

Individual Rights

c)

Limited Government

9.

What Principle: The people vote for representatives to make laws and run the government.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Republicanism

c)

Individual Rights

10.

What Principle: The people we elect make laws and decisions on our behalf.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Republicanism

c)

Individual Rights

11.
Which fundamental principle addresses the idea that government is not all-powerful and it has its restrictions? The power government gets comes from what they people allow.
a)
Democracy
b)
Rule of Law
c)
Representative Government
d)
Limited Government
12.

Amendment 1

a)

Protects your Liberties: Speech/Press/Petition/Religion/Assemble

b)

Right to bear arms

c)

Freedom from quartering troops

d)

Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure

13.

Amendment 2

a)

Freedom from self-incrimination

b)

Right to a jury in a civil court cases

c)

Power unlisted in the constitution are reserved for the states/people

d)

Right to bear arms

14.

Amendment 3

a)

Protection of your liberties: Speech/Press/Petition/Religion/Assembly

b)

Right to legal counsel

c)

Freedom from quartering troops

d)

Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

15.

Historians organize the past into ERAS to _.

a)

Organize the changes that have occurred in Texas over time.

b)

Help dot com companies make money.

c)

Confuse Texans so they will remember very little history.

16.

The biggest defining characteristic of the era of Natural Texas and Its People would be _.

a)

American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to the environment in which they lived.

b)

6 different countries have claimed Texas.

c)

European settlers learned to survive and assimilate with native tribes.

17.

How were the Coahuiltecan similar to the Karankawa?

a)

Thew were both nomadic and lived in the Gulf Coast region.

b)

They were mound builders.

c)

They hunted buffalo to survive.

18.

Which letter indicates where Big Bend National Park is located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

In which region of the map would you find Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Which regions touch the Red River making a border with Oklahoma?

a)

C and D

b)

A, B, and D

c)

A and D

21.

Which region is Dallas located in?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Which letter is closest to Houston?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

The San Jacinto Battlefield monument is very close to Houston. Which letter would be closest to the San Jacinto Battlefield monument?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Where on the map is the most westward city, El Paso, located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

What is true about the locations of Dallas, Houston, Austin, and El Paso?

a)

They are located on rivers or waterways which provided transportation.

b)

They are all on the border.

c)

They are located next to each other.

d)

All are in the mountains.

26.

When traveling from east to west across Texas what type of change in physical geography occurs?

a)

The elevation increases.

b)

The elevation decreases.

c)

All Texas regions have flat prairies.

27.

Which theme of geography is best being described?

"The Jumanos built pueblos into the mountains. Digging shallow bases, they used adobe bricks to build foundations covering over 800 square feet."

a)

Location

b)

Movement

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Place

28.

The Southeastern culture includes which tribe?

a)

Caddo

b)

Jumano

c)

Comanche

d)

Karankawa

29.

Irrigation as method of farming was NOT used by which TWO cultures?

a)

Puebloan and Southeastern Cultures

b)

Plains and Coastal Cultures

c)

Southeastern and Plains cultures

d)

Jumano and Comanche

30.

to control the flow of water to promote growth of crops

a)

irrigation

b)

puebloan

c)

nomadic

d)

sedentary

31.

This tribe is known for hunting buffalo and mastery of horsemanship skills

a)

Comanche

b)

Jumano

c)

Karankawa

d)

Caddo

32.

Which two tribes are located along the coast of Texas?

a)

Karankawa and Coahuiltecan

b)

Jumano and Caddo

c)

Comanche and Apache

d)

Kiowa and Wichita

33.

this tribe is known for its complex social systems related to trade and farming

a)

Jumano

b)

Comanche

c)

Karankawa

d)

Apache

34.

Why was the Texas Gulf Coast the MOST populated region during this time period?

a)

Abundant resources

b)

Trade

c)

Mild Climate

d)

Man made rivers

35.

Agriculture, sedentary, permanent homes

These characteristics describe which Native American tribe?

a)

Caddo

b)

Karankawa

c)

Comanche

d)

Apache

36.

Which culture had an advanced government, farmed vegetables, and had fruit orchards?

a)

Southeastern

b)

Gulf

c)

Plains

d)

Puebloan

37.
In determining the lifestyle of American Indians in early Texas, which of the following would likely provide the BEST information?
a)
databases and graphs
b)
media and news
c)
biographies
d)
artifacts
38.
In which region of Texas did the Jumano live?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Gulf Coastal Plains
c)
Mountain and Basin Region
d)
North Central Plains
39.

Texas is bordered by these four states.

a)

California, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi

b)

Kansas, California, Oklahoma, Louisiana

c)

New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana

d)

Florida, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Montana

40.

What is the name of the land bridge that appeared during the Ice Age between the continents of Asia and the United States?

a)

The Strait

b)

The Bering Strait

c)

The Bering

d)

The Strait Bering

41.

Which region covers 1/3 of the land of Texas

(Largest Region)

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Mountains & Basins

42.
What did the Apache and Comanche tribes use in order to become great warriors? 
a)
The horse
b)
The cow
c)
A dog
d)
A lion
43.
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
44.
Describe the Indian tribes (Jumanos) that lived in the Mountains and Basins region
a)
Nomadic, farmers, lived in adobe houses
b)
Sedentary, farmers and lived in adobe houses
c)
Nomadic, hunted buffalo, and lived in teepees
d)
Nomadic, fished from ocean, and lived in wigwams
45.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
46.

Who launched the Age of Exploration, which led to the discovery of Texas.

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Alonso Pineda

47.

What were the 3 reasons/motives the conquistadors came to the New World?

a)

God, Gold, Goods

b)

Gold, Silver, Bronze

c)

God, Gold, Glory

d)

God, Land, Spices

48.

In what year did Pineda map the Gulf Coast?

a)

1492

b)

1530

c)

1419

d)

1519

49.

Who first settled Fort St. Louis in Texas?

a)

Cortez

b)

La Salle

c)

Coronado

d)

De Vaca

50.

Which explorer lived among the natives and was a friend, a merchant, and healer for Native Americans?

a)

Columbus

b)

La Salle

c)

Cabeza De Vaca

d)

Coronado

51.

What did Cabeza de Vaca write about in his book La Relacion?

a)

Gold

b)

Natives

c)

Geography

d)

All of the above

52.

Which answer has the explorers in chronological order.

a)

Cortes, Columbus, Pineda, De Vaca, Coronado, La Salle

b)

Coronado, Columbus, Pineda, De Vaca, Cortes, La Salle

c)

Columbus, Pineda, Cortes, De Vaca, Coronado, La Salle

d)

Columbus, Cortes, Pineda, De Vaca, Coronado, La Salle

53.

In what year did Christopher Columbus accidently discover the New World?

a)

1419

b)

1592

c)

1492

d)

1519

54.

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

55.

Which of the following would be the best title for the chart above?

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Trade throughout Asia

c)

Natural Resources of the World`

d)

Columbian Exchange

56.
What explorer conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
George Washington
d)
De Pineda
57.
Which explorer went searching for the "7 cities of gold?"
a)
La Salle
b)
Cortez
c)
Coronado
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
58.
This explorer lived with Karankawan Natives after shipwrecking off the coast of Texas.
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
Pineda
d)
La Salle
59.
people who have to move around in search of food
a)
conquistadors
b)
natives
c)
nomads
d)
explorers
60.
Which tribes relied almost entirely on the bison or buffalo for survival
a)
Plains tribes
b)
Southeastern/Woodland tribes
c)
Western Gulf Coast tribes
d)
Pueblo tribes
61.
The era of Texas History when the Spanish from Europe came here looking for God, gold, and glory:
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Natural Texas and Its People
c)
Spanish Colonial 
d)
Mexican National
62.
He got stranded in Texas and lived among the natives for about 8 years in the 1500's and later wrote the book La Relacion about it...
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Columbus
c)
Pineda
d)
Cortes
63.

What was the name of the fort La Salle built in Texas?

a)

Fort Saint Louis

b)

Fort Francisco

c)

Fort France

d)

Fort St. Texas

64.

Spain established missions in East Texas to keep an eye on which European competition?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Mexico

d)

Portugal

65.

Who convinced the viceroy to colonize the Caddos in East Texas and founded the first Spanish mission in East Texas (San Francisco de los Tejas)?

a)

La Salle

b)

Damian Massanet

c)

Antonio Margil de Jesus

d)

Marques de Rubi

66.

I was sent to examine all Spanish settlements in Texas and report back to the King.

a)

La Salle

b)

Damian Massanet

c)

Antonio Margil de Jesus

d)

Marques de Rubi

67.

What year was mission San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo) and the settlement of San Antonio founded?

a)

1492

b)

1519

c)

1620

d)

1718

68.

Jose de Escandon was an important figure during the European colonization of Texas because he founded

a)

The first Spanish mission in East Texas called San Francisco de los Tejas.

b)

The Mission San Jose y Miguel de Aguayo, the most successful of the Spanish missions in Texas.

c)

Los Adaes, a presidio that eventually became the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas.

d)

Twenty settlements, including Laredo, and became known as “the father of the lower Rio Grande Valley.”

69.

In which Era did the Europeans establish Catholic missions, presidios, towns, and ranches on North American lands occupied by American Indians?

a)

Natural Texas and Its People

b)

Age of Contact

c)

Spanish Colonial

d)

Mexican National

70.

How did Fray Damian Massanet BEST contribute to the European colonization of Texas?

a)

He was Alonso de Leon’s guide when looking for the French Fort St. Louis.

b)

He helped establish the first Spanish mission in East Texas.

c)

He was the first Spaniard to use the word Tejas, meaning “ally or friend”.

d)

He led the Spanish army expedition that established the first presidio in East Texas.

71.

The year 1821 is significant because

a)

Louisiana was purchased by the United States.

b)

Mexico won its independence from Spain.

c)

Spain won its independence from Mexico.

d)

the Treaty of Paris was signed to end the American Revolution.

72.

On September 16, 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo delivered his historic Grito de Dolores. Today many Texans celebrate Diez y Seis de Septiembre, or the “Sixteenth of September.” Festivities include speeches, parades, and traditional Mexican foods, music and dancing. Some Texas towns also hold charreadadas, Mexican-style rodeos exhibiting skilled horse riding. These celebrations honor an important day in Mexican and Texan history.


What event does Diez y Seis de Septiembre honor?

a)

Defeat of the French in Texas

b)

Mexican Independence Day

c)

Return of Coronado to Mexico

d)

Spanish Independence in Texas

73.

The _______________________ was the “Royal Road” that led from the East Texas Missions to the Southern Rio Grande Settlements.

a)

El Camino Real

b)

El Camino Rio

c)

El Calvillo Real

d)

El Calvillo Rio

74.
What were Presidios?
a)
Military bases to provide protection?
b)
Churches to convert the natives?
c)
Towns to conduct trade?
d)
Ranches to have an agricultural economy?
75.

Built in 1682, the Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta was built near what current city?

a)

Ft. Worth

b)

Dallas

c)

El Paso

d)

Corpus Christi

76.
What did the Rubi Report recommend?
a)
That Texas be established as a Spanish colony in 1700?
b)
That Spain destroy all of Texas.
c)
That Spain make peace with the Apache.
d)
Texas mostly be abandoned keeping only San Antonio and La Bahia.
77.

What word meant "friend" in the Caddo language?

a)

Verlander

b)

Tejas

c)

Presidio

d)

Frio

78.
Who was a priest at San Francisco de los Tejas & tried to work with the French priest in East Texas?
a)
Damien Massanet
b)
Francisco Hidalgo
c)
Jose de Escandon
d)
Antonio Margil de Jesus
79.

Which event comes after the Goliad Massacre in March 1836 but before the Treaties of Velasco in May 1836?

a)

Council House Fight

b)

Annexation of Texas

c)

Battle of San Jacinto

d)

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

80.

Where did delegates meet to establish an independent government?

(a)  

81.

The first families that settled in Stephen F Austin's colony were later known as...

a)

Fredonia 

b)

Austin's 1st Colony

c)

The Originals 

d)

The Old Three Hundred 

82.

Texas was merged with the Mexican state of Coahuila to form a new state, Coahuila y Tejas under this.....

a)

Constitution of 1824

b)

State Colonization Law of 1825

c)

Treaty of Cordoba 

d)

Adams-Onis Treaty 

83.

Known as the first filibuster.  Was arrested and killed for stealing wild mustangs and under suspicion of spying for the United States. 

a)

James Long 

b)

Augustus Magee

c)

Philip Nolan 

d)

Jean Lafitte 

84.

· Catholicism was the official religion

· President elected by the states

· Central government was weak

· 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

85.

Mexico wanted to settle land in Texas because they feared they would lose control over the land if they did not establish settlements. This is known as________________.

a)

Anglo Colonization

b)

Mexican Constitution of 1824

c)

State Colonization Law of 1825

d)

Spanish Mission System

86.

· Known as the “Father of Texas”

· Approval by the Mexican Government to settle 300 families

· Brought the “Old Three Hundred” to Texas

· Convinced Mexico to allow slavery in Texas

The items in the box above are characteristics associated with _________.

a)

Moses

Austin

b)

Stephen F.

Austin

c)

Green

De Witt

d)

Martin

De Leon

87.
Who was the only Mexican Empresario in Texas?
a)
Martin de Leon
b)
Erasmo Seguin
c)
Fray Hidalgo
d)
Philip Nolan
88.

Settled 400 Anglo American families on the Guadalupe River, adjacent (next to) to Stephen F. Austin's colony

a)

Moses Austin

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

Martin DeLeon

d)

Green DeWitt

89.

Anglo-Americans support the Mexican Constitution of 1824 because it promoted _______________

a)

communism

b)

authoritarianism

c)

centralism

d)

federalism

90.

Check all that apply for "Anglo Purposes for Settlement"

a)

build missions and spread Christianity

b)

Seek adventure and a new life

c)

Escape problems of debt

d)

Gain cheap land for agriculture

91.

Who brought 400 Anglos to Texas to fight for Mexican Independence?

a)

Jose Gutierrez de Lara

b)

Father Francisco Hidalgo

c)

Agustus Magee

92.

What did the Mexican goernment do to try to stop U.S. immigration to Texas

a)

passed the Law of April 6, 1830

b)

hired more empresarios

c)

offered more land grants

d)

encouraged foreign trade

93.

True or False:

Both the U.S. Constituton and the Texs Constitution have three branches of government?

a)

True

b)

False

94.

Juan Seguin did all of the following except

a)

Sent as a messenger durig the Alamo

b)

Served as a Tejano representative in the Senate

c)

Remained with Houston and served in the final battle of independence

d)

helped build the new capitol in Austin

95.

Where did the 59 delegates meet in March of 1836 to establish an independent government

a)

Washington on the Brazos

b)

San Antonio

c)

Nacadoches

d)

Gonzalez

96.
What is the name of the event where Haden Edwards in 1826 leads a group of 20 men to declare their independence from Mexico?
a)
Fredonian Rebellion
b)
Law of April 6, 1830
c)
Turtle Bayou Resolution
d)
Mier y Teran Report
97.
What event led to the Law of April 6, 1830?
a)
Fredonian Rebellion
b)
Mier y Teran Report
c)
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
d)
Convention of 1832
98.
The Mier y Teran Report said how many more Anglos were there than Mexicans?
a)
5 to 1
b)
20 to 1
c)
2 to 1
d)
10 to 1
99.

Who wrote a letter "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World"

a)

Will Smith

b)

Santa Anna

c)

William Shatner

d)

William B. Travis

100.

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California

b)

Maine

c)

Missouri

d)

Texas

101.

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

102.

When did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

a)

1821

b)

1825

c)

1818

d)

1823

103.

Who and their troops were captured during the Battle of Coleto Creek?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

William Travis

d)

James Fannin

104.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between 
a)
Nueces River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
105.

What river did Mexico believe was the border between Texas and Mexico?

a)

Nueces River

b)

Mississippi

c)

Colorado

d)

Red River

106.

California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah,and Nevada were some of the states that were formed by what land given up by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

The Treaty Velasco

b)

The Annexation of Texas

c)

The Mexican Cession

d)

The Joint Resolution

107.

What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?

a)

The Adams-Olness Treaty

b)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

The NATO Treaty

108.
Name the era of Texas History that saw Mexico win its independence from Spain, and saw the start of the American colonization of Texas [led by an empresario named Stephen F. Austin].
a)
Republic of Texas Era
b)
Mexican National Era
c)
Spanish Colonial Era
d)
NONE  OF  THESE  ARE  CORRECT
109.
In what year did the Texans win their independence from the country of Mexico and elect their 1st President of Texas?
a)
1821
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1861
110.

Which issue concerning Texas worried the President of the United States before annexation?

a)

Texan Native American tribes

b)

War with Spain

c)

Issue of slavery

d)

Texas' debt

111.

Which area of Texas did Germans primarily settle in?

a)

Amarillo

b)

New Braunfels

c)

Brownsville

d)

El Paso

112.

Why do we remember Mirabeau Lamar?

a)

He moved the capital of Texas to Houston

b)

He was the first president of the Republic of Texas

c)

He helped develop the Texas educational system

113.

Who am I?:

-4th president of the Republic of Texas

-limited government spending

-last president before Texas was annexed

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Anson Jones

c)

Mirabeau B. Lamar

d)

Stephen F. Austin

114.

Which Texan's diaries and journals have helped historians learn about daily life in the Texas Republic?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

William Goyens

c)

Jack Coffee Hays

d)

Mary Maverick

115.

Where did many German immigrants settle within Texas in the 1840s?

a)

Northern Texas

b)

Southern Texas

c)

Central (Middle of) Texas

d)

West Texas

116.

CHECK ALL cultural factors that are influenced by immigration and migration to Texas:

a)

language

b)

foods

c)

architecture

d)

climate

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