Geography
Which River separates Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Which region is El Paso in?
Mountains and Basins
Spanish word for "Cowboy"
Vaquero
Put these in order:
1. Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
2. Pineda Maps Texas
3. La Salle Establishes Fort St. Louis
2, 1, 3
Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 included all EXCEPT:
a. freedom of religion
b. restriction of slavery
c. representative govt.
d. ownership of private property
freedom of religion
Settlements usually formed near these types of landforms
rivers
What city is normally marked on a Texas map with a star?
Austin (Capital)
What was the motivation for European sailors to explore the Americas?
God, Glory, Gold
Explorer shipwrecked in Matagorda Bay while searching for mouth of Mississippi River
La Salle
Reason Spanish colonized Texas
The elevation will _________ as you travel EAST to WEST
increase
The Coahuiltecan and Karankawa Indians lived in which region?
Coastal Plains
Main purpose of the Law of April 6, 1830
to stop U.S. immigration to Texas
Explorer that was shipwrecked near Galveston while searching for El Dorado
Cabeza de Vaca
Comanches lived in which region?
Great Plains
What physical feature do the Great Plains and Gulf Coast Plains have in common?
Both have Plains suitable for farming and ranching
Many places and names in Texas reflect the language and influence of which culture?
Spain
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Mexican National Era?
a. Old 300
b. Moses Austin
c. Martin de Leon
d. Spanish Conquistadors
Main reason Americans and Mexicans came to Mexican Texas in 1820s
Cheap land for farming
Who was the Colonization Law of 1825 aimed at?
Empressarios
How is the amount of precipitation in East Texas different from the amount in West Texas?
East Texas gets MORE rain than West Texas
East > West
Caddo lived in which region
Coastal
Which contribution is Stephen F. Austin known for?
founded first Anglo Colony in Texas
What did Father Hidalgo want Mexico to do?
become independent from Spain
What did Coronado report back to Spain after he finally reached Cibola?
French were settling Texas