Texas History

What was the primary reason for the Texas Revolution?

• Land disputes

• Slavery

• Religious freedom

• Taxation without representation

What region in Texas borders the Gulf of Mexico?

• Mountains and Basins
• Coastal  Plains
• Central Plains
• Great Plains

What battle of the Texas Revolution was fought over a cannon? (hint: Come and Take It)

• Gonzales
• Goliad
• San Antonio
• The Alamo

Which Native American group lived in a beehive shaped home and was arranged as a confederacy?

• Caddo
• Karankawa
• Jumano
• Comanche

Texas joined the ________________ during the Civil War because they supported slavery.

• Union
• Confederacy
• United States
• None of the above

Which explorer searched for the seven cities of gold?

• Cabeza de Vaca
• De Soto
• Coronado
• LaSalle

This explorer missed the mouth of the Mississippi on his 2nd expedition, and his ship sank off the coast of Matagorda Bay.

• LaSalle
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Coronado
• Columbus

How do ranchers identify their cattle?

• branding
• cattle drives
• line riders
• round ups

Spanish ______________ were built in Texas to claim the land and teach the Native Americans religion.

• missions
• presidios
• villas
• none of the above

Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?

• James Fannin

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston