Maps
East Texas Native American tribes like the Caddo Indians and the later European Settlers used the local resources of East Texas and most likely used what to build their homes?
A) Adobe
B) Stone
C) Logs
D) Bricks
C) Logs
Which group first introduced cattle (cows) to Texas?
A) the French
B) the Spanish
C) Missionaries
D) U.S. settlers
B) the Spanish
The first battle of the Texas Revolution took place in Gonzales because of...
A) new laws
B) a new mission
C) a cannon
D) food scarcity
C) a cannon
William B. Travis wrote a letter to other Texans and American asking for help when he was besieged at...
A) the Alamo
B) Goliad
C) San Jacinto
D) Gonzales
A) the Alamo
The First President of the Republic of Texas was...
A) Greg Abbot
B) Stephen F. Austin
C) Sam Houston
D) Santa Anna
C) Sam Houston
Which region in Texas has the lowest population?
A) Gulf Coastal Plains
B) North Central Plains
C) Mountains & Basins
D) East Texas
C) Mountains & Basins
Spanish _______ were built in Texas to make people act more like the Spanish and to convert to Christianity.
A) Presidios
B) Cities
C) Missions
D) Empressarios
C) Missions
The Mexican Leader, Santa Anna, wanted
A) Texas to become a state of the USA
B) Mexican states to become independent
C) to centralize and keep all the power with himself in Mexico City
D) Mexico to become a new country
C) to centralize and keep all the power with himself in Mexico City
Texans won their independence by winning the Battle of...
A) the Alamo
B) Gonzales
C) Goliad
D) San Jacinto
D) San Jacinto
What happened last?
A) Texas becomes a territory of Mexico
B) Texas becomes a colony of Spain
C) Texas becomes a state of the USA
D) Texas becomes a country
C) Texas becomes a state of the USA
West Texas has fewer railroads because...
A) West Texas was mostly swamps and marshes
B) West Texas has low elevations
C) West Texas has high precipitation
D) West Texas has many mountains
D) West Texas has many mountains
A) the desire to spread Christianity
B) the desire to search for new economic opportunities
C) the desire to find natural resources
D) the desire to give Glory to Spain
A) the desire to spread Christianity
What comes next...?
1... Empressarios like Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin start Texan Colonies
2... The Mexican Law of April 6, 1830 stops American Immigrants to Texas
3... Texans are under Mexican Laws such as giving up their weapons and paying taxes
4... The Mexican Dictator, Santa Anna, takes control of Texas
5...?
A) Texas Annexation
B) Mexican War
C) Texas Revolution
D) Civil War
C) Texas Revolution
The Battle of San Jacinto had the effect of:
A) Texas Troops were afraid to challenge the Mexican Troops
B) Santa Anna avoided being captured and and escaped to freedom
C) Mexico was happy about Texas becoming a separate country
D) The defeat of Santa Anna led to Texas independence
D) The defeat of Santa Anna led to Texas independence
After the Revolution, Sam Houston wanted Texas to...
A) be divided between the USA and Mexico
B) be annexed by the United States
C) become part of Mexico Again
D) remain an independent country
B) be annexed by the United States
A) Jumano
B) Lipan Apache
C) Karankawa
D) Comanche
C) Karankawa
Texas almost failed as a Spanish colony because...
A) Spanish Mission were very popular and attractive to the Texan people
B) There were plenty of settlers to help each other
C) Large groups of Mexican soldiers were sent to protect the missions and the settlers
D) Texas Indian Tribes attacked and killed settlers and missions
D) Texas Indian Tribes attacked and killed settlers and missions
Anglo-Americans (Americans with ancestors from England) first started migrating to Texas because...
A) Texas had lots of land that was not expensive
B) Immigrants could escape from debts they owed
C) Texas farmland was more fertile than anywhere else
D) Mexican authorities welcomed immigrants who owned slaves
A) Texas had lots of land that was not expensive
The Texan Leader who died at the siege of the Alamo was...
A) William B. Travis
B) Sam Houston
C) Stephen F. Austin
D) Moses Austin
A) William B. Travis
The United States of America ________ Texas on December 28, 1845.
A) annexed
B) freed
C) fought
D) traded
A) annexed
Which two choices below are NOT "Primary Sources" of Texas History
1. Texas Declaration of Independence
2. Treaty of Velasco
3. New 2020 drawing of Santa Anna
4. Photograph of the First Texas Capitol
5. Biography of Sam Houston
3. New 2020 drawing of Santa Anna
5. Biography of Sam Houston
Francisco de Coronado looked for gold and glory in Texas because...
A) he led an expedition to the American Southwest
B) he heard earlier Spanish explorers talked about seeing the cities of gold and the treasure of Quivara
C) he took soldiers and missionaries on the expedition for two years around the Southwest
D) he gave up and returned to New Mexico
B) he heard earlier Spanish explorers talked about seeing the cities of gold and the treasure of Quivara
The Texas Rangers were organized to...
A) help with trade across Texas
B) protect settlers from the Native American Indians
C) build new railroads to west Texas
D) stop new missions from being built in Texas
B) protect settlers from the Native American Indians
Santa Anna wrote a speech for his army...
A) to prepare his troops for bad weather
B) to warn them that they would be defeated at the Alamo
C) to rally his troops for the battles and fights ahead
D) to scare his own troops so that they would give up and run away
C) to rally his troops for the battles and fights ahead
What is the most recent thing to have happened?
A) the Battle of the Alamo
B) the Texas Revolution
C) the American Revolution
D) the Mexican-American War
D) the Mexican-American War