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Texas_History_1
Texas History semester review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which region has the highest elevation and least rain? | Mountains and Basins |
| Which region borders Gulf of Mexico? | Gulf Coastal Plains |
| What is defined by its landforms and plant life? | region |
| What happens to the weather when moving east to west? | drier |
| What is the border between Texas and Mexico? | Rio Grande |
| What is the study of physical and human characteristics? | geography |
| Most Texas rivers flow into -- | Gulf of Mexico |
| Name the border states of Texas | New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana |
| What part of map tells what symbols mean? | legend |
| Both Apache and Comanche (Plains Indians) used | horses for hunting |
| What Native American group ate fish and traveled the Gulf Islands? | Karankawa |
| Plains Indians were nomadic and followed the -- | buffalo |
| Why were the Caddo the most successfuly Native American tribe? | They were organized groups in villages and farmed the land. |
| Native Americans attacked missions because | they did not want the Spanish to change their way of life |
| Who defeated the Aztec empire and took their gold? | Cortes |
| Why did Father Fray Marcos think he saw the Seven Cities of Gold? | The pueblos were shiny like gold. |
| What was the major goals of Spanish mission system? | To teach Christianity and hold onto Spanish land |
| What was Pineda famous for? | mapping the coast of Texas |
| What was the result of Coronado's expedition? | No gold was found |
| What was the first flag to fly over Texas? | Spanish |
| When Mexico gained its independence from Spain, Texas became part of | Mexico |
| Who was the French explorer that explored Texas? | La Salle |
| What tribe Cabeza de Vaca stayed with? | Karankawa |
| Which area had the most successful missions | San Antonio |
| What was the Spanish recation to La Salle's fort? | They built more missions in East Texas to keep France out of Texas. |
| Who led Mexico into revolution against Spain and wrote famous grito? | Father Hidalgo |
| Settlers wanted to move to Texas to | buy good, cheap farm land |
| Stephen F Austin was a successful empresario because of his ability to | deal with different cultures and Mexican officals |
| What is an empresario? | Business people who made money by bringing people to settle Texas |
| Spain colonized Texas through the | mission systems |
| Anglo-American settlements in Texas were | Settlers who bought and farmed their own land in an empresario's colony |
| Most immigrants to Texas came from | the United States |
| How did Austin's view change while he was in jail? | Austin called for war against Mexico |
| They were the first Anglo-Americans to immigrant to Texas; Brought by Stephen F Austin;Settled near the Brazos and Colorado River | Old Three Hundred |
| In the Mier Y Teran report he was most alarmed by | The growing American influence, especially in East Texas |
| Why did Texas support the Mexican Constitution of 1824? | It favored democracy and local self-government |
| The missions built in Texas best reflected | The cultural heritage of the architecture of Spain |
| Stephen F Austin went to Texas in 1821 because he wanted to | Bring U.S. settlers to Texas |
| Texas settlers were required to become | Mexican citizens and convert to Catholicism |
| What type of people were not allowed in Austin's colony? | Gamblers, Idlers, Drunkards, or Filibusters |
| Why did Mexico issue the Law of April 6, 1830? | They were afraid the United States would take Texas |
| In the Turtle Bayou resolutions the colonists state | Loyalty to Mexico and support of Santa Anna |
| Name a major city in Mountain and Basins. | El Paso |
| Customs, beliefs, ideas, and skills of people is the definition of -- | Culture |
| Who was the most successful empersario in Texas? | Stephen F Austin |
| 1821 | Mexico wins independence from Spain; Moses Austin dies; Stephen F Austin plans to settle Texas with 300 families |
| Pueblos can be found in which region? | Mountain and Basins |
| Mier Y Teran Report lead to | The Law of April 6, 1830 |
| What did Stephen F Austin tell the settlers they should do about the Law of April 6, 1830? | Encouraged the settlers to obey the law. |
| Spain's control over Texas became weak in the early 1800's because -- | Spain had closed most of the missions. |
| What happen in 1821 that caused Stephen F Austin to almost lose his land grant? | Mexico fight for independence. |
| The first Spanish missions in East Texas... | were ravaged by disease and failed |
| Austin's land offer included | 640 acres for household; 320 for wife; 160 per child and 80 acres per slave at 12.5 cents per acre |
| Mexican soldiers went in Texas in 1830 to... | Enforce the law of April 6, 1830 |
| Galveston is located in what region? | Gulf Coastal Plains |
| The state located to the west of Texas is | New Mexico |
| The state located to the east of Texas is | Louisiana |
| What region is the panhandle in? | Great Plains |
| What religion was practiced in the missions? | Catholic |
| What river flows nearest to Houston? | Trinity |
| What does Tejas mean in Caddo? | Friend |
| The Piney Woods are in which region? | Gulf Coast Plains |
| Which region is the Edwards Plateau in? | Great Plains |
| Why was Presidio San Antonio de Baxar constructed in 1718? | It was halfway between New Spain and the new missions in East Texas |
| Which Indian tribe did the friars have the most success with in the missions? | Coahuiltecans |
| What change in policy towards Texas took place as a result of Mexico's independence from Spain? | Increase in the population of Texas with immigrants |
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