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Texas Native Americans
100

What holiday do people celebrate that the Pilgrims started

A. Christmas

B. Columbus day

C. Thanksgiving

D. Mother's Day

What is C. Thanksgiving

100

Which leader runs the largest government

A. the mayor

B. the president

C. the council

D. the governor

Hint: Executive

What is B. the president

100

What is the word that describes native Americans moving around and not living in one area?

Hint: it starts with the letter N

What is Nomadic

100

What does a textile mill produce?

A. candy

B. water

C. tile floor

D. clothing


What is D. clothing

100

A Native American tribe originally from East Texas known for their farming, pottery, and permanent villages.

A. Caddo

B. Comanche

C. Lipan Apache

D. Karankawa

What is A. Caddo

200

True or False, the 13 colonies needed a new government because the British begged them to create one

A. False

B.True



What is A. False

200

Why are laws important?

A. because governments like to have rules

B. to keep society safe and orderly

C. to keep people from going to jail

D. to keep politicians debating

What is B. to keep society safe and orderly?

200

What is a tariff

A. goods that are safe

B. a tax on goods made in the Houston Texas

C. a tax on goods from another country

D. a tax on farming goods

Hint: I do not have to tolerate someone being mean to me. 

What is C. a tax on goods from another country

200

Why were the railroads and ports important in the 1800s

A. people could go on cruises

B. goods could be easily transported to other states or to Europe

C. it was nice to see the steam trains travel across the county

D. the immigrants needed to get to work.

What is B. goods could be easily transported to other states or to Europe

200

Choose all the answers that apply.

What is cone-shaped tent traditionally made of animal skins, used as a dwelling by some Native American tribes, especially the Plains tribes

A. fire station

B. lake

C. teepee

D. treehouse

D. hut

E. East 

F. Eastwest

What is C. teepee


300

Why was James Madison called the "Father of the Constitution"

A. he had new ideas for the United States

B. he wrote the U.S. Constitution

C. he knew the United States needed a new government

D. all of the above


Hint: make sure you look carefully because more than one maybe correct.

What is D. all of the above

300

True or False, the Executive Branch makes the laws.

A. True

B. False

Answer: B. False

300

bartering means stealing 

A. True

B. False

Hint: bartering is a system where you build trust and exchange goods when you do not have money 

What is B. False?

300

How can a calendar or an agenda help with productivity at school?

A. you can remember your friend's birthday

B. you can keep track of doctor's appointment

C. you can organize your time to complete your work

D. all of the above

Hint: to help you organize your schedule at school.

What is C. you can organize your time to complete your work


300

True or False: The Karankawa tribe lived along the Texas Gulf Coast and were often seen as violent.

Answer: True

400

What cash crop did Virginia farmers grow.

A. apples

B. potatoes

C. tobacco

D. cotton

Hint: think of a plant

What is C. tobacco

400

Fill in the blank

The _______ most likely meets with people in their community.

A. president

B. mayor

C. senator

D. None of the above

Hint: Think local government

What is B. mayor

400

What does cartography mean

A. a study of maps

B. a study of compasses

C. a study of animals

D. a study of friendship 

What is A. a study of maps ?

400

Why was the United States called "the land of opportunity"?

A. there were many jobs in factories.

B. there was a lot of farmland

C. the government gave free land

D. all of the above

Hint: think of all the reasons

Additional hint: reasons

What is D. All of the above

400

There are 30 native american tribes in Texas.

A. False 

B. True

What is A. False?


There are mainly 5-9

500

This was created to protect the natural right of Liberty and Property, including Freedom of Speech, free press, free assembly, and the right to bear arms.

A. Charters

B. Amendments

C. Policies

D. 1942

What is B. Amendments?


500

How many branches of government are there?

A. 3

B. 3 1/2

C. none

D. too easy

What is A. 3

500

True or False, veto means passing or rejecting a law, and is something that the president has the right to do. 

A. False

B.True

What is B. True?

500

How did the Industrial Revolution change the United States?

A. it made production faster in the U.S

B. it brought farmers to the U.S

C. it helped the farmers find crops to plant

D. none of the above

What is A. it made production faster in the U.S


500

True or False: All Texas Native American tribes stayed in one place and never moved around.

A. True

B. False

Answer: B. False (Many tribes, like the Comanche, were nomadic.)