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Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following features dictates where people are going to be living?

a)

Water

b)

Air Quality

c)

Access to Roads

d)

Proximity to Power

2.

Which of the following regions receives the most amount of rain?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Gulf Coastal Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

3.

What is elevation?

a)

Depth as it relates to sea level

b)

Height as it relates to sea level

c)

Precipitation as it relates to sea level

d)

Drought as it relates to sea level

4.

Which of the following regions of Texas has the highest elevation?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Gulf Coastal Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

5.

What do you notice about elevation of Texas?

a)

As you go west, the elevation rises

b)

As you go east, the elevation rises

c)

As you go north, the elevation rises

d)

As you go south, the elevation rises

6.

Define Nomadic

a)

Live in one place

b)

Move from place to place

7.

Which of the following features indicate a nomadic lifestyle:

a)

Building permanent homes

b)

Living in teepees and following the buffalo

c)

Living along the coast and fishing

d)

Living in one permanent place

8.

Which of the following is an example of a Native American tribe adapting to their environment

a)

Gulf Natives lived in cone-shaped tents

b)

Gulf Natives ate large amount of fish and turtle

c)

Gulf Natives began to grow wheat

d)

Gulf Natives traded with the Inca Empire in Peru

9.

Why was Spain coming to Texas specifically?

a)

They were looking for Tenochtitlan

b)

They were looking for El Dorado

c)

They were looking for Austin

d)

They were looking for Cibola

10.

Who was the first European to encounter Native Texans (hint: He was enslaved by them)

a)

Jose de Escandon

b)

Alonso de Pineda

c)

Alvar Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Antonio de Jesus

11.

What book did Cabeza de Vaca write that caused Europeans to flood Texas?

a)

The Shipwrecked

b)

The Voyage of Cabeza de Vaca

c)

The Life and Journals of Cabeza de Vaca

d)

The Long Way Home

12.

What religion dominated Spain during this time period that then came to dictate way of life in Mexico and Texas?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Catholicism

d)

Protestantism

13.

What was the purpose of a mission?

a)

To convert Native Americans to Judaism

b)

To convert Native Americans to Catholicism

c)

To convert Native Americans to Islam

d)

To convert Native Americans to Mormonism

14.

Stephen F. Austin received permission from ______________ to settle Texas

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Mexico

15.

Stephen F. Austin brought the first __________ settlers to Texas

a)

Anglo

b)

Mexican

c)

Spanish

d)

French

16.

Why is Stephen F. Austin considered the "Father of Texas"?

a)

He brought the first Aztec settlers to Texas

b)

He brought the first Mexican settlers to Texas

c)

He brought the first Anglo settlers to Texas

d)

He brought the first Spanish settlers to Texas

17.

What does "Anglo" mean?

a)

Black Americans

b)

White Americans

c)

Asian Americans

d)

Mexican Americans

18.

What is exploration?

a)

Going through an area to find out more about it

b)

Going through an area to conquer and claim land

19.

What is colonization?

a)

Going through an area to learn more about it

b)

Going through an area to conquer and claim land

20.

What is an empresario?

a)

A "real estate agent"

b)

A "mailman"

c)

A "police sheriff"

d)

An "entrepeneur"

21.

What features of Texas attracted Anglo settlers?

a)

Modernized factories

b)

Towering skyscrapers

c)

Freedom from laws

d)

Cheap and abundant land

22.

What did Haden Edwards lead?

a)

The Freemen Rebellion

b)

The Fredonian Rebellion

c)

The Last Rebellion

d)

The Texas Revolution

23.

As a direct result of the Fredonian Rebellion, what did Mexico do?

a)

They issued the Law of April 6, 1830

b)

They issued the Mexican Constitution

c)

They issued the Last Rites of Mexico

d)

They issued the Texan Decree

24.

Things that the Law of April 6, 1830 did include forcing Anglos to practice Catholicism, pay taxes, and...

a)

outlawed gambling

b)

outlawed drinking

c)

outlawed morality

d)

outlawed slavery

25.

What was the goal of the Law of April 6, 1830?

a)

To increase Anglo influence

b)

To decrease Anglo influence

c)

To decrease Mexican influence

d)

To increase English influence

26.

The first battle of the Texas Revolution was the...

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

Battle of San Jacinto

c)

The Alamo

d)

The Goliad Massacre

27.

What important feature of Texas history comes from the Battle of Gonzales?

a)

The "Don't Tread on Me" Flag

b)

The "Union Separated" Flag

c)

The "Come and Take It" Flag

d)

The "Star Spangled Banner" Flag

28.

True or False: William B. Travis was the commander of the Alamo

a)

True

b)

False

29.

At the Alamo, what did William B. Travis write in the famous "Travis Letter"

a)

He asked for help but promised to not give up

b)

He said he would surrender

c)

He said he would allow Mexican forces to pass through

d)

He allowed amnesty to all Mexican citizens

30.

What is the last battle of the Texas Revolution?

a)

The Battle of Gonzales

b)

The Battle of San Jacinto

c)

The Alamo

d)

The Goliad Massacre

31.

The Battle of San Jacinto led directly to the...

a)

Treaty of Los Alamos

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of Velasco

d)

Treaty of Thirteen Hills

32.

What does the Treaty of Velasco do?

a)

It ends the American Revolution

b)

It ends the Spanish Revolution

c)

It ends the Mexican Revolution

d)

It ends the Texas Revolution

33.

Sam Houston ________________ Native Americans

a)

liked

b)

hated

34.

Mirabeau Lamar ____________ Native Americans

a)

Liked

b)

Hated

35.

Who favored annexation?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Mirabeau Lamar

36.

Mirabeau Lamar is also known as the....

a)

"Father of Texas Education"

b)

"Father of Taxes"

c)

"The Butcher from Bree Hill"

d)

"The Destroyer of Texas"

37.

What is annexation?

a)

Leaving the U.S.

b)

Being absorbed/added to the U.S.

38.

What is manifest destiny?

a)

The belief that America should spread west to the Pacific Ocean

b)

The belief that America should spread west to the Atlantic Ocean

c)

The belief that American should spread east to the Pacific Ocean

d)

The belief that America should spread east to the Atlantic OCean

39.

Manifest Destiny brought the U.S. into direct conflict with which country?

a)

Mexico

b)

England

c)

Russia

d)

France

40.

How did Manifest Destiny bring the U.S. into conflict with Mexico?

a)

America believed they should own all land on the American continent

b)

America believed that Mexico should own all land on the American continent

c)

America believed that Mexico had illegally crossed the Californian border

d)

America believed that Mexico had damaged relations by destroying cotton deliveries

41.

Which of the following is considered a cause for the Mexican-American War?

a)

The Boundary Dispute between Mexico and the U.S.

b)

The Death of Abraham Lincoln

c)

The Surrender of Sioux Falls

d)

The Attack on Harper's Ferry

42.

America claimed that the Rio Grande was the proper border for Texas-Mexico. Mexico believed it was the

a)

Red River

b)

Houston River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Nueces River

43.

What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

a)

The Rio Grande Accords

b)

The Treaty of 1848

c)

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

The Nueces-Rio Grande Resolution

44.

What was established as the proper border between the U.S.-Mexico?

a)

The Red RIver

b)

The Houston River

c)

The Nueces River

d)

The Rio Grande River

45.

As a result of the Mexican-American War, the U.S. received a large amount of land. What became the issue with this new land?

a)

Whether the Rio Grande River was the proper border or not

b)

Whether Manifest Destiny dictated Natives or Americans received this land

c)

Whether the New Age Coalition would expand to this area

d)

Whether slavery would exist on this new land or not

46.

What was the single biggest issue dividing America during this time period?

a)

Slavery

b)

Temperance

c)

Suffrage

d)

Elevation

47.

Which side of the U.S. favored slavery?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The East

d)

The West

48.

What was Abraham Lincoln's original goal for the Civil War?

a)

To end slavery

b)

To destroy the South

c)

To preserve the Union

d)

To end peace and justice

49.

How did the South react to Abraham Lincoln's election?

a)

They feared he would bring prohibition

b)

They feared he would end temperance

c)

They feared he would end slavery

d)

They feared he would bring about peace

50.

What did the Northern economy focus on?

a)

Industry

b)

Agriculture

51.

What did the Southern economy focus on?

a)

Industry

b)

Agriculture

52.

Why did the South NOT want to end slavery?

a)

Their economy depended on slavery and feared it would crash without it

b)

Their economy depended on industry and thought slaves made a good work force