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Fall Final Exam
American Indians to the Texas Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An outbreak of disease that spreads An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly among a group of people | Epidemic |
| The pattern of knowledge, beliefs, behaviors and traits that characterize a group of people. | Culture |
| When a government or person spends and owes more money than they make | Debt |
| A document or physical object which was written or created during the time period, by the person who experienced it. | Primary Source |
| Divides power among branches of government including national and state governments | Federalism |
| A government where power belongs to the citizens who vote for representatives that will work for the government. | Republic |
| A government where it’s officials are elected by an electoral college chosen by the people. | Democracy |
| A change in political power, especially the overthrow or replacing of one government or ruler with another. | revolution |
| A document signed to end armed conflict (WAR) | Treaty |
| The science and business of using soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming | Agriculture |
| 13 day seige ending in the slaughter of Every Texan inside by Santa Anna and his Army. | The Alamo |
| The execution of Texan soldiers that had surrendered as they thought they were being released to go home. | Goliad Massacre |
| The first armed conflict of the Texas Revolution symbolized by the flag, "Come and take it". | Battle of Gonzales |
| Spanish inspector sent to check out Missions. Found them to be a failure. | Marqui De Rubi |
| An agent hired by the Mexican government to sell land, and bring in colonists | Empresario |
| Mexican inspector sent to check out Anglo-American activity in Texas. Found them to outnumber Mexicans 10-1 | Mier Y Teran |
| What did Marqui de Rubi recommend that teh Mexican government do about the "Anglo-American" problem in Texas? | Close immigration from the U.S. |
| Who supported the Law of April 6, 1830 | Santa Anna |
| What were the Turtle Bayou Resolutions? | A letter written by the Texas colonists to the Mexican Governmenet stating their unhappyness with Mexican officials. |
| What decision was made at boththe conventions of 1832& 1833, and the Consultation? | They were not yet ready to declare immediate independence. |
| Who was the President of Mexico during the Texas Revolution? | Santa Anna |
| Texans threatened to revolt if this document was not restored. | Constitution of 1824. |
| After the Fall of the Alamo, Anglo-Americans began fleeing east in an event called what? | The Runaway Scrape. |
| What theme of geography is seen when the postman dropps off a letter at my house? | Movement |
| What theme of geography is seen when we refer to the city of Dallas as DFW? | Region |
| What theme of geography is seen when you tell someone that your house is at the corner of Teel and 423? | Location |
| What theme of geography is seen when you have a snowball fight? | HEI |
| What theme of geography is seen when you describe your bedroom to a friend? | Place |
| Region with the highest elevation? | Mountains and Basins |
| Region with the most rainfall | Coastal Plains. |
| Rank the regions from most to least population. | Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Mountains and Basins. |
| Who mapped the coastline of Texas? | Pineda |
| When did the coast of Texas get mapped? | 1519 |
| What did the Mission San Saba tell us about Spanish Missions? | Missions were unsuccessful, Indians did not accept mission life. |
| What did colonists have to agree to do in order to receive land from Mexico? | Become Catholic, and pledge their loyalty to Mexico |
| Who brought the "Old 300" to Texas? | Stephen F. Austin |
| What attracted Settlers to Texas? | Adventure, cheap land, and an escape from problems. |
| What were Gutierrez and Magee? | Filibusters, and revolutionaries. |