Texas History Benchmark Review

Which government includes creating policies for public education and maintaining highways?

Which governor of Texas was removed for not signing the oath of office to the Confederacy?

Which branch of government can check the other branches by declaring a law unconstitutional?

What is the defining characteristic of the Era of Early Statehood?

The San Jacinto Monument and the Alamo

What is the defining characteristic of the Mexican National Era?

Which treaty resulted in Texas giving the western part of the state to New Mexico.

Nomadic means...

What country is located South of Texas?

What democratic principle reflects the right to elect our officials?

In which region would Indians most likely depend on fish and shellfish as a food source?

Explorers...

What did the people of Galveston learn from the Hurricane of 1900?

Both Texas and the US have a document that limits the power of the government. It is called...

Which branch of government is responsible for signing a bill so it becomes a law?

What is the defining characteristic of the Era of Unrest and Revolt?

What branch of government does the President belong to?

What document is the Bill of Rights located in?

What year was the Galveston Hurricane

How are the legislative branch and judicial branches of government different?

In which region of Texas was the Karankawa tribe located in?

The purpose of the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution is to:

Which explorer spent the most time and covered the most territory in Texas?

What inference can you make about American Indian groups?

Why are all three branches of government given certain powers?

hot summers, mild winters, hurricanes, plenty of landfall..... describes which region?

What is the defining characteristic of the Era of Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads?

Which groups make up the legislature in Texas?

What is the defining characteristic of the Era of the Civil War?

What innovation helped end the long-distance cattle trail rides?

Which state is located West of Texas?

Which treaty resulted in the United States receiving part of CA, AZ, NM, UT, MT?

Why did Spain and France compete for territory in Texas?

What three things were European Explorers looking for?

Why were Texas missions created?

What is the defining characteristic of the Era of The Age of Oil?

What is adobe?

What branch of government do the House of Representatives and Senate belong to?

Culture is ...

People who are sedentary....

What is the defining characteristic of the Era of the Republic of Texas?