Geography
Natives/Explorers
Spanish/Mexican Texas
Texas Revolution
Republic of Texas
100
Which Texas region has Big Bend National Park and is known for tourism/stargazing/military bases?
A Mountains & Basins
B Great Plains
C Coastal Plains
D North Central Plain
What is A?
100
Often travelled from place to place following buffalo
a. Sedentary
b. Nomadic
c. Tipis
d. Adobe
What is B nomadic?
100
This was used to claim lands and convert Native Americans to Christianity
a. Presidio
b. Mission
c. Adobe
d. Tipis
What is a Spanish Mission?
100
Name the battle that marked the beginning of Texas Revolution with the flag "Come and Take It"?
A. Battle of the Alamo
B. Battle of Gonzales
C. Battle of San Jacinto
D. Battle of La Bahia
What is the Battle of Gonzales?
100
Why did many Americans hesitate to support annexation of Texas?
A resources
B might provoke war with Mexico
C bigger U.S.
D more trade
What is B?
200
Which evidence BEST supports: “Highest elevations = cooler temps + less rainfall than Gulf Coast”?
A Mountains & Basins higher + generally drier than Coastal Plains near Gulf
B Coastal Plains higher + drier than Mountains & Basins
C Same elevation but Coastal Plains colder
D Rainfall/temperature unrelated
What is the A
200
Often in adobe homes, these tribes stayed and farmed the lands
a. Sedentary
b. Nomadic
c. Tipis
d. Adobe
What is A sedentary?
200
This describes an Empresario
a. Land Agent
b. Waged unofficial War in another country
c. Opposed to slavery
d. Favored Annexation
What is A Land Agent?
200
Wrote the Victory or Death Letter
a. Sam Houston
b. William B Travis
c. David G Burnet
d. George Childress
Who is William B Travis?
200
What role did Anson Jones play in annexation?
A opposed annexation
B ended U.S. relations
C president who completed annexation
D forced U.S. to annex
What is C
300
Odd one out (say the odd one + 1 word why):
Mountains & Basins / Coastal Plains / “higher elevation” / “drier
What is Coastal Plains (it’s the comparison region)
300
Buffalo hunting + horses =this culture
What is Plains Culture?
300
Spanish missions had two purposes—name both
What is Spread Christianity; strengthen Spain’s control
300
Mier y Terán + Law of April 6, 1830 happened in this era
What is Unrest and Revolutionary Era?
300
Name who said it
"A white man and an Indian cannot dwell in harmony together"
Who is Mirabeau Lamar?
400
Provide 2 differences between the Coastal Plains and Mountains and Basins
What is M&B (high elevation, dry, El Paso, Big Bend National Park compared to Coastal Plains (Low elevation, wet, mutliple major cities, shipping)
400
Describe a difference and similiarity between Gulf and Plains Cultures
What is they are both nomadic, gulf are fisherman and karankawa and plains used tipis and horses to hunt for buffalo
400
A person who illegally tries to take land in another country is a...
Extra 100 each one you can name
What is a filibuster?
James Long, Philip Nolan, Jean Lafitte, Gutierrez-Magee
400
After capture at San Jacinto, Santa Anna signed which treaty
Extra 100 if you can name the problem with this
What is the Treaty of Velasco?
400
Name of failed expedition during Lamar's term that got his men and Jose Navarro imprisoned
What is Santa Fe Expedition?
500
Name all 4 Texas regions and characteristic about each
What is Coastal Plains (Most precipitation), North Cental Plains (tornados), Great Plains (windmills), Mountains and Basins (stargazing)
500
This explorer was captured by the Karankawa then released after he saved a life then later wrote about his findings of plants and animals he saw around Texas
Who is Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca?
500
Fill all three blanks from the test skill in three words only
Spanish settlements included ____; Mexican leaders used ____; settlers came for ____.
What is missions; empresarios; cheap land.
500
One effect of the Alamo + Goliad on Texians at San Jacinto (≤7 words).
What is Motivated to fight harder—Remember Alamo/Goliad.”
500
Explain why the U.S. and Mexico entered war
Border dispute neither would resolve peacefully. USA provoked war