Native Texas and its People
Age of Contact/Spanish Colonization
Mexican National Era
Texas Revolution
Republic of Texas/Early Statehood
100
All rivers in Texas flow toward this region...
Coastal Plains
100
Spain started building more missions in Texas because...
The Frenchman La Salle landed in Texas and built Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay. 
100
Father Miguel Hidalgo is famous for what? 
The Grito (Cry) of Dolores
100
Which Texas leader was executed with his men at Goliad in the Goliad Massacre?
A. Jim Bowie
B. James Fannin
C. William B. Travis
D. George Childress
B. James Fannin
100
The Mexican-American War (Or US-Mexican War) started because of a/the...
A. Cordova Rebellion
B. Border dispute
C. Slavery
D. Native rights
B. Border dispute
200
Which town in Texas has the climate the LEAST unlike the other 3 Cities?
A. El Paso
B. Dallas
C. Houston
D. Austin
A. El Paso
200
Where in Texas were the Spanish missions the most successful, and why?
San Antonio, the Natives were willing to convert and live in the town. The river provided water to grow and sustain crops. Spanish soldiers married Native women and a new culture began in the area. The town was established in 1718.
200
Who won the Battle of Medina against the Republican Army of the North?
Spain
200
Which one of these is NOT a cause of the Texas Revolution?
A. Stephen F. Austin's arrest
B. Law of April 6, 1830
C. Fredonian Rebellion
D. Travis' Victory or Death letter
D. Travis' Victory or Death Letter
200
Name the 4 presidents of Texas in order from first to 4th AND an event that happened during each presidency:
Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, Sam Houston, Anson Jones
300
Provide the definition of nomadic and sedentary and a Native Texas tribe that goes with each term.
Nomadic means... and a tribe that was nomadic was...
Sedentary means...and a tribe that was sedentary was...
Nomadic means moving around from place to place in search of food and a tribe that was nomadic was the Comanche/Apache/Karankawa.
Sedentary means...staying in one place and farming the land for food...and a tribe that was sedentary was the Caddo/Jumanos.
300
Why did the missions in East Texas continue to fail?
The Caddo tribes did not want to convert since they had everything they needed already, drought, disease, and starvation prevented their growth.
300
Anglos were allowed to come settle into Texas with empresarios because of what law?
A. Law of April 6, 1830
B. Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824
C. Colonization Law of 1825
D. Plan of Iguala
C. Colonization Law of 1825
300
Who is credited for writing the Texas Declaration of Independence?
George Childress
300
Explain the primary reasons why at least 2 European immigrant groups came to Texas during the mid 1800s and what culture they brought with them if any.
1. Germans escaping political turmoil and brought the accordion and school/architecture/food traditions
2. Irish escaping potato famine, St. Patrick's Day celebrations
3. Czech=coming for cheap land, bringing kolaches
400
Name the 4 Regions of Texas and a city from each of the regions
Mountains and Basins= El Paso
Great Plains=Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland
North Central Plains=Fort Worth, Abilene
Coastal Plains=Houston, Galveston, Dallas
400
What was the first mission in Texas? Where was it located? 
Corpus Christi de Ysleta in El Paso
400
What year did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
AND
What important document was added to the Mexican government in 1824?
1821=Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824
400
What 2 important Texas documents were created at the Constitutional Convention of 1836?
1. Texas Declaration of Independence
2. Texas Constitution
400
Explain the difference between the Battle of Neches (location, tribe, people involved) and the Council House fight (location, tribe, people involved).
The Battle of Neches=East Texas. Texas Rangers were sent by President Lamar to clear Cherokee off the land. Cherokee fought back, over 100 Cherokee killed including Sam Houston's friend Chief Bowles.
Council House Fight=San Antonio. Peace Talks with Comanche turned into a fight when a captive informed Texans that there were more captives left behind. Mary Maverick witnessed the event and wrote about it in her diary.
500
List 5 Characteristics of the Caddo Tribe
1. Live in the Piney Woods (Coastal Plains)
2. Matrilineal
3. Sedentary (didn't move around)
4. Farmed their food
5. Dome shaped houses
6. Known for Trading
500
Name the 4 Explorers from the Age of Contact unit we learned in class and a contribution of each.
De Pineda=mapped the Texas Gulf coast in 1519
Hernan Cortes=defeated the Aztecs in 1521
Cabeza de Vaca=shipwrecked in Galveston during the Narvaez expedition and lived with the Karankawas for 5 years as a slave..first to actually explore Texas
La Salle=Frenchman who built Fort St. Louis on the Texas Coast, led to Spanish colonization to keep French out of Texas
500
To come live in Mexican owned Texas, what 3 things did you have to do?
1. Be Catholic
2. Become a Mexican citizen
3. Have Good morals/follow the laws
500
Name 3 Battles of the Texas Revolution, a detail about each, and their outcomes.
Battle of Gonzales=Come and Take it Flag/first battle of the Texas Revolution/Texans won
Battle of the Alamo=Texans lose to Santa Anna in 90 minutes after a 13-day bombardment, all Texans killed
Battle of San Jacinto=Texans defeat Santa Anna's Mexican army in 18 minutes, Texas wins independence from Mexico in exchange for Santa Anna's life.
500
EXPLAIN the 4 things included in the Compromise of 1850. 
1. California is added as a free state
2. The Southern Slave states get a Fugitive Slave Act/Law to capture and return runaway slaves who escaped to the Northern United States
3. The Western Territories can vote on whether or not they want slavery
4. Texas gave up some land for $10 million