Native Texans
Spanish Colonization
Texas Revolution
Republic of Texas
Significant Dates
100

What region of Texas did the Jumano people live in?

Mountains and Basins Region

100

The Spanish's goal based on the the 3 G's was to convert the Native Americans to which religion using missions?

Christianity/Catholicism

100

Which law following the Mier y Teran Report banned US immigration into Texas, restricted slavery, and increased tariffs on goods?

Law of April 6, 1830

100

Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence?

George Childress

100

What is the significance of 1901?

A) The Discovery of Oil at Spindletop

B) Civil War Begins

C) Texas Becomes a State in the U.S.

D) WWI Begins

A) The Discovery of Oil at Spindletop

200

Which of these tribes was NOT found in Texas?

A) Karankawa

B) Pueblo

C) Mohawk

D) Jumano

C) Mohawk

200

What happened in the year 1519 by Pineda? What did he create?

Pineda created the first maps of the Gulf Coast of Texas

200

James Fannin was most famous for surrendering after the Battle of Coleto Creek which triggered this event where he was killed anyway by Santa Anna's orders.

A) The Goliad Massacre

B) The Turtle Bayou Resolution

C) The Fredonian Rebellion

D) The Battle of Gonzales

A) The Goliad Massacre

200

Which river created the border between Texas and Mexico and became official after the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

A) Guadalupe River

B) Nueces River

C) Colorado River

D) Rio Grande River

D) Rio Grande River

200

What is the significance of 1836 in Texas History? (Texas had just finished fighting against Mexico)

Texas Independence/Formed the Republic of Texas

300

Name 2 nomadic tribes that were typically at war over land with the other tribes?

Comanche and Apache

300

Who was Francisco Hidalgo? What was he known for?

A) A Spanish Priest, known for establishing Missions

B) A Mexican Priest, known for his Grito calling for independence from Spain

C) A Spanish Priest, known for his Grito calling for independence from Spain

D) A Mexican Priest, known for establishing Missions

A) A Spanish Priest, known for establishing Missions




300

Which battle was the last battle that ended the Texas Revolution?

The battle of San Jacinto

300

Which of these was NOT TRUE of the Compromise of 1850?

A) The Fugitive Slave Act is passed

B) California enters the U.S. as a free state 

C) Kansas and Nebraska enter as slave states

D) The Slave Trade is abolished in Washington D.C.

C) Kansas and Nebraska enter as slave states

300

What year was Texas annexed into the United States?

A) 1765

B) 1845

C) 1861

D) 1918


B) 1845

400

Which region of Texas has the highest population of Native American tribes?

Coastal Plains

400

Which Spanish conquistador betrayed Moctezuma and was looking for gold amongst the Aztec people?

Hernan Cortes

400

Put these events in the correct order they occurred:

-Turtle Bayou Resolutions

-Mier y Teran Report

-Fredonian Rebellion

-Law of April 6,1830

1. Fredonian Rebellion

2. Mier y Teran Report

3. Law of April 6, 1830

4. Turtle Bayou Resolutions

400

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the United States wanted to annex Texas?

A) Manifest Destiny

B) Texas had a lot of debt

C) Texas had a lot of land to be farmed

D) Texas may get support from Great Britain if they didn't

B) Texas had a lot of debt

400

When did the Civil War begin?

A) 1718

B) 1821

C) 1861

D) 1901

C) 1861

500

Draw me Texas and label the 4 regions of Texas on it as close as possible

500

Name 2 Empresarios

Green Dewitt, Stephen F. Austin, Martin De Leon, Baron de Bastrop, Haden Edwards, Sterling C Robertson, and a few more...

500

Who wrote the letter asking for aid (more soldiers) to help defend the Alamo from Santa Anna?

A) James (Jim) Bowie

B) Sam Houston

C) Davy Crockett

D) William B. Travis

D) William B. Travis

500

Name the elected Texas Presidents in the order they were President of Texas

1. Sam Houston

2. Mirabeau Lamar

3. Sam Houston

4. Anson Jones


500

What is the significance of the year 1900 in Texas History?

A) Civil War Begins

B) WWII

C) The Galveston Hurricane

D) Slavery Became Illegal

C) The Galveston Hurricane