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WorksheetsTX25-26 Unit 2 Review [NTP, AoC, SC]
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
* "prehistoric" people migrated into Texas
* early people learned how to farm
* Comanches and Karankawas hunted for food
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Which era of Texas History is described with the phrases above?
Natural Texas and Its People
Age of Contact
Spanish Colonial Era
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]
GULF
PLAINS
PUEBLO
SOUTHEASTERN
Which of these native CULTURE groups is incorrectly described?
GULF - lived by the coast and used dugout canoes for fishing and travel
PUEBLO - built adobe houses and farmed near the Rio Grande River
PLAINS - lived in tepee villages and used horses to hunt the buffalo
SOUTHEASTERN - traveled around Texas following herds of wooly mammoths
Which THREE [3] of these statements are true about the Coastal Plains region of Texas?
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YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS
home to more citizens than any other region
is the highest in elevation and gets the least amount of rainfall
has only one major city - El Paso
has the port city of Galveston where imports and exports are moved
has the city of Houston, which is a leader in the petrochemical [oil] industry
When traveling from __1__ to __2__ across the state of Texas, the elevation INCREASES.
1 - east
2 - west
1 - west
2 - east
1 - north
2 - south
1 - south
2 - east
Major cities on this map are represented using __1__
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Rivers are represented using __2__
1 - dashes
2 - stars
1 - letters
2 - numbers
1 - numbers
2 - letters
1 - straight lines
2 - dots
Which TWO [2] of these places are correctly identified?
letter "A" is El Paso
number "5" is the Colorado River
letter "C" is Houston
number "2" is the Rio Grande River
letter "D" is Fort Worth
* 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
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Which of these groups is described above?
Spanish conquistadors
Catholic friars
French explorers
Which of these is the correct description of a "presidio"?
religious settlements where friars spread their religion and culture
land used for raising food crops and animals
military forts filled with Spanish soldiers who protected the Spanish settlements
NONE of these are correct
Which of these is the correct description of a "mission"?
religious settlements where friars spread their religion and culture
land used for raising food crops and animals
military forts filled with Spanish soldiers who protected the Spanish settlements
NONE of these are correct
Look at the timeline provided.
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Which TWO [2] events happened in the same year?
Columbus discovers North and South America
Cortes conquers the Aztecs
Pineda maps the coast of Texas
Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecks in Texas
La Salle shipwrecks in Texas
All of these EXPLORERS are correctly summarized EXCEPT -
[hint: pick the one that is not correct]
CORTES conquered the Aztecs in 1519 and built Mexico City
CABEZA de VACA survived a shipwreck and lived as a slave, shaman, and trader
CORONADO found the seven cities of gold and declared himself king of Spain
LA SALLE established Fort St. Louis in 1685 on the coast near the gulf of Mexico
PINEDA mapped the coast of Texas in 1519 and claimed it for Spain
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?
the missions were constantly being attacked by French traders
frequent flooding in many areas caused the friars to look for safer locations
most of the Native Americans rejected the religion and culture of Spain
ALL of these answers are correct
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?
* Columbus
* Cortes
* Pineda
* Cabeza de Vaca
* Coronado
* Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
* San Francisco de los Tejas
* San Antonio de Valero
* Houston
* San Antonio
* Dallas
* Austin
* good soil
* plentiful forests
* numerous rivers
* 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
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Which European country influenced Texas the most during this era of colonization?
France
Spain
Germany
Italy
Which of these places in Texas have SPANISH names, reflecting our state's SPANISH heritage?
the cities of El Paso and Amarillo
the Rio Grande River and the Brazos River
the missions of San Antonio de Valero and San Francisco de los Tejas
ALL of these places have Spanish names
Which of these important events from Texas history happened in the year 1718?
Cortes conquered the Aztecs and built Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec capital
San Antonio was established - originally as a mission-presidio system
Pineda sailed along the coast of Texas, mapping the land and claiming it for Spain
La Salle accidentally landed in Texas and built a French settlement [Fort St. Louis] in Spanish territory
Which of these important dates is INCORRECTLY described?
[hint: three are correct, one is incorrect - pick the incorrect one]
1492
Columbus finds the seven cities of gold known as Cibola
1519
Cortes conquers the Aztecs and builds Mexico City
1685
La Salle accidentally lands in Texas and builds a French settlement
1718
San Antonio is established as a mission-presidio system
The country of SPAIN is responsible for introducing which THREE [3] of these items in Texas? YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS
cattle, horses, and other livestock
profiting from beaver fur
missions to spread their religion
freedom and democracy
ranching, farming, and irrigation techniques
NATURAL TEXAS - Karankawas and Comanches go hunting for food
AGE OF CONTACT - Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle get shipwrecked
SPANISH COLONIAL ERA - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
German and Italian explorers travel to Texas
missions and presidios are built all over Texas
early people migrate to Texas and learn to farm
Austin and Houston are established as Texas cities
