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WorksheetsTEXAS HISTORY FALL SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 24mins
Identify the groups associated with each cultural skills.
Plains Natives
Were skilled horsemen and buffalo hunter
Both
Built portable housing structures
Gulf Natives
Used dugout canoes fishing & transport
Historians learn about early cultures by--
studying drawings and artifacts
living like early Natives
reviewing tax documents
listening to recordings of Natives
The first people in Texas were primarily-
farmers
traders
hunter-gatherers
entrepreneurs
The Alamo is located in the
Coastal Plains region
North Central Plains region
Great Plains region
Mountains and Basins region
Establishing trade networks with Native Americans was a main goal of which of the following countries?
England
Spain
France
Mexico
Why is the year 1519 significant in Texas history?
Native Americans forced all Europeans out of Texas
The English established colonies along the Atlantic coast
Fort St. Louis was built in honor of the first king of Texas.
The first reliable map of the Texas coastline was created
This excerpt is about European exploration in the 1500s. (a) spent two years traveling through Texas looking for a way home. The journal of his experiences provided a first-hand account of his time in Texas and (b) .
Why did Columbus travel across the Atlantic Ocean?
To establish a fur trade with Natives
To find a new route to Asia
To convert Natives to Christianity
To capture Mexico City for Spain
This excerpt is about La Salle's expedition in Texas in the late 1600s.
La Salle’s expedition shipwrecked near Matagorda Bay, Texas in 1685. He and the other survivors quickly built Fort St. Louis to protect themselves from unfriendly Karankawa. They then tried to find the Mississippi River on foot, unaware that it was still hundre of miles away. On one of those trips, La Salle’s men, unhappy with his leadership, staged a mutiny against him. Sometime later, Fort St. Louis was destroyed by the Karankawa. The Natives took fi captives and killed the rest of the shipwrecked survivors. Due to these events, Spain recognized France as a potential threat to their North American empire. Soon, construction of mission San Francisco de los Tejas began
What claim is supported by the excerpt?
La Salle's journey forced England to build colonies along the Atlantic coast.
Spain began building settlements in Texas after hearing France was in the area.
Karankawa Natives fought alongside the French to push Spain out of Texas.
The creation of Fort St. Louis led France to begin colonizing most of Texas.
Which statement BEST provides evidence for the answer to Part 1?
...quickly built Fort St. Louis to protect themselves...
...tried to find the Mississippi River on foot...
...La Salle's men, unhappy with his leadership, staged a mutiny against him.
...Spain recognized France as a potential threat to their North American empire.
Which of the following groups were responsible for teaching local natives about religion and the culture of Spain?
Spanish soldiers
Immigrant settlers
Spanish royalty
Catholic friars
These images found in Mission Concepcion are examples of early Spanish-
frescos
adobes
corridos
rodeos
Which title correctly replaces the question mark in the box above?
Effects of the French and Indian War
Reasons for Spanish Settlement in Texas
Impacts of the Vaquero Lifestyle on Texas
Causes of English Settlement in Texas
The American cattle industry today evolved from the Spanish ranching practices of-
vaqueros
corridos
frescos
murals
The Mexican National Era was a time when the Mexican government-
eliminated property in Texas
abolished slavery in all Spanish colonies
encouraged immigration to Texas
converted Natives to Catholicism
The Spanish or Mexican government?
Wrote the Constitution of 1824
Spanish Government
Mexican Government
The Spanish or Mexican government?
Attempted to put down filibuster activity in Texas
Spanish Government
Mexican Government
The Spanish or Mexican government?
Created division between rich and poor in society
Spanish Government
Mexican Government
The Spanish or Mexican government?
Allowed U.S. immigrants to establish colonies in Texas
Spanish Government
Mexican Government
What led to the population increase shown in the chart?
The outbreak of the Texas Revolution
The arrival of Anglo settlers to Texas
The annexation of Texas by the United States
The elimination of slavery in Texas
Which group would have included this advertisement in U.S. newspapers?
Empresarios
Filibusters
Friars
Vaqueros
Which effect correctly replaces the question mark in the diagram?
The United States government took over Texas.
Texans elected Sam Houston as president.
People left Texas and moved to France.
Many Americans started immigrating to Texas.
Determine whether each contribution is attributed to Martin De Leon. Select the correct answer.
Brought 300 Anglo families to settle in Texas
Founded the town of Victoria, Texas
Encouraged Mexican migration to Texas
Set up a colony between the Colorado and Brazos Rivers
Determine whether each contribution is attributed to Stephen F. Austin. Select the correct answer.
Brought 300 Anglo families to settle in Texas
Founded the town of Victoria, Texas
Encouraged Mexican migration to Texas
Set up a colony between the Colorado and Brazos Rivers
Which individual correctly replaces the question mark in the table?
Juan Seguin
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston
William B. Travis
Which effect correctly replaces the question mark in the diagram?
Texans agreed to be annexed by the United States.
Texans declared independence from Mexico.
Texans supported Santa Anna's government.
Texans voted to remain loyal to Mexico.
How did Santa Anna respond to the event described in the headline?
He promised to pay Texans 50,000 to let him go free.
He agreed to live in Central America for the rest of his life.
He convinced the Mexican government to sell Texas to the United States.
He agreed to terms of a peace treaty in order to negotiate his release.
What resolutions were drafted by Texans at Turtle Bayou? Select TWO correct answers.
They confirmed their support for the Federalist government.
They proclaimed independence from Mexico.
They declared war against the Mexican state of Coahuila.
They pledged to honor the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
They announced plans to establish an education system across Texas.
Why was the United States initially opposed to annexing Texas?
The United States was focused on annexing Mexico at the time.
The United States was worried that annexation would cause a civil war.
The United States was committed to keeping an equal number of states.
The United States was concerned about the admission of a slave state.
Many events in Texas history have been preserved because of the daily writings of-
Mary Maverick
Susanna Dickinson
Jack Coffee Hays
William Goyens
Which set of titles best replaces Persons 1 and 2 in the diagram above?
Person 1: Anson Jones Person 2: Sam Houston
Person 1: Stephen F. Austin Person 2: Mirabeau B. Lamar
Person 1: Anson Jones Person 2: Stephen F. Austin
Person 1: Mirabeau B. Lamar Person 2: Sam Houston
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of the Republic of Texas era?
Texas won independence from Mexico.
Texas became its own country.
Texas seceded from the United States.
Texas paid off all its debts to Mexico.
Determine which contribution explains each individual's significance to the Republic of Texas. Select the correct answer for each row. Not all answers will be used.
Called the Texas Congress into session to accept annexation by the United States
Set aside land in Texas for the development of public schools and universities
Promoted peace and encouraged trade with Natives through treaties
Formed an alliance with the Cherokee to rebel against the United States
Complete the sentences by selecting the correct answers from the drop down menu. San Antonio was a strategic location because it had cannons and was located along the (a) of Texas. The Texians took control of the Alamo after defeating (b) and ordering the Mexican army to leave Texas.
One reason why a group of Native American Indians often developed different cultures was that each group
came to America from other parts of the world.
adapted to its environment in a different way.
had to follow written traditions.
wanted to be distinct from other groups.
Why did different Native American groups have different cultures?
Some liked snow more than adobe
They had different religions
They had different environments
They couldn't agree on anything
The first people of New Mexico are considered to be the (a) , or native people. The housing, religion, and agricultural techniques of these peoples are part of their (b) Language is also part of culture, and the (c) are all Pueblo languages. The language of the Apache and Navajo is (d) In religion some of them were (e) which means they believed in many gods.
Did the earliest Texans lived as Hunters and gatherers Or Farmers and gatherers
Hunters and gatherers
Farmers and gatherers
The Tigua and the Jumano were different from the other native inhabitants of Texas because —
their communities were led by women.
they rode horses while hunting buffalo.
their houses were made from adobe.
they grew amaranth instead of maize.
