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100

The Karankawas lived in the Gulf Coastal Plains, what conclusions can be drawn about the Karankawas?

  1. Suffered water shortages due to lack of rainfall

  2. Lived in a high elevation area

  3. Lived in a low elevation area

  4. Followed the buffalo as they searched for grass

C. Lived in a low elevation area

100

Which region of Texas contains landmarks such as Ogallala Aquifer, Edwards Plateau, and Palo Duro Canyon?

  1. Mountains and Basins Region

  2. Coastal Plains Region

  3. North Central Plains Region

  4. Great Plains Region

Great Plains Region

100

How did the Rio Grande affect the political development of Texas?

A. The Spanish and French fought for control of the river

B. The river became an official boundary between the United States and Mexico

C. The river was impossible to cross so few settlers from Mexico came to America

B. The river became an official boundary between the U.S. and Mexico

100
Who developed a plan to move American families into Texas?

A. Moses Austin

B. Jean Lafitte

C. Stephen F. Austin

D. Gil Y Barbo

C. Stephen F. Austin

100

Which group would benefit most from the passage of the Colonization Law of 1825?

A. Missionaries

B. Spain and leaders

C. Native groups in East Texas

D. Empresarios

D. Empresarios

200

Native Americans living in Texas were vastly different in culture and way of life. The __________ was a Texas Native American Group that developed farming by crop rotation, lived in permanent settlements, and were politically organized into confederacies

A. Wichita                B. Atakapas

C. Caddo                 D. Coahuiltecans

C. Caddo

200

Which region contains landmarks such as Guadalupe Peak, the Rio Grande, and Big Bend National Park?

  1. Mountains and Basins Region

  2. Coastal Plains Region

  3. North Central Plains Region

  4. Great Plains Region


Mountains and Basin Region

200

In what year was the city of San Antonio established?

  1. 1821

  2. 1836

  3. 1718

  4. 1519

C. 1718

200
Which of the following TWO answer choices are TRUE about Jose Gutierrez de Lara?

A. He raised an army in Louisiana

B. He used Florida as a base to fight

C. He created the Texas Army of the South

D. He raised an army known as the Republican Army of the North

A. He raised an army in Louisiana

D. He raised an army known as the Republican Army of the North

200

The Adams-Onis Treaty was signed by Spain in order to settle border disputes with the United States. As a result, the United States gave up all claims to Texas, and Spain gave ___________ to the United States.

A. Louisiana

B. San Antonio

C. Florida

D. Kansas

C. Florida

300

The _________ were a nomadic tribe that did not have permanent houses, held mitotes, and were not unified.

A. Wichita

B. Atakapas

C. Caddo

D. Caohuiltecans

D. Coahuiltecans

300

Which region was inhabited by the Caddo who banded into confederacies led by political and spiritual leaders?

  1. Puebloan Culture

  2. Plains Culture

  3. Southeastern Culture

  4. Gulf Culture

C. Southeastern Culture

300

Missions were used as a way to claim land, Forts were used and built to protect these establishments and American Indians were encouraged to learn trade

True

300

Who was an Inspector General who proposed closing all missions in Texas except in San Antonio and Goliad?

A. Stephen F. Austin

B. Moses Austin

C. Marques de Rubi

D. Miguel Hidalgo

C. Marques de Rubi

300

Puebloan cultures was marked by settled village life with home made of adobe. The puebloan culture included which TWO main Native American groups:

A. The Jornada

B. The Tigua

C. Apache

D. Comanche

A. Jornada

B. Tigua

400

What similarities did the Apache and Comanche share?

  1. They lived near the coast and got their food by fishing

  2. They were farmers who grew corn and other vegetables

  3. They built permanent homes and gathered wild plants for food

  4. They were nomads who depended on buffalo for survival

They were nomads who depended on buffalo for survival

400

This group was nomadic and were a group of Native Americans who lived along the Gulf Coast and shared a common language.

  1. Karankawa

  2. Caddo

  3. Camanche

  4. Kiowa

Karankawa

400

The Spanish established a system of _________ across Texas to convert Native Americans to the Catholic religion.

A. Presidios

B. Empresarios

C. Encomiendas

D. Missions

A. Missions
400

In 1820, who took command of the revolutionary Army and issued a plan for a Mexican empire? He also made three promises to the Mexican people: Mexico would be independent from Spain, The Mexican people would have equal rights, and Mexico would be devoted to the Catholic Church. 

A. Gil Y Barbo

B. Moses Austin

C. Philip Nolan

D. Agustin de Inturbide

D. Agustin de Inturbide

400

Martin De Leon was the Only Texas colony settled by mainly Mexican families.

A. True

B. False

True

500

The Jumano people were known for…

  1. Their distinct striped markings on their faces and body

  2. Fishing

  3. Travel by canoe

  4. They were nomadic buffalo hunters

Their distinct striped markings on their faces and body

500

This region of Texas has three subregions. Two are large Plateaus-The High Plains and the Edwards Plateau. The third is the Llano Basin.

A. North Central Plains

B. Mountains and Basins

C. The Great Plains

D. The Gulf Costal Plains

C. The Great Plains

500

Presidios were built to protect Missions and maintain control over the regions.

A. True

B. False

A. True

500

Philip Nolan..... (Choose Two)

A. Was a horse trader

B. Did not have permission to be in Texas

C. Was killed by Spanish Soldiers

D. Was a buffalo trader

A. Was a horse trader

C. Was killed by Spanish Soldiers

500

Who was the leader of East Texans and founded Nacogdoches?

A. Moses Austin

B. Marques de Rubi

C. Gil Y Barbo

D. Manuel Gutierrez

C. Gil Y Barbo

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