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WorksheetsCBA TX History
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 39mins
What region is most likely pictured?
High Plains
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
At what event did Santa Anna order Fannin and other captives to be killed?
Battle of Gonzales
The Goliad Massacre
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of the Alamo
Which French explorer's exploration of Texas caused the Spanish to pay attention to east Texas?
Christopher Colombus
Coronado
La Salle
Cabeza de Vaca
What two groups of Native Americans lived in the Plains region and hunted buffalo?
Comanche
Karankawa
Puebloan
Apache
When was San Antonio established?
2000
1836
1718
1453
How did Pineda's exploration in 1519 help future explorers to Texas?
Created a map if the gulf coast
Discovered Galveston
Discovered the Natives
Found a new route to Asia
The colonization law of 1823 required settlers to adopt what religion? (Think about the only religion we have talked about in class)
Baptist
Roman Catholic
Any religion
Buddhism
Which region is more likely to have hurricanes/flooding also has a large amount of mosquitos?
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Where do the Consultations and Texas Conventions take place? (WHERE DID THEY WRITE THE TX DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?)
Washington On The Brazos
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
What new laws were enforced with the Law of April 6, 1830?
Having to go to Church on April 6th
Not having to be Catholic
Not being able to join another country
With the Mier y Teran Report-No more immigration from the US to TX, to limit American influence & culture
When Mexico created the Federal Constitution in 1824, what state did Texas become a part of? (Think about what looks more familiar)
United States
Coahuila y Tejas
Tejas y Mexico
What TX Revolution Battle is best described below?
⋅Happened around 3:30 pm, during Mexican siesta.
⋅Houston was able to surprise the MX soldiers. People cried “Remember the Alamo” and “Remember Goliad”
⋅Santa Anna dressed up as a common soldier after the battle
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Goliad
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Gonzales
What was the bloodiest battle of the Mexican Revolution?
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Medina
Why do people in West Texas use aquifers?
Rains a lot
To store water
very dry, little rainfall
Cleaner water
Which statement correctly matches each ethnic group with its primary method of settling Texas in the early 1800s?
Spanish-built missions and presidios
Mexicans-used empresario land grants
Anglos-farmed and formed self- governing communities
Spanish- farmed the land
Mexicans-built presidios
Anglos-used empresario land grants to increase population
Spanish-encouraged Anglo immigration
Mexicans- established missions
Anglos used missions to secure control
Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested in 1834?
For wanting to separate Texas from Coahuila so it was its own state in Mexico
For not paying taxes
Saying bad things about Santa Anna
For committing treason
Why did American settlers in Texas have conflict with the Mexican government about how Texas should be governed?
They did not want to be part of Mexico anymore
Texans felt left out of Mexico
They disagreed on how the country should be run. Texans wanted to choose their own religion, own slaves, and make their own laws.
Mexico felt they needed to have total control of Texas
The traits below had an influence on Texas. Which culture is best described below?
Tacos/Tamales
Rodeo
Ranching
Cowboys
British
French
Mexican
German
What TWO events explain why tensions grew between Texans and the Mexican government?
(Select Two answer choices)
There were more Texans than Mexicans in Texas according to the Mier y Teran Report
Mexicans began to believe they no longer needed Anglos living in Texas
Texans got along well with Mexican citizens
The Mexican government created laws to affect Texans
What are the characteristics of the Great Plains?
Mountains and hills
Dry and cool all year
flat, hot summers, severe winters due to wind, few trees,
Which tribe lived along the coast of Galveston and also interacted with Cabeza de Vaca when he landed in Galveston island?
Comanche
Kiowa
Apache
Karankawa
What was the purpose of a mission and presidio system?
To claim Texas for Spain and begin converting the Native Americans to Catholic/Christian and loyal Spanish subjects
A place for Natives to live
A place for Natives to get healthy
A place for the Spanish to have meetings
What group of people came to Texas in hopes of finding gold and spreading their religion?
Spanish
French
Irish
British
In what Unit did Mexico win their independence?
Texas Republic
Mexican National
Texas Revolution
Age of Contact
What river is near Dallas?
What small body of water is near Houston?
Brazos River/Rio Grande
Dallas River/Gulf of Mexico
East Fork/Lake Houston
Trinity River/Buffalo Bayou
After discovering North America, Spain was looking for what in North America?
Food
Wealth
Resources
Water
Which region is near the Gulf of Mexico and a good source for fishing?
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Why did many Americans move to Texas? (Think about some of the reasons you wrote in you Austin's colony Ad assignment)
Free farm tools
Being able to vote
Cheap Land
Freedom of Speech
What era is this building from?
Texas Revolution
Spanish Colonial
Age of Contact
Texas Repuplic
Who burned down his own mission?
Cabeza De Vaca
Fransisco Hidalgo
Christopher Columbus
Fray Damian Massanet
Both the U.S. and the Mexican Federal Constitution share a common characteristics EXCEPT:
Supreme Courts in Mexico and the U.S.
Both are a democracy
Both have President and Vice President
1 Religion for all residents and citizens
What is one similarity between the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution?
Both are unlimited government
They have no similarities
Government is run by Church Officials
Include Checks and Balances
What type of housing did the Puebloan live in?
Bricks
Adobe, mud brick
Sand
Concrete
What group of people most likely drew these drawings?
German
Native Americans
Spanish
British
Did they allow slaves in Mexico with the Mexican Constitution of 1824?
Yes, they allowed slaves
No, they did not allow slaves
Who brought the Old Three Hundred to Texas and was also an Empresario?
Sam Houston
Cabeza De Vaca
Santa Anna
Stephen F Austin
Who wrote the letter from the Alamo, asking for help? The letter has famous quotes such as "I shall never surrender nor retreat" and "Victory or Death"
Stephen F Austin
William B Travis
Santa Anna
Davy Crockett
Which reason sounds best as to why Santa Anna put Stephen F. Austin in jail?
To end Texas's desire for independence,
Because he did not like Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin stole funds from Mexico
Stephen F. Austin received illegal grants
