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WorksheetsUnit 1 TX History
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
If you visited Texas in the late 19th century, you would notice that great economic expansion had occurred mostly due to --
the exploration of new areas
Texas becoming a state
Expansion of the railroads
crops
The establishment of missions and presidios by Spanish leaders are a characteristic of which era
in Texas history?
Colonial Era
Mexican National Era
Revolutionary Era
The Contemporary Era
If you visited Texas after the Civil War, you would notice that the state had became a leader in
which of the following?
Manufacturing
Ranching
Textiles
Fishing
Which of the following PROTECTS Galveston from hurricane tidal surges?
seawall
lighthouse
island
harbor
Using the information provided in this excerpt, which of the following identifies the resource that is scarce and then the resource that is plentiful in the order presented above?
grass and wood
wood and grass
wood and beeves
grass and beeves
Which city is marked by the letter B?
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
El Paso
A Native American tribe that lives along the Texas coast would be most likely to do what to survive?
Have an irrational fear of water
Follow the Buffalo for food and other resources
Annually move from the coast to the Great Plains for sustenance
Use canoes and eat fish and other sea creatures
Which two tribes were fighting each other in the Great Plains? Pick TWO (2) choices
The Apache
The Comanche
The Kiowa
The Jumano
Which nomadic group lived in tepee villages in the Great Plains region?
The Kiowa
The Tonkawa
The Comanche
The Jumano
Houston is a major city in which region?
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Which river creates the border southern between Texas and Mexico?
Red River
San Jacinto River
Sabine River
Rio Grande River
Which tribe lived in the Mountains and Basins region and used irrigation for farming due to the arid (dry) climate?
Jumanos
Caddo
Karankawa
What was a major factor that contributed to the economic growth of Texas in the early 20th century?
Oil discovery
Agricultural expansion
Railroad development
Tourism
Which event marked the beginning of the Texas Revolution?
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of San Jacinto
Siege of Bexar
Battle of Gonzales
Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Anson Jones
