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Texas History Review

Symbols

Question: Name the state tree of Texas.
Answer: Pecan Tree

Question: Name the Texas State bird.
Answer: The Mocking Bird

Question: Name the Texas state flying mammal.
Answer: The Free Tailed Bat

Question: Name the Texas state reptile.
Answer: The Horned Lizard.

Question: Name the Texas state fish.
Answer: The Guadalupe Bass.

Geography

Question: True or False.
In land area, Texas is the 2nd largest state in the United States.

Answer: True

Question: How many geographical regions is Texas divided into?
Answer: Four
(Costal Plains, Central Plains, High Plains, Mountain and Basin)


Question: Which geographical region of Texas receives the most rainfall each year?
Answer: The Costal Plains

Question: If you were to vacation at Big Bend National Park, which region of Texas would you be visiting?
Answer: The Mountain Basin Region

Question: During the winters, the most northern part of this region of Texas can experience blizzards.
Answer: The High Plain Region

Indian Tribes

Question: Name 2 native Texas Indian tribes.
Answer: Caddo                        Coahuiltecans                   Kiowa
Apache                      Comanche                        Alabama-Coushatta
Karankawa                Cherokee                          Cherokee
Jumano                     Wichita


Question: True or False.
Spanish and French explores were exploring Texas before the native Americans settled in Texas.

Answer: False

Question: Which Texas Indian tribe is credited for giving Texas its name and what does it mean?
Answer: Caddo Indians and "Tejas" means friend or ally.



Question: This tribe of Texas Indians dominated lands in West Texas.  They were the first Indians to ride horses. Their name means "enemy".
Answer: Apache

Question: This American Indian tribe is not originally from Texas.  They were a very advanced tribe and were greatly influence by the European culture.
Answer: Cherokee

Explorers

Question: Not everyone was cut out to be an explorer.  Name a skill that an explorer might need to be successful.
Answer: -How to read a map
-How to use a compass
-How to read the sky clues about the weather or changing weather
-How to write for documenting important discoveries during their journey
-A sense of adventure


Question: Name a major country that sent explores to Texas.
Answer: Spain
France



Question: There were many reasons for exploration.  Name at least 3 reasons why explorers ventured away from their country.
Answer: 1.  Christianity-to establish mission churches
2.  Spices for trading
3.  Gold, silver, and precious stones
4. Quicker travel routes
5. More land for their country


Question: The first Spanish explorer to visit Texas came as the result of a shipwreck near Galveston Island.  He and his crew became prisoners of the Indians.  He believed the Indians should be treated humanely and with respect.  Who was this explorer?
A.  Francisco Coronado   B.  Cabeza de Vaca     C.  Rene la Salle

Answer: B.  Cabeza de Vaca

Question: This French explorer lands in Texas after searching for the mouth of the Mississippi river.  He establishes Fort St. Louis.  "In 1686, La Belle, the one remaining expedition ship, wrecked in a storm and sank to the muddy bottom of Matagorda Bay where it rested undisturbed for over 300 years. In 1995, archaeologists located the 17th century ship and began a decades-long and often unprecedented process of excavating, recovering, and conserving the ship's hull, along with more than 1.6 million artifacts."  Bullock Museum
Answer: Rene La Salle

Missions in Texas

Question: Spanish explorers built several structures around Texas called missions.  What is a mission and what was its purpose?
Answer: A mission was a group of buildings and a church where people lived and worked while learning Christianity, language, agriculture, and other crafts and skills.  Spanish missions were built to convert native people to Christianity-mainly the Catholic faith and also to fortify Spain's control in the new world.

Question: Native Americans living in Texas responded differently to the Spanish Mission system.  Some tribes were receptive and some were not.  Which tribe was the most receptive to mission life?
A.  Karawanka    B.  Coahuiltecans    C.  Apache     D.  Juamo

Answer: B.  Coahuiltecans
Life for this indan tribe was hard.  They rarely had food because of lack of rainfall.  They faced threats from other, more aggressive tribes such as the Apache.  
Missions offered a stable food supply and protection from other indian groups.


Question: San Antonio de Valero was established in San Antonio in 1718.  It was over 100 years old when it later became the center of a major battle in Texas history.  Today, this mission is known as the __________.
Answer: Alamo

Question: The legacy of the Spanish missions reaches into present day Texas.
Which of the following is not an impact made by the Spanish missions:
A.  The flourishment of the Spanish language
B.  Spanish architecture in buildings across Texas
C.  The impact of farming, ranching, and the irrigation system
D.  The Spanish form of government

Answer: D. The Spanish form of government

Question: When Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, it disliked the mission system.  In the year of _____ , Mexico passed a law that ended the mission system.  
Answer: 1833