Texas History Fall Benchmark Review

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The driest, furthest west and highest in elevation. Desert like?

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Mountains & Basins

Front

Which number is the Red River?

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3

Front

Which number is the Rio Grande River?

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1

Front

Who sailed the Gulf in Mexico in 1519, mapping it and claiming the land around it for Spain?

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Pineda

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Who was the first European to walk into Texas, having been shipwrecked there and lived among the natives for several years?

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Cabeza de Vaca

Front

Ft. St. Louis was the settlement founded by La Salle, a native of which country?

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France

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LaSalle accidentally landed in Texas in 1685. What was he actually trying to find?

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The Mississippi River

Front

What was the purpose of a Presidio?

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Military bases to provide protection.

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What were Missions?

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Churches to convert the natives?

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In what year did Mexico gain independence?

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1821