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Unit 1-4 Texas Studies

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the first Americans come from? One strong theory says that they came across a land bridge called _________________________.

a)

Beringia

b)

Europe

c)

The Bridge

d)

Asia

2.
Stephen F. Austin brings 300 families
Constitution of 1824
Law of April, 6, 1830
Which major Era is described above?
a)
Spanish Colonial
b)
Age of Contact
c)
Mexican National
d)
Revolution and Republic
3.
The Fredonian Rebellion led to which event?
a)
The Battle of Gonzales
b)
The Mier Y Teran Report
c)
The Constitution of 1824
d)
The Law of April 6, 1830
4.
Why did Stephen F. Austin travel to Mexico City in 1833?
a)
To protest the treatment of Haden Edwards
b)
To deliver the Texans' resolutions to Mexican officials
c)
To meet with Santa Anna about smugglers
d)
To learn more about the nationalist movement
5.
Which of the following was a result of the Law of April 6, 1830?
a)
It freed all the slaves in Texas
b)
It convinced the United States to lose interest in Texas
c)
It led many Texans to renew their support for Santa Anna
d)
It increased tensions between the United States and Mexico
6.
Why did Martin Perfecto de Cos want William B. Travis arrested?
a)
Travis had given a speech encouraging Texans to start a revolution
b)
Travis had started an army of over 2,300 soldiers to fight Santa Anna
c)
Travis led a group to Anahuac to pressure Mexican officials to release a local merchant
d)
Travis had refused to appear in Mexico City to meet with officials.
7.
Texas Gazette, July, 3, 1830
"The introduction of foreigners across the northern frontier is prohibited under any pretext whatsoever, unless the said foreigners are provided with a passport issued by Mexico"
To what event is the newspaper referring?
a)
The Fredonian Rebellion
b)
The Law of April 6, 1830
c)
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions
d)
The Consultation
8.
What was the result of the Mier Y Teran Report?
a)
The Law of April 6, 1830
b)
Stephen F. Austin's arrest
c)
The creation of an independent Texas
d)
William B. Travis was arrested
9.
As a re ult of the Fredonian Rebellion, what did General Mier Y Teran recommend to the Mexican Government?
a)
Sell Texas to the United States
b)
Encourage more slave holders from the US to move to Texas
c)
Place more troops around settlements and urge trade between Texas and Mexico
d)
Nothing. The rebellion had no effect on Texas
10.
What was an immediate result of the Fredonian Rebellion
a)
Mexico was worried the United States was planning a scheme to take Texas
b)
Many settlers were killed during the battle
c)
Slavery was abolished in Mexico
11.
The red area represents what two states that were joined together to form one state?
a)
Texas and Mexico
b)
Louisiana and Texas
c)
Coahuila y Tejas
d)
none of the above
12.
What is the significance of the year 1821?
a)
Father Hidalgo gives his Cry of Dolores speech 
b)
The first Spanish mission was founded in Texas
c)
Mexico declares their independence from Spain
d)
Stephen F. Austin leads the first settlers to Texas
13.
A land agent who brought people from the United States to Texas
a)
empresario
b)
filibuster
c)
conquistador
d)
tejano
14.
To bring in goods from a foreign country
a)
export
b)
embargo
c)
import
d)
barter
15.
Who mapped the coastline from Florida all the way to Mexico?
a)
Pineda
b)
La Salle
c)
Cabeza de Vcaa
d)
Cortes
16.
The first successful empresario was
a)
Moses Austin
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
Green Dewitt
d)
Martin de Leon
17.
The Law of April 6, 1830 had a negative effect on the United States economically because it
a)
outlawed the selling of goods from the United States
b)
gave Texas empresarios land in the United States without permission
c)
put a tax on all goods from the United States making it cheaper to buy from Mexico
d)
gave Mexico complete control of the Mississppi River for trade
18.
The idea that the United States needed to spread west
a)
divine rights
b)
decree
c)
liberation
d)
manifest destiny
19.
I am writing an essay on George Washington for my U.S. History class. I used articles from Wikipedia and another encyclopedia. What am I using?
a)
secondary
b)
primary
20.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
21.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
22.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
23.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
24.
What region has the cities of Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Corpus Christi?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Central Plains
25.
Located in the Mountains and Basins, what is the highest point in Texas?
a)
Davis Mountains
b)
Chisos Mountians
c)
Guadalupe Peak
d)
Rocky Mountains
26.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
27.
What correctly describes the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
Least amount of rain and least populated
b)
Most amount of rain
c)
More people live here than in any other region
d)
Largest region
28.
The Red River makes the border on the Northern part of Texas.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
29.
The _____________ were cannibals and ate the flesh of their enemies.
a)
Jumano
b)
Apache
c)
Karankawa
30.
A person that wanders from place to place is a ______________.
a)
dweller
b)
nomad
c)
chief
31.
How do archaeologists believe people first came to the Americas?
a)
Asian hunters followed animals as they migrated; hunters used a land bridge
b)
Asian hunters came by boat; hunters used the Golden Gate Bridge
c)
Asian hunters followed the Indians; hunters followed the animals they were hunting
d)
Asian hunters followed the guides; hunters used 4 wheelers
32.
What is adobe?
a)
a Spanish word that means village
b)
bricks formed by clay and straw
c)
an open pit
d)
an object made by people
33.
This river is the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas.
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Sabine
c)
Red
d)
Brazos
34.
This river is the boundary between Louisiana and Texas
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Red
c)
Sabine
d)
Brazos
35.
This tribe used teepees for shelter.  Teepees were easy to take with them since they were nomads.
a)
Karankawa
b)
Caddo
c)
Comanche
d)
Pueblo
36.
The Caddos and the Comanche were forced to leave Texas and move to reservations in this state: 
a)
Texas
b)
Nebraska
c)
Iowa
d)
Oklahoma
37.

What was the most important natural resource for the Plains Indians (other than water)?

a)

Corn

b)

Buffalo

c)

Rice

d)

Pumpkins

38.
What is the significance of the Caddo Indians?
a)
They were the most advanced tribe with farming and society
b)
They were nomadic fishermen who invented canoes
c)
They were fierce warriors who defended their land
d)
They fled the Spaniards and created a new home in West Texas
39.

The ______________ Native Group farmed Corn

a)

Caddo

b)

Kiowa

c)

Jumano

d)

Comanche

40.

The Caddo Indians called their tribes "Tejas". In English this means what?

a)

Those who are friends

b)

Eastern Texas

c)

Our Family

d)

Live for each other

41.

Which culture of Native Texans would NOT have settled, but would roamed to hunt buffalo?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Central Plains

c)

Gulf Coast Plains

d)

Mountians and Basins

42.

Which explorer shipwrecked in Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?

a)

Cortez

b)

La Salle

c)

Coronado

d)

Cabeza de Vaca

43.

What are the 3 G's?

a)

Goats, Grapes, and Grass

b)

Gems, Gold, and Glory

c)

God, Gold, and Glory

d)

Guts, Ghosts, and Grit

44.

Which years are also know as the Age of Contact?

a)

1400s

b)

1500s

c)

1600s

d)

1700s

45.

Who survived riding a raft during a hurricane only to become a prisoner of the Karankawas?

a)

La Salle

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Coronado

d)

Cortez

46.

Which of the following explorers traveled across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona looking for the Seven Cities of Cibola?

a)

Cortez

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Coronado

d)

La Salle

47.

Use the newspaper headline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

"Pineda Maps the Coastline of Texas!"


During which year does the event of the headline occur

a)

1492

b)

1967

c)

1519

d)

1915

48.

Which of the following explorers was the first to sail along and map the Texas coastline?

a)

de Soto

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Mr. Rhoades

d)

Pineda

49.

What was Cibola and what role did it play in the early Spanish exploration of Texas?

a)

Cibola was a Native American tribe in the Mountains and Basins

b)

Cibola was an explorer in the 1960s

c)

Cibola was a legend about seven cities of gold that drew many Spanish explorers to Texas.

d)

Cibola is the name of Coach Betak's pet llama

50.

LaSalle: Mouth of Mississippi :: Coronado:_____________

a)

Ms. De La Rosa's favorite car

b)

The Aztec Empire

c)

Seven Cities of Gold

d)

Mouth of Mordor

51.

Comparing the experiences of Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle, what approach to interacting with Native Texans was most successful for each group's survival?

a)

Both hated Native American food

b)

They were both from France

c)

They both had cool Corvettes

d)

Learning from each other and interacting peacefully

52.

Many cities in Texas such as El Paso and San Antonio reflect the language of ---

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

53.

Which Spanish Catholic priest cooperated with French authorities in Louisiana to bring missions to East Texas?

a)

Jose de Escandon

b)

Francisco Hidalgo

c)

Antonio Margil de Jesus

d)

Fray Damian Massanet

54.

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

a)

Desire to find gold

b)

Desire to spread democracy

c)

Desire to leave overcrowded cities

d)

Desire to escape government monarchies

55.

Which major Texas city was founded by Spanish colonists in 1718?

a)

Corpus Christi

b)

El Paso

c)

Laredo

d)

San Antonio

56.

During which year does the event of the headline occur?

a)

1519

b)

1607

c)

1658

d)

1718

57.

Who FIRST settled Texas?

a)

Anglos

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Germans

58.

Which of the following are true about how the Spanish influenced modern Texas culture? Select THREE correct answers.

a)

Spanish missions are still used today.

b)

Women in politics influenced women today.

c)

Cattle ranching methods are still used today.

d)

Child labor practices are still used today.

e)

Spanish food influenced modern Southewestern food.

59.

Which of the following is an example of the Spanish influence in Texas?

a)

City names like Austin, Houston and Dallas

b)

City names like Ft. Worth, Ft. Hood and Ft. Killeen

c)

City names like San Antonio, Corpus Christi and El Paso

d)

City names like Athens and Rhome

60.

Many names of cities in Texas, such as El Paso and San Antonio, reflect the language of -

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

61.

I am a Spanish friar during the colonial era in Texas. My main goal is to -

a)

spread disease to native Indians.

b)

spread Spanish culture to native Indians.

c)

spread the Catholic faith to native Indians.

d)

spread various religions to the native Indians.

62.

The year 1821 is important in the history of Texas because it was the year that-

a)

Austin was establishedd as the capital of Texas

b)

Moses Austin received permission to settle in Texas

c)

Juan Seguin migrated to Texas with Mexican settlers

d)

Spain granted independence to the colony of Mexico

63.

How did the State Colonization Law of 1825 contribute to the development of Texas?

a)

It continued the empresario system in Texas

b)

It allowed English to be spoken in schools in Texas.

c)

It granted Anglo settlers the right to extablish schools.

d)

It transferred land from Mexican settlers to Anglo settlers.

64.

The Constitution of 1824 created the state of Coahuila and Texas. This merger of the two geographic regions eventually resulted in-

a)

an end to immigration to the region

b)

political tensions that divided the region

c)

the spread of slavery further into Mexico

d)

Increased conflicts with American Indian tribes

65.

During the Mexican war for independence, the Battle of Medina resulted in-

a)

victory for the Republican Army

b)

arrests of many revolutionary fighters

c)

calls for the filibusters to invade Texas

d)

defeat of the Gutierrez-Magee expedition

66.

Which successful Tejano rancher represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention, located land for the first Austin colony, and eventually supported Texas independence?

a)

Martin De Leon

b)

Jose Francisco Ruiz

c)

Lorenzo de Zavala

d)

Erasmo Seguin

67.

As an American empresario, Green DeWitt was able to-

a)

negotiate a treaty with the American Indian tribes

b)

Establish a colony near what is present-day Gonzales

c)

continue the work that Moses Austin had started in Texas

d)

Join Martin De Leon doubling the size of his land holdings

68.

Why did many Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820's?

a)

To gain religious freedom

b)

To build missions and forts

c)

To search for cities of gold

d)

To find cheap farmland

69.

One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empressarios was by-

a)

introducing Spanish foods to the new settlers

b)

requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion

c)

administering Spanish language tests to settlers

d)

expecting Anglo settlers to wear Spanish clothing

70.

Which of the following is a contribution of Stephen F. Austin to the development of Texas?

a)

He established a mission of Galveston Bay.

b)

He explored the Rio Grande and West Texas.

c)

He helped draft the Mexican Constitution of 1824.

d)

He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas.

71.

Why did many Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820's?

a)

To gain religious freedom

b)

To build missions and forts

c)

To search for cities of gold

d)

To find cheap farmland

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