Mid-terms 2024-2025

Question 1

Describe the physical characteristics of the Coastal Plains region.

Answer 1

Has a lot of waterways, a high population, a lot of rainfall, and is known for mild
temperatures and for having a great growing season (good for farming)

Question 2

Describe the physical characteristics of the North Central Plains region.

Answer 2

Is primarily known for cattle ranching, compared to the coastal plains: it is hotter
in the summers and colder in the winter. It also is the only region to have BOTH
escarpments in it.

Question 3

Describe the physical characteristics of the Great Plains region.

Answer 3

Known as the “sea of grass”, has the second highest elevation and is known for
only being able to grow “dry crops”.

Question 4

Describe the physical characteristics of the Mountains and Basins region

Answer 4

The highest elevation in Texas, but also receives the lowest amount of rainfall and
has the lowest population. It is home to three mountain ranges and there is some
farming that happens due to the Rio Grande River. It also extremely hot/dry
and has an abundance of oil/gas

Question 5

What is the largest city in the Mountains and Basins region?

Answer 5

El Paso

Question 6

What was the land bridge and what two land masses did it connect?

Answer 6

Asia to North America—Russia to Alaska

Question 7

How did the rise of farming change the way people lived?

Answer 7

They switched from nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles

Question 8

Describe the southeastern culture

Answer 8

sedentary lifestyle

Question 9

Describe the puebloan culture

Answer 9

sedentary lifestyle

Question 10

Describe the gulf coast culture

Answer 10

nomatic lifestyle

Question 11

Describe the plains culture

Answer 11

nomatic lifestyle

Question 12

What did the different Plains Indian tribes have in common?

Answer 12

diverse languages and geographic locations

Question 13

Who was Hernan Cortes? What did he do?

Answer 13

Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire
(1519–21) and won Mexico for the crown of Spain.He conquered the aztecs and their land, Tenochtitlan

Question 14

What is the significance of 1519?

Answer 14

In 1519, Spanish explorer and map-maker Alonso Álvarez de Pineda led an Spanish expedition that, for the first time, mapped the coast of Texas along the Gulf of Mexico.

Question 15

Who was Alonso de Pineda and what did he do?

Answer 15

he was a spanish explorer and map maker, he mapped the coast of texas along the gulf of mexico for the first time

Question 16

Who was Cabeza de Vaca? What did he do?

Answer 16

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition.

Question 17

Who was Francisco Vasquez de Coronado? What did he do?

Answer 17

a Spanish explorer who led a major expedition from what is now Mexico into the southwestern United States in the 1540s, searching for the mythical “Seven Cities of Gold” (Cíbola), and became the first European to sight the Grand Canyon during his journey,

Question 18

What was French explorer La Salle looking on his second voyage to North America?

Answer 18

“Vermilion Sea”

Question 19

How did the Spanish respond to the establishment of Fort St. Louis by the French?

Answer 19

As soon as they heard of La Salle’s construction of Fort St. Louis, they sent troops to destroy it.

Question 20

Why is 1718 significant to Texas history?

Answer 20

1718 they built Presidio San Antonio de Bexar on the west side of the waterway.

Question 21

What were the terms of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

Answer 21

ending the boundary dispute. Spain gave its colony of Florida to the United States and agreed to the Sabine River as the eastern boundary of Texas. In return, the United States surrendered all claims to Texas. The Neutral Ground was now in U.S. territory.

Question 22

1819

Answer 22

Adams-Onis Treaty:

Question 23

1800

Answer 23

Louisiana Purchase

Question 24

1821

Answer 24

Mexican Independence

Question 25

1819

Answer 25

Neutral Ground

Question 26

What battle ended the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition? | (Hint: Bloodiest battle)

Answer 26

the battle of medina

Question 27

How did Colonel Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara help Mexico achieve independence?

Answer 27

recruiting and arming twenty-one men in Spanish Texas.

Question 28

What did Father Miguel Hidalgo do on Sept. 16, 1810? Why is this significant?

Answer 28

a priest in the farming village of Dolores issued a grito, or call, for a rebellion against Spanish authorities.

Question 29

Why is 1821 significant to Texas history?

Answer 29

Iturbide issued his plan to establish a Mexican empire.

Question 30

List two ways Tejano and Spanish culture impacted Texas History.

Answer 30

establishing the first settlements and ranching practices in the region

Question 31

What did colonists have to agree to do in order for them to apply for a land grant in Texas?

Answer 31

that the settlers must display good conduct, and they had to be Catholics. Settlers also had to agree to become citizens of their new country-first Spain, and later Mexico.

Question 32

Where did Stephen F. Austin establish his first colony? | Between which two rivers

Answer 32

the colorado river and the Bronzos river

Question 33

What type of government was established by the Constitution of 1824? | (Federalists or Centralists)?

Answer 33

federal government

Question 34

Why did Texans prefer the Federalists over the Centralists?

Answer 34

self govenence and state rights (freedom)

Question 35

Describe the Fredonian Rebellion and its significance.

Answer 35

Late in 1826, the unrest in the area took a new turn. Supporters of Edwards took a bold action and rebelled against Mexican authority. Their short-lived revolt only further increased tensions between Texans and the Mexican government.

Question 36

Why were Mexican officials worried about the growing number of Americans settling in Texas?

Answer 36

they feared the large influx of Anglo settlers would eventually lead to the region breaking away from Mexico due to cultural differences, a desire for American-style governance, and the potential for the United States to claim Texas as its own territory through political pressure or even military action

Question 37

How did the Mier y Teran Report lead to the passage of the Law of April 6, 1830? How did both of these events lead to increased tension between the Texas settlers and the Mexican government?

Answer 37

On April 6, 1830, the government of Mexico issued a law based on many of Mier y Teran's recommendations. What became known as the Law of April 6, 1830, had a significant impact on Texas.

Question 38

What new laws were created from the Law of April 6, 1830?

Answer 38

banned immigration and any new slaves

Question 39

What was Stephen F. Austin’s opinion of the Law of April 6, 1830

Answer 39

negitive❌

Question 40

Why was the Battle of Gonzales significant?

Answer 40

it marked the first open conflict of the texas revolution

Question 41

How was the Massacre of Goliad significant to the Texas Revolution?

Answer 41

claimed the lives of twice as many Texas rebels

Question 42

Why is 1836 significant to Texas history?

Answer 42

it was the last year of the texas revolution

Question 43

Why did the United States not want to annex Texas?

Answer 43

U.S. leaders worried that annexing Texas would damage relations with Mexico. Another problem was slavery.

Question 44

What problems did the new Republic of Texas have with Mexico?

Answer 44

One issue facing the new Republic of Texas was relations with Native Americans, who sometimes carried out raids against Texas settlers.

Question 45

1519-

Answer 45

Spanish explorer and map-maker Alonso Álvarez de Pineda led an Spanish expedition that, for the first time, mapped the coast of Texas along the Gulf of Mexico. From this expedition and the ones that followed, Spain claimed the area of present-day Texas as part of their territory.

Question 46

1718

Answer 46

the Spanish established the Mission San Antonio de Valero, which later became known as the Alamo, marking the founding of San Antonio, Texas, considered the most significant Spanish settlement in the region; this included the establishment of a nearby presidio (fort) and civilian settlement, "Villa de Béxar"

Question 47

1821

Answer 47

The Treaty of Córdoba was signed granting Mexico independence from Spain after a revolution spanning 11 years. While their freedom was something to celebrate, it led to instability in government which would have a great impact on Texas and its people.

Question 48

1836

Answer 48

Battle of San Jacinto…On April 21, 1836, the Texan Army under Sam Houston attacked Santa Anna's army on the banks of the San Jacinto River with cries of “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! God and Texas!” The battle lasted only 18 minutes and was a resounding victory for the Texans.

Question 49

1845

Answer 49

Texas, which had previously been an independent republic, was annexed by the United States, officially becoming the 28th state of the Union; this event is known as the Texas Annexation