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Unit 1-Unit 6.
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Which city does the Colorado River run through?
a) Houston
b) Austin
c) Dallas
d) El Paso
What is a benefit of the Rio Grande River?
a) It creates a natural boundary between Texas and Mexico
b) It is a good transportation route
c) it creates a natural boundary between Texas and Oklahoma
d) It provides a great source of rocks and other building materials
What is a primary source?
a) original document
b) reliable first-hand account of a topic
c)
d)
What is an example of a primary source?
a) newspaper article over the Battle of San Jacinto
b) newspaper article of Martin Luther King
c) a blog about celebrities
d) diary of a soldier during the American Revolution
Which is true about the American Indians?
a) They wasted the resources and moved on
b) They adapted to their environment
c) They would use one resource at a time
d) They died out because they did not know how to use the resources they had
What year did Mexico receive its independence from Spain?
a) 1845
b) 1519
c) 1718
d) 1821
Which era of Texas was Sam Houston elected president?
a) Natural Texas and It's People Era
b) Mexican Colonization Era
c) Early European Explorers Era
d) Republic of Texas Era
Which of the following places the events in chronological order:
a) Battle of San Jacinto, Fall of the Alamo, Goliad Massacre, Battle of Gonzales
b) Fall of the Alamo, Battle of Gonzales, Battle of San Jacinto, Goliad Massacre
c) Battle of Gonzales, Fall of the Alamo, Goliad Massacre , Battle of San Jacinto
d) Battle of Gonzales, Battle of San Jacinto, Goliad Massacre, Fall of the Alamo
What year was Texas annexed by the United States?
a) 1824
b) 1836
c) 1845
d) 1821
Which of these goal was to stop US immigration to Texas?
a) Turtle Bayou Resolutions
b) Mier y Teran Report
c) Law of April 6, 1830
d) Texas Declaration of Independence
What was the purpose of the missions?
a) to search for gold
b) to become famous
c) to convert Indians to Christianity
d)
What culture do many of the Texas cities' names reflect?
a) Spain
b) French
c) West Indian
d) Italian
Who is the first empresario to make the colony known as the Old 300?
a) Moses Austin
b) Sam Houston
c) Stephen F. Austin
d) Green Dewitt
One of the disputes during the Mexican American War was-
a) The Mexican Government demanded Texas back
b) The Mexican Government did not like the way Mexicans were treated in Texas
c) The Mexican Government wanted to take over the United States
d) The Mexican Government disputed over the boundary between Texas and Mexico
Why were people willing to move to Texas in the 1820's?
a) religious reasons
b) cheap farm land
c) to find gold
d) to find glory
How did the Manifest Destiny influence the US annexation of Texas?
a) saw opportunity in Texas for businesses
b) they hoped it would spread slavery westward
c) supported Texas statehood because they wanted to expand the US
d) Texans thought it would bring new opportunities to West Texas
Why did they build missions in Texas?
a) to find farmland
b) as a rest stop as they were traveling east
c) to search for gold
d) convert Indians to Christianity
Why did Sam Houston oppose the Texas Navy?
a) it was a drain on Texas' finance
b) it caused problems with Mexico
c) it caused problems with the Indians
d) it limited the use of the Texas Rangers
When Spanish settlers first came to Texas, they made their homes out of what was available, such as, logs or stones. Which best describes this statement?
a) Spanish settlers move to east Texas
b) Building styles of Early Spanish settlers
c) Spanish settlers adapt to their environment
d) Purpose for Spanish settlement of Texas
Why were so many of the early colonization attempts in Texas unsuccessful?
a) Indian attacks and disease
b) Indian attacks
c) Indian attacks and lack of resources
d) Indian attacks, lack of resources, and disease
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