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WorksheetsFirst Nine Weeks Common Assessment
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which city is NOT located on the Rio Grande and the South Texas Plains?
Austin
Brownsville
Laredo
Eagle Pass
How did the formation of glaciers result in the first Europeans coming to America?
Sea levels rose and flooded coastal areas
a land brisge formed between Asia and America
the Bering Strait was created
two masses of land were divided
How do archaeologists know about Native Americans who lived in Texas around 11,000 BC?
by studying their artifacts
by reading their written records
by studying early European maps
by studying people in Texas today
What is an artifact?
an object scientists study to learn about the past
pottery, bones, tools
an object made by humans
all of these
After the bison disappeared, how did the way of life of the plains people change?
they moved to reservations and their way of life changed
they moved from the plains to the mountains
they merged with other native peoples
they became peaceful traders
What was the name of the Spanish Empire in the Americas?
Mexico
Tenochtitlan
Texas
New Spain
What was the affect of Cabeza de Vaca's journey through Texas in 1535-36?
He became very wealthy because the gold and minerals he found
He founded the settlement of Galveston
His stories encouraged other conquistadors to explore Texas
His expeiton discouraged the French from settling Texas
What was the affect of the establishment of Fort St. Louis on Spain?
Spain joined forces with France
Spain abandoned eastern Texas
New Spain fell to the French
Spain's interest in East Texas Grew
Match the explorers and their accomplishments.
planned to explore Florida but his ship was caught in a storm and he drowned
Narvaez
He was shipwrecked on Galveston and was saved by the Karankawa. His stories inspired future explorations
Cabeza de vaca
He set out to find Cibola, the 7 cities of gold. he explored the SOUTHWESTERN portion of the United States
Coronado
He planned to explore FLorida to Mexico but died of Fever along the way. He explored the SOUTHEASTERN portion of the United States.
De Soto
He took command after the death of DeSoto. He led the troops to Texas but eventually returned to Mexico/ New Spain.
Moscoso
Match the Explorer and terms to their meaning.
He was the first to map the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico, 1519
Pineda
He was the last conquistador, founded Santa Fe and El Paso, and was considered a HARSH leader.
Onate
French explorer who founded "Louisiana" & Fort St. Louis (by accident) in Texas. His settlement caused Spain to focus on East Tx.
La Salle
Gold, God, Glory
3 G's
These allowed Explorers to travel across open water to reach the Asia but instead found the Americas
Navigation Tools
to provide money for (a)
Spanish Explorer/ Conqueror (a)
a religious settlement (a)
rules in the place of the king or queen (a)
like a state or district to a colony or country (a)
to pass over or through a large body of water (a)
a privately owned ship used for battle, often a government sponsored Pirate (a)
a crude fort (a)
Match the Region and its description
climate can be extreme, but characterized by mountain ranges, desert plants like cactus and yucca and little rainfall
Mountains & Basins
Typically the most rainfall is found here and the region where plants most easily grow. It ranges from East Texas to the Valley in S. Tx.
Gulf Coastal Plains
This region of Texas is found in the Panhandle, can be hot and dry but significant snowfall in winter and has plains of grassland.
Great Plains
This Region is good for farming, has the second most rainfall in Texas and has the second most populated city in Texas names Dallas.
North Central Plains
