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TX25-26 MN Trouble in New Spain

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Organize these options into the right categories. WHEN COMPLETE THERE SHOULD BE TWO [2] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY.

Categorize the following

first people migrate to Texas

known as the "Prehistoric" period

Spanish and French explorers see Texas

people are motivated by gold, God, and glory

missions and presidios are built in Texas

San Antonio established in 1718

NATURAL TX AND ITS PEOPLE
AGE OF CONTACT
SPANISH COLONIAL
2.

NATIVE TEXAN CULTURES

  • -

  • ​ (a)   - lived in tepees and used horses to hunt buffalo

  • ​ (b)   - used large dugout canoes for fishing and travel

  • ​ (c)   - built adobe houses and farmed along the Rio Grande

Choose from the below words
PLAINS
GULF
PUEBLO
3.
  • * most populated region

  • * Houston - petrochemical industry

  • * Galveston - imports and exports

  • * Austin - capital of Texas

  • * San Antonio - home to "the Alamo"

Label this region with the correct title?

4.

As you travel from Dallas to El Paso [from east to west in Texas] the​ (a)   increases.

Choose from the below words
elevation
population
education
rainfall
5.

ALL of these are adaptations made by early Texan natives, based on WHERE they settled in Texas, except for -

[hint: pick the one that is NOT a true adaptation]

a)

PLAINS tribes lived in tepees and used horses to hunt the buffalo [their main source of food, clothing, and shelter]

b)

SOUTHEASTERN tribes traveled all around Texas, hunting beavers for their thick fur

c)

PUEBLO tribes built their homes using adobe, and farmed along the Rio Grande River

d)

GULF tribes used large dugout canoes for fishing and travel along the coastline of Texas

6.

Which of these was "a religious settlement where Spain spread its religion and culture" in Texas?

a)

presidio

b)

mission

c)

rancho

d)

capital

7.

Which of these was "a Spanish military fort built to protect the missions and settlements" in Texas?

a)

presidio

b)

mission

c)

rancho

d)

capital

8.

Put these important events of Texas History in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order. [hint: that's the order they happened in history, and the order they were taught to you]

a)

Cortes established a Spanish settlement in the Americas [called Mexico City]

b)

La Salle landed in Texas and built a French settlement on the coast of Texas [in Spanish territory]

c)

Spanish friars and settlers established the city of San Antonio as a mission-presidio system in 1718

1)
2)
3)
9.

What is the name of the French settlement established by La Salle in 1865? [hint: it was located on the coast of Texas]

a)

Fort Texas

b)

Fort La Salle

c)

Fort St. Louis

d)

Fort Corpus Christi

10.
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SPANISH INFLUENCE IN TEXAS

  • -

  • Match these different places in Texas that have Spanish names

*Rio Grande

*Colorado

*Brazos

*Nueces

CITIES with Spanish names

*Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

*San Francisco de los Tejas

*San Antonio de Valero

RIVERS with Spanish names

*San Antonio

*El Paso

*Amarillo

*Laredo

MISSIONS with Spanish names

11.

Read the passage provided.

  • -

  • Which of these choices would be a good TITLE for the passage?

a)

Culture Groups of Early Texans

b)

Natural Resources in East Texas

c)

The Mountains and Basins Region

d)

Spanish Exploration of Texas

12.

Which spot on this map is the area known as the "Louisiana Purchase" - the land that Thomas Jefferson bought from France for $15 million in 1803.

13.
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Match the following PEOPLE to the correct descriptions.

Mexican priest whose "Grito de Dolores" started the fight for Mexican Independence from Spain

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Filibuster who didn't like the Adams-Onis Treaty and invaded Texas with armed men from Louisiana

MIGUEL HIDALGO

President who bought the "Louisiana Territory" in 1803 and doubled the size of the U.S.

DR. JAMES LONG