WorksheetsTexas History Midterms Review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 4hrs 22mins
What is a Primary Source?
firsthand accounts, diaries
books, articles written after
an event
What is a Secondary Source?
firsthand accounts, diaries
books, articles written after an event
What is Historical Context?
how perspective influences the telling of a story
identifying who the document or piece of writing is meant for
understanding the time and circumstances in which an event occured
How a document is structured and why it matters.
What is Point of View?
Identifying who the document or piece of writing is meant for.
How perspective influences the telling of a story.
Determining the reason behind a document or text (e.g., to inform, persuade).
How a document is structured and why it matters.
What is Intended Audience?
How a document is structured and why it matters.
Understanding the time and circumstances in which an event occurred.
Determining the reason behind a document or text (e.g., to inform, persuade).
Identifying who the document or piece of writing is meant for.
What does purpose mean in Texas History?
firsthand accounts, diaries
How a document is structured and why it matters.
books, articles written after
an event
Determining the reason behind a document or text (e.g., to inform, persuade).
What is Organization?
How a document is structured and why it matters.
Key features: mountains, rivers, lakes, forests.
How perspective influences the telling of a story.
Describing a place's location relative to other places.
What is a Physical Map?
Maps that focus on specific topics or themes (e.g., climate, population).
Focuses on boundaries, cities, and states.
mountains, rivers, lakes, forests.
Describing a place's location relative to other places.
What Is a Political Map?
Describing a place's location relative to other places.
Focuses on boundaries, cities, and states.
mountains, rivers, lakes, forests.
What is a Thematic Map?
Distance north or south of the equator.
Describing a place's location relative to other places.
Maps that focus on specific topics or themes (e.g., climate, population).
Focuses on boundaries, cities, and states.
What is Relative Location?
Describing a place's location relative to other places.
Exact location of a place using latitude and longitude.
What is Absolute Location?
specific topics or themes (e.g., climate, population).
Describing a place's location relative to other places.
Exact location of a place using latitude and longitude.
What is Latitude?
Distance north or south of the equator.
Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
What is Longitude?
Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Distance north or south of the equator.
What is a Conquistador?
With the correct Example
a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors
A Spanish Destroyer (Hernan Cortes)
People of Mexican descent in Texas. (Edwards)
What is a mission?
Military outposts built to defend Spanish settlements.
Religious and cultural outposts set up by Spain.
Written plan for governing.
A form of government in which elected representatives make
decisions.
What is a Presidio?
The cultural background by Spanish Settlements.
A form of government.
Military outposts built to defend Spanish settlements.
Religious and cultural outposts set up by Spain.
What is a Constitution?
A person who brought settlers to Texas under the Spanish and Mexican
governments.
Written plan for governing.
A form of government in which elected representatives make
decisions.
Military outposts built to defend Spanish settlements.
What is a Republic?
A form of government in which elected representatives make
decisions.
person who brought settlers to Texas under the Spanish and Mexican
governments.
Written plan for governing.
Religious and cultural outposts set up by Spain.
What are Tejanos?
People of Mexican descent in Texas.
White settlers from the United States.
A person who brought settlers to Texas under the Spanish and Mexican
governments.
Leaders of the Texan forces during the Texas Revolution
What are Anglos?
People of Mexican descent in Texas.
White settlers from the United States.
A person who brought settlers to Texas under the Spanish and Mexican
governments.
Leaders of the Texan forces during the Texas Revolution
What are Empresarios??
People of Mexican descent in Texas.
White settlers from the United States.
A person who brought settlers to Texas under the Spanish and Mexican
governments.
Leaders of the Texan forces during the Texas Revolution
What is Agrarian Society?
A society based on agriculture.
A society based on religion.
A society based on agriculture and religion.
What is Subsistence Farming?
Farming where only enough food is grown for the family.
Farming where enough food is grown for the people of Spain.
Farming where you save more crops and grow food.
Farming with only a specific amount of materials.
What is exporting?
Goods brought into a country.
Goods sent to other states.
Goods sent to other countries.
Goods are brought into multiple states.
What is importing?
Goods brought into a country.
Goods sent to other states.
Goods sent to other countries.
Goods are brought into multiple states.
What does Barter mean?
Exchanging goods or services with using money.
Exchanging goods or services without using money.
Exchanging goods or services without using a specific amount of money.
Exchanging goods or services without using taxes.
What is Stephen F. Austin known for?
Known as the "Father of Texas" and for completing his fathers wish
Known as the "Father of Texas" and his role of being an Anglo American.
Known as the "Father of Texas" and his role in the settlement of Texas.
Who is Santa Anna?
Mexican president and military leader.
Key commander at the Battle of the Alamo.
Leader of the Texan forces during the Texas Revolution, later first president of the
Republic of Texas.
Spanish explorer who influenced the colonization of the Americas.
Who is William B. Travis and James Bowie?
Mexican president and military leader.
Key commander at the Battle of the Alamo.
Leader of the Texan forces during the Texas Revolution, later first president of the
Republic of Texas.
Spanish explorer who influenced the colonization of the Americas.
Who is Sam Houston?
Mexican president and military leader.
Key commander at the Battle of the Alamo.
Leader of the Texan forces during the Texas Revolution, later first president of the
Republic of Texas.
Spanish explorer who influenced the colonization of the Americas.
Who is Hernan Cortés and Christopher Columbus?
Mexican presidents and military leader.
Key commanders at the Battle of the Alamo.
Leaders of the Texan forces during the Texas Revolution, later first president of the
Republic of Texas.
Spanish explorers who influenced the colonization of the Americas.
What are Coastal Plains?
a flat, low-lying piece of land next to the ocean
a high plateau of grasslands
undisturbed plain landforms on the Earth's surface.
specific area over a long period, leading to a flat stretch of land
What are Great Plains,?
a flat, low-lying piece of land next to the ocean
a high plateau of grasslands
undisturbed plain landforms on the Earth's surface.
specific area over a long period, leading to a flat stretch of land
Drought, rain patterns are some of the Climate and Weather patterns
True
False
What is the Importance of the Battle of the Alamo?
They formed a new government and were free from slavery.
It was part of the Texas Revolution, Mexican state won Independence and became a self governing republic called Texas.
Mexican state won Independence from Anglo Americans and became a self governing republic called Mexico.
Mexicans participated in the Texas Revolution and became independent.
What are some Key figures of the Battle of the Alamo?
James Bowie, Marielle, David Crockett
Susana Dickinson and James Bowie
David Crockett, William B. Travis, James Bowie
William B. Travis, Christopher Columbus and James Bowie
What were the outcomes of the Battle of the Alamo?
select the correct answers
The Alamo fell to Santa Anna and his soldiers.
frontiersman David Crockett died
The loss of garrison and David Crockett's death
Many Alamo defenders died.
What is the importance of The Siege of San Antonio de Bexar?
Because the Spanish Soldiers got defeated
It was the only major Texian success other than San Jacinto
It was important to Mexicans because it was named after them.
How did the Law of April 6, 1830 impact the Texan Settlers?
The law any additional American immigrants from settling in Mexican Territory and stopped the import of more slaves into Texas
The law added more taxes to the Americans which made them poor.
The law made Americans unsure of themselves and leaded to unsuccessful behavior.
What are the causes of the The Edwards Rebellion and Fredonian Rebellion?
a dispute between the Mexican government and the Edwards brothers, Haden and Benjamin
a dispute between the Mexican government and the American government, Haden and Benjamin
A fight or argument that lead to chaos
What was the Missionary Influence in Texas?
How each group influenced the economy and government of Mexio
The role of missions in spreading Catholicism and European culture.
How each group influenced the culture, economy, and government of Texas
What was the Impact of Spanish and Anglo Settlers on Texas?
the Anglo American traditions as the foundation for Texas were for state reasons.
the Anglo American traditions as the foundation for Texas political and cultural development.
religious practices, architecture, food, and various Spanish traditions
Language was a big impact on Texas.
Who were the Comanche?
Known for best defending system.
great warriors.
Smart in moving.
Lived next to the water
Santa Anna switched Mexico's government from a _______government to a ______ government.
Use ",' to separate your answer
(a)
Stephen helped the (a)
What was the name of Stephen's capital of his colony?
San Antonio
San Antonio de Bexar
San Felipe
Austin
Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested?
For something his co-worker did.
trying to incite a rebellion in TX.
Trying to help Anglo Texan's for a better future.
He wasn't arrested, it was a misunderstanding.
Long trade route that connected East TX to Mexico City=
(a)
Caddos ( NA'S) lived in
(a)
Cornado's expedition cause Spain to lose interest in Texas because....
he didn't find gold
he couldn't find something special for Texas.
he didn't find land
he started a war in Texas
Spanish located missions along water and rivers for (a)
Spanish missions failed because of...
(a)
Lasted 2 months, TX captured largest settlement in San Antonio and General Cos surrendered.
What was this event?
(a)
Mexicans raised a Red Flag at the Alamo, it means (a)
San Jacinto was the last battle of the TX Revolution..
True
False
What Battle was the "come and take it" flag?
(a)
Who left their crime life to fight in the Alamo?
(a)
