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Comparable to Lexington and Concord, both over ammunition and both were the first battles of their revolutions.
Battle of Gonzales
Massacre at Goliad
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of San Jacinto
2
Guadalupe's Peak: As you go up in elevation (or climb a mountain) the temperature becomes...
Cooler
Hot
Doesn't Change
Warmer
3
Which Native Texan tribe has the following characteristics...
Karankawas
Caddo
Tonkawas, Apaches and Comanches
Coahuiltecans
4
William Travis was the commander of...
Mexican forces in Dolores, started the Mexican Revolution
Goliad, massacred on Bloody Sunday
Texan forces at San Jacinto, helped them gain independence
The Alamo, died defending it
5
Where is the North Central Plains region?
Green
Pink
Blue
Orange
6
Where is the Mountains and Basins region?
Orange
Blue
Pink
Green
7
Significance of 1821 in Texas History...
The United States drops its claim to Texas.
The first people arrive from the United States
Mexico becomes independent from Spain.
Mexico passes its first colonization law.
8
Mexico passed the restrictive Law of April 6, 1830 because...
General Mier y Teran's report on Texas
Father Hidalgo's execution
Spain attacked Texas in an attempt to reclaim its New World colonies
Texans demonstrated complete loyalty to Mexico
9
Who is not in the executive branch?
Vice President
Cabinet
President
Congress
10
Congress is composed of...
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
the Senate and Supreme Court.
the executive and judicial branches.
the House of Representatives and the executive.
11
Where is the Great Plains region?
Pink
Green
Orange
Blue
12
What does checks and balances achieve?
Creates balance between the 3 branches of government.
A scale the government uses for money.
Gives the president their powers.
Allows the President to write checks.
13
Explain the importance of Erasmo (Juan) Seguin
Helped locate land for the Austin Colony
He supported the Texas Revolution
Helped Spain defeat Mexico in the Mexican Revolution
Helped write the Mexican Constitution of 1824
14
Cry of Dolores (Grito de Dolores) speech
To convince Spain to support and build more Missions.
To convince Texans to fight in the War for Independence.
To inspire Mexicans to seek independence from Spain.
To encourage the Native Americans to become Catholic.
15
Leader of the Old 300, founded San Felipe de Austin, empresario
Moses Austin
William B Travis
Stephen Austin
Erasmo Seguin
16
What does the legislative branch do?
Makes the laws
Interprets the laws
Applies the laws
Nobody knows
17
Federalism is...
Division of power between all the fifty states
Division of power among the federal, state, and local levels
Division of power between counties in a state
Division of food between citizens
18
"States can make laws too." is an example of which principle?
Republicanism
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
19
"Everyone must obey the law" is an example of which principle?
Republicanism
Checks and Balances
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
20
"Powers are distributed among three branches" is an example of which principle?
Limited Government
Checks and Balances
Republicanism
Separation of Powers
21
features of the earth that are created or changed by humans Example: Mount Rushmore
Interchangeable Geography
Human Geography
Natural Geography
Physical Geography
22
Spanish
explored
Texas primarily because...
They wanted to find the French
Create missions and presidios
Looking for the Northwest Passage
Native tales and stories of Gold
23
Where is the Coastal Plains region?
Blue
Green
Orange
Pink
24
Texans wanted to seek revenge for Goliad Massacre and Alamo, Texas wins its Independence after surprise attack on Mexico
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of San Jacinto
Massacre at Goliad
Battle of Gonzales
25
Which river makes the border between Texas and Mexico?
Mississippi River
Red River
Sabine River
Rio Grande
26
Which Native Texan tribe has the following characteristics...
Coahuiltecans
Tonkawas, Apaches and Comanches
Caddo
Karankawas
27
"The power to govern comes from the people" is an example of which principle?
Checks and Balances
Republicanism
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
28
What type of government did the Mexican Constitution of 1824 provide?
A government with freedom of religion
A government with states' rights, a republic
A government with voting rights for all citizens
A government that backed slavery
29
"Citizens have freedom of religion" is an example of which principle?
Individual Rights
Federalism
Republicanism
Checks and Balances
30
What protects your individual rights?
The Federalist Papers
Bill of Rights
The Reynolds Pamphlet
Declaration of Independence
31
Events include Battle of Gonzales, Goliad Massacre, and Battle of San Jacinto.
Texas Revolutionary Era
Exploration Era
32
"The people electing a new President in 2016" is an example of which principle?
Federalism
Republicanism
Individual Rights
Checks and Balances
33
The physical features of the earth’s surface. Example: hill
Human Geography
Physical Geography
Interchangeable Geography
Natural Geography
34
Popular sovereignty
Rule by anarchy
Rule by goverment
Rule by an individual
Rule by the People
35
Which river makes the border between Texas and Oklahoma?
Sabine River
Rio Grande
Mississippi River
Red River
36
"The President veto’s a bill from the legislature" is an example of which principle?
Republicanism
Individual Rights
Federalism
Checks and Balances
37
Pineda maps Gulf Coast, Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas, and Coronado leads expedition into Texas.
Texas Revolutionary Era
Exploration Era
38
Which river makes the border between Texas and Louisiana?
Rio Grande
Sabine River
Red River
Mississippi River
39
Who makes up the Judicial Branch?
President, Vice President & Cabinet
Supreme Court & Federal Courts
Senate & House of Representatives
40
What
human factor
allowed large cities to develop in Texas?
Availability of Jobs
Cold climate
High elevations
Adequate soil
41
Define Limited Government
The Senate has all the power
Government has only the powers given in the Constitution
The President has all the power
Steve Bannon has all the power
42
Republicanism is
A political party in the United States of America.
A process to select Federal judges.
Described in Article 5 of the Constitution.
People voting for representatives for their government.
43
13 day siege, William Travis, Inspired Texans to continue to fight!
Battle of San Jacinto
Massacre at Goliad
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Gonzales
44
Which Native Texan tribe has the following characteristics...
Tonkawas, Apaches and Comanches
Caddo
Karankawas
Coahuiltecans
45
separation of powers is when ..
powers divided among branches to make sure no one has to much power
branches have no power
all branches have more power than they need
one branch can have more power than another
46
The Judicial Branch...
...breaks the laws.
..interprets the laws.
...makes the laws.
...carries out the laws.
47
Which Native Texan tribe has the following characteristics...
Coahuiltecans
Caddo
Karankawas
Tonkawas, Apaches and Comanches
48
Why did Spanish Missions fail?
Too expensive
Spain rejected Catholicism
American filibusters raided them too often
Too spread out and hostile natives
49
What does the Executive branch do?
Interpets laws
Creates laws
Applies laws
Appropriates money
50
What are the Separation of powers?
Governor General, Senate, House of Representatives
Judiciary, Executive, Legislative
Federal, State, Local
Parliament
51
Why is the Coastal Plains the most populated?
Scenic waterfronts
Can participate in fun sports like surfing and swimming
Lots of natural landmarks
Lots of available water due to rainfall leading to fertile soil
52
Checks And Balances
Check the balances
Declares acts of the other branches Unconstitutional
Reviews/ Interperts the laws congress and president make
