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TX25-26 Unit 2 Review [NTP, AoC, SC]

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  • * "prehistoric" people migrated into Texas

  • * early people learned how to farm

  • * Comanches and Karankawas hunted for food

  • -

  • Which era of Texas History is described with the phrases above?

a)

Natural Texas and Its People

b)

Age of Contact

c)

Spanish Colonial Era

2.

Which native CULTURE group settled near the Texas coast and used dugout canoes for fishing and travel? [hint: the Karankawas were a part of this culture group]

a)

GULF

b)

PLAINS

c)

PUEBLO

d)

SOUTHEASTERN

3.

Which of these native CULTURE groups is incorrectly described?

a)

GULF - lived by the coast and used dugout canoes for fishing and travel

b)

PUEBLO - built adobe houses and farmed near the Rio Grande River

c)

PLAINS - lived in tepee villages and used horses to hunt the buffalo

d)

SOUTHEASTERN - traveled around Texas following herds of wooly mammoths

4.

Which THREE [3] of these statements are true about the Coastal Plains region of Texas?

  • -

  • YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

a)

home to more citizens than any other region

b)

is the highest in elevation and gets the least amount of rainfall

c)

has only one major city - El Paso

d)

has the port city of Galveston where imports and exports are moved

e)

has the city of Houston, which is a leader in the petrochemical [oil] industry

5.

When traveling from __1__ to __2__ across the state of Texas, the elevation INCREASES.

a)

1 - east

2 - west

b)

1 - west

2 - east

c)

1 - north

2 - south

d)

1 - south

2 - east

6.

Major cities on this map are represented using __1__

  • -

  • Rivers are represented using __2__

a)

1 - dashes

2 - stars

b)

1 - letters

2 - numbers

c)

1 - numbers

2 - letters

d)

1 - straight lines

2 - dots

7.

Which TWO [2] of these places are correctly identified?

a)

letter "A" is El Paso

b)

number "5" is the Colorado River

c)

letter "C" is Houston

d)

number "2" is the Rio Grande River

e)

letter "D" is Fort Worth

8.
  • * adapted to their environment by utilizing available resources

  • * built tepees on the plains, used adobe in West Texas

  • * hunted, fished, or farmed based on what was available

  • -

  • Which of these groups is described above?

a)

Spanish conquistadors

b)

Catholic friars

c)

French explorers

d)
Native American tribes
9.

Which of these is the correct description of a "presidio"?

a)

religious settlements where friars spread their religion and culture

b)

land used for raising food crops and animals

c)

military forts filled with Spanish soldiers who protected the Spanish settlements

d)

NONE of these are correct

10.

Which of these is the correct description of a "mission"?

a)

religious settlements where friars spread their religion and culture

b)

land used for raising food crops and animals

c)

military forts filled with Spanish soldiers who protected the Spanish settlements

d)

NONE of these are correct

11.

Look at the timeline provided.

  • -

  • Which TWO [2] events happened in the same year?

a)

Columbus discovers North and South America

b)

Cortes conquers the Aztecs

c)

Pineda maps the coast of Texas

d)

Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecks in Texas

e)

La Salle shipwrecks in Texas

12.

All of these EXPLORERS are correctly summarized EXCEPT -

[hint: pick the one that is not correct]

a)

CORTES conquered the Aztecs in 1519 and built Mexico City

b)

CABEZA de VACA survived a shipwreck and lived as a slave, shaman, and trader

c)

CORONADO found the seven cities of gold and declared himself king of Spain

d)

LA SALLE established Fort St. Louis in 1685 on the coast near the gulf of Mexico

e)

PINEDA mapped the coast of Texas in 1519 and claimed it for Spain

13.

Spain built missions in Texas to spread their religion and culture to the local Native American tribes. Why did most of the missions eventually fail?

a)

the missions were constantly being attacked by French traders

b)

frequent flooding in many areas caused the friars to look for safer locations

c)

most of the Native Americans rejected the religion and culture of Spain

d)

ALL of these answers are correct

14.

The population of EAST Texas is much greater than WEST Texas for a variety of reasons. Which of these is a list of the natural resources that can be found in East Texas?

a)
  • * Columbus

  • * Cortes

  • * Pineda

  • * Cabeza de Vaca

  • * Coronado

b)
  • * Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

  • * San Francisco de los Tejas

  • * San Antonio de Valero

c)
  • * Houston

  • * San Antonio

  • * Dallas

  • * Austin

d)
  • * good soil

  • * plentiful forests

  • * numerous rivers

15.
  • * sent conquistadors to the "new world" for gold, God, and glory

  • * introduced cattle, horses, and other livestock to Texas

  • * built missions and shared their religion in Texas

  • * introduced different types of crops and farming practices

  • -

  • Which European country influenced Texas the most during this era of colonization?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

16.

Which of these places in Texas have SPANISH names, reflecting our state's SPANISH heritage?

a)

the cities of El Paso and Amarillo

b)

the Rio Grande River and the Brazos River

c)

the missions of San Antonio de Valero and San Francisco de los Tejas

d)

ALL of these places have Spanish names

17.

Which of these important events from Texas history happened in the year 1718?

a)

Cortes conquered the Aztecs and built Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec capital

b)

San Antonio was established - originally as a mission-presidio system

c)

Pineda sailed along the coast of Texas, mapping the land and claiming it for Spain

d)

La Salle accidentally landed in Texas and built a French settlement [Fort St. Louis] in Spanish territory

18.

Which of these important dates is INCORRECTLY described?

[hint: three are correct, one is incorrect - pick the incorrect one]

a)

1492

Columbus finds the seven cities of gold known as Cibola

b)

1519

Cortes conquers the Aztecs and builds Mexico City

c)

1685

La Salle accidentally lands in Texas and builds a French settlement

d)

1718

San Antonio is established as a mission-presidio system

19.

The country of SPAIN is responsible for introducing which THREE [3] of these items in Texas? YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

a)

cattle, horses, and other livestock

b)

profiting from beaver fur

c)

missions to spread their religion

d)

freedom and democracy

e)

ranching, farming, and irrigation techniques

20.

NATURAL TEXAS - Karankawas and Comanches go hunting for food

AGE OF CONTACT - Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle get shipwrecked

SPANISH COLONIAL ERA - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

a)

German and Italian explorers travel to Texas

b)

missions and presidios are built all over Texas

c)

early people migrate to Texas and learn to farm

d)

Austin and Houston are established as Texas cities