Semester Review

What did Coronado hope to find at Cíbola and Quivira?

Which conquistador led the conquest of the Aztec Empire?

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla helped start the Mexican struggle for independence with his

Spain risked losing its northern borderlands in the Americas in the 1760s because

Texas is Located

Which part of the map explains what the various symbols used on the map mean?

Which American Indian group became feared enemies of the Spanish, when they obtained horses?

Which type of person is most likely to search for artifacts?

A time line is a form of chart that can

Examples of renewable resources include

What economic activity was especially popular among Tejanos?

The value of Texas and other frontier territories was in their

What town was founded by Stephen F. Austin to serve as the colony’s capital?

Which of the following American Indian groups was known for its skill at riding horses?

In order to know a city’s exact location on Earth, you would need to know

Where did the families brought to San Antonio in 1731 to form a civil settlement come from?

The Spanish explored much of the American Southwest because

Geographers divide the continental United States into ten major natural regions, and

conflict between the Spanish and American Indians was that both groups claimed the same

The pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time is its

Which of the following was not one of Stephen F. Austin’s responsibilities as a colony leader?

What was the largest settlement in Texas during the Spanish period?

Settlers moved to Texas mostly

Imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude that Splits the earth into a northern and southern halves

What was the significance of the year 1718 in Texas history?

What was the main crop grown for profit in Texas during the 1820s and 1830s?

Why did the Caddos build mounds?

Under centralism, state governments

What industry grew in Texas after Mexico won its independence?

How had the population of Texas changed from its early settlement days to the 1950s?

An Ecosystem includes

Why did the American Indian population decline when Europeans came to Texas?

What are the five themes of geography?

A Spanish priest would most likely be found at a

What were the major economic activities in Spanish Texas?

The State Colonization Law of 1825 required new Texas settlers to

Water from Texas rivers eventually flows into the

The first organized civil government in Texas was in

Which of the following eras in Texas history began most recently?

As a result of the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain secured control of

Why did Spanish interest in Texas decline in the 1540s?

Geography is the study of

What was Moses Austin’s motivation for establishing colonies of American families in Texas?

What was the main objective of the Law of April 6, 1830?

The most prosperous missions in Texas were located along which river?

The compass Rose on a map

Why did early settlers, particularly those from the southern United States, come to East Texas?

Why do historians divide the past into eras?

What branch of geography studies human populations?

After Stephen F. Austins imprisonment by Mexican officials, he warned that Texans had no choice

Under the Federal Constitution of 1824, Mexico became a

The products listed in this table were introduced to new regions in a transfer known as the

What major event occurred in 1821?

The Dallas metropolitan area includes

Which Spanish explorer wrote the first European account of life in North America?