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The Caddo that originally lived in East Texas were also living in which geographic region?
a) Great Plains
b) Coastal Plain
c) Central Plains
d) Mountain and Basin region

In which region of Texas did the Jumano live?
a) Great Plains
b) Gulf Coastal Plain
c) Mountain and Basin Region
d) Central Plains

When traveling from east to west across the state of Texas, which of the following describes the changes in physical geography that occur?
a) The elevation decreases
b) The elevation increases.
c) Wide open prairies span all across Texas.
d) Canyons and basins turn into coastal plains.

When did Pineda map the coast of Texas?
a) 1519
b) 1607
c) 1658
d) 1718

Which major Texas city was founded by Spanish colonists in 1718?
a) Corpus Christi
b) El Paso
c) Laredo
d) San Antonio

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?
a) Desire to find gold
b) Desire to spread democracy
c) Desire to leave overcrowded cities
d) Desire to escape government monarchies

Which of the following is a contribution of Stephen F. Austin to the development of Texas?
a) He established a mission at Galveston Bay.
b) He explored the Rio Grande and West Texas.
c) He helped draft the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
d) He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas.

Why did many Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820’s?
a) To gain religious freedom
b) To build missions and forts
c) To search for cities of gold
d) To find cheap farmland

One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios was by —
a) introducing Spanish foods to the new settlers
b) requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion
c) administering Spanish language tests to settlers
d) expecting Anglo settlers to wear Spanish clothing

Which event took place during the Revolutionary Era in Texas history?
a) Council House Fight
b) Siege of the Alamo
c) Election of Sam Houston
d) Settlement of Nacogdoches

The Battle of San Jacinto is commemorated by Texans because it resulted in the —
a) loss of Goliad
b) surrender of Santa Anna
c) death of William B. Travis
d) defeat of Sam Houston’s troops

Why is 1845 significant in Texas history?
a) Texas forces won the Battle of the Alamo ending the war with Mexico.
b) Sam Houston was elected President of the Republic.
c) Texas was annexed by the United States.
d) The Spanish government gave up all rights to Texas.

The primary function of the Texas Rangers for the Republic of Texas was to —
a) built irrigation systems for Texas farmers
b) protect Texans from American Indian tribes
c) return fugitive enslaved people to Texas farms
d) establish a prison system for the Texas justice system

Following the American Civil War most former enslaved African Americans in Texas began making a living as —
a) ranchers
b) cowboys
c) sharecroppers
d) railroad porters

I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches.
a) Iron Jacket
b) Quanah Parker
c) John Wallace
d) Peta Nocona

Which nickname was given to the African American regiments of the U.S. Army that helped to keep the peace among American Indians in the West after the Civil War?
a) Bucktails
b) Buffalo Soldiers
c) Red River Rebels
d) Screaming Eagles

The range wars of the late 1800s in Texas were caused by —
a) sharecroppers claiming public lands
b) ranchers fencing land with barbed wire
c) immigrants moving onto lands in West Texas
d) railroad companies building on American Indian lands

The physical landscape of rural Texas changed after the discovery of oil because —
a) ranchers began fencing their land
b) oil companies built high-rise offices
c) pipelines were built across the state
d) boomtowns sprang up all over the state

How did the First World War change the lives of women in Texas?
a) Many women entered the workforce.
b) Women gained equal pay with men.
c) Women began serving in combat in the military.
d) Many universities accepted women for the first time.

The expansion of the railroad system throughout Texas in the early twentieth century resulted in the growth of —
a) mass transit systems in Texas cities
b) the number of female railroad conductors
c) urban centers such as Dallas and Houston
d) coal mining in Texas to supply the railroads

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