JBMS Texas History Semester Review

Which region on the map is shown in red?

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

Which region on the map is identified in green?

• Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Which region is shown in red?

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

Which region is shown in orange?

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Who is considered the father of Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Martin de Leon

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Sam Houston

Stephen F. Austin’s original colonists were called ____.

• The Old 400

• The Old 300

• Austin's Assembly

• The Original 300

What allowed empresarios like Stephen F. Austin to attract colonists to Texas?

• promising them riches in Texas

• paying for their moving expenses

• religious freedom

• good land at low prices

How did Father Hidalgo participate in the Mexican War for independence?

• He assisted in writing a constitution for Mexico.

• He cared for wounded Texans fighting in the war.

• He spied on Texans for the Spanish government.

• Hidalgo’s cry for freedom began a revolution against the Spanish government in Mexico.

9.What affect did La Salle's exploration of Texas have on the Spanish?

• It caused the Spanish to abandon settlements in Texas

• It began a war between Spain and France

• It caused Native Americans turned against Spanish explorers

• Spain started to take settlement of Texas more serious.

Coronado and other Spanish explorers were motivated to lead expeditions to North America because of the stories they heard about —

• seven cities of gold

• a giant sea monster

• horses that could fly

• an immortal native tribe