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WorksheetsTX25-26 - TR and Q1 Review [part 2]
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
ERAS OF TEXAS HISTORY
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Natural Texas and Its People - (a)
Age of Contact - (b)
Spanish Colonial Era - (c)
Mexican National Era - (d)
Texas Revolution - (e)
Read the passage provided.
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According to the passage, the Mexican Army was at a disadvantage during the revolution because -
they "chased General Houston's troops east, stretching their supplies and energy"
they were forced "to fight over unfamiliar terrain"
"each battle pushed them farther from Mexico"
ALL of these are correct
Which THREE [3] of these statements about Santa Anna are true? YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS.
He was killed on the third day of the Battle of the Alamo
He was the president of Mexico during the Texas Revolution
He was the leader of the Mexican military during the Texas Revolution
He was supported by the Texans in the Turtle Bayou Resolutions
He wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence, signed on March 2, 1836
Reorder the following EVENTS that led up to the Texas Revolution, putting them in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order [that's the order they happened in history, and the order you learned about them]
FREDONIAN REBELLION - land dispute near Nacogdoches led to Mier y Teran's investigation
LAW OF APRIL 6 - immigration from the U.S. to Texas is stopped by the Mexican government
TURTLE BAYOU RESOLUTIONS - Texans declare loyalty to Mexico and support to Santa Anna
AUSTIN ARRESTED - the Texan leader was imprisoned for a year in Mexico City
BATTLE OF GONZALES - Texans show they can defeat the Mexican Army and win independence
Match the following NATIVE CULTURE GROUPS with the correct descriptions
PLAINS
rode horses and hunted buffalo
PUEBLO
used adobe, farmed near the Rio Grande
GULF
lived along the shore, fished in canoes
For many Texas Native Americans living in Spanish missions, their lives included learning new farming and ranching skills AND learning about Catholicism [the religion of Spain].
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Near each mission, Spain also built _?_?_?_?_ filled with soldiers who would protect the missions and the settlements from unfriendly Indians and help maintain control over the area.
ranchos
presidios
capitals
haciendos
Most of the Mexican settlers coming to Texas in the 1820s followed empresarios like _____ . This method of using empresario land grants helped Mexico maintain peaceful control over Texas AND helped increase the population of that area of Mexico.
Martin de Leon
Miguel Hidalgo
Baron de Bastrop
Juan Seguin
LAW OF APRIL 6, 1830
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* stopped (a) from the U.S. to Texas
* canceled all (b) contracts
* raised (c) on imported goods
* increased the number of Mexican (d) in Texas
CAUSES OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION
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Fredonian Rebellion - brief [and unsuccessful] revolt against the Mexican government
Turtle Bayou Resolution - Texans declare loyalty to Mexico and support to Santa Anna
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Which of these two events centered around an angry empresario named Haden Edwards who got into a land dispute near Nacogdoches? [hint: this event directly led to the Mier y Teran investigation]
the Fredonian Rebellion
the Turtle Bayou Resolutions
NEITHER of these are correct
Read the passage provided about the Texas Declaration of Independence.
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Which line from the passage identifies WHEN the document was written?
FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM SPAIN
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PINEDA - (a)
CORTES - (b)
CABEZA de VACA - (c)
MASSANET - (d)
Texas is divided into 4 natural regions - based mostly on physical features [like elevation] and climate [especially the amount of rainfall each region gets, due to their nearness to the gulf].
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ALL of these regions have flat land that is suitable for farming or ranching EXCEPT for -
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
In which region of Texas was MOST of the Texas Revolution fought?
Coastal Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
* Mexican empresario
* brought Mexican immigrants to Texas in the 1820s
* settled mostly near the Rio Grande in South Texas
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Label this image with the correct name that matches the information provided.
Which THREE [3] of these choices are reasons why many early settlers would choose to live near a waterway in Texas? YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS
people need water to survive
people often found gold mines near waterways
people would bottle the water and sell it at local markets
people can use the waterway for transportation
people can use the water to wash their clothes and their bodies
