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According to the chart above, if you wanted to contact the head of the Executive Branch of government in Texas, which address would you use?

• Governor, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711

• Lieutenant Governor, Capitol Station, P.O. Box 12068, Austin, Texas 78711

• Speaker  of  the  House,  Room  CAP  2W.13,  Capitol,  P.O.  Box    2910,  Austin, Texas 78768

• Supreme Court Justice, 201 W. 14th, Austin, Texas 78701

Which branch of government makes the laws?

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch 

• ​​​​Legislature  Branch

• Municipal Branch

What is Greg Abbott’s role in our government?

 

• President of the United States 

• Governor of Texas

• Mayor of Houston

• Supreme Court Judge 

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What motivated Spain to send explorers and settlers to present-day Texas?

• Competition

• Desire of Expansion

• Economic opportunity 

• All the above

Why did the Spanish establish missions in Texas? 

• To expand and protect their territory.

• To claim and develop the land.

• To teach Catholic beliefs and work skills to Native Americans

• All of the above.

The San Jacinto Monument was built to commemorate –

• the battle that led to Texas’s independence from Mexico

• the battle that led to Texas’s secession from the United States

• the famous Battle of the Alamo

• the battle that ended the United States Civil War

What is the significate of the Alamo?

• It is the location of the Six Flags over TX

• It is the location where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed.

• It is the location of the first mission founded in Spanish Texas.

• It is the location of an important battle for Texans fighting for independence from Mexico.

What do all of these photos have in common?

• They are all ways people have adapted to and modified their environment.

• was the first step in gaining freedom for the Republic of Texas

• They are all ways people have used natural resources to grow cash crops.

• They are all ways people have explored the land during Westward Expansion.

The Declaration of Independence is important because it —  

• was the first step in gaining freedom for the United States

• was the first step in gaining freedom for the Republic of Texas

• outlined the basic rights and freedoms of all Americans

• established the United States government

Who is the current mayor of the City of Houston?

• Barack Obama

• Greg Abbott

• Sylvester Turner 

• Dan Patrick