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Question 1

What are the two largest Produced Natural Resources in Texas?

Answer 1

Oil & Natural Gas

Question 2

What is a Human Characteristic?

Answer 2

The human element that makes a place different or unique. These include Language, religion, architecture, music, politics and ways of life

Question 3

What are the top two Longest rivers in Texas

Answer 3

Rio Grande and Red River

Question 4

What are the definitions of the 5 themes of Geography?

Answer 4

Movement – How and why people things and idea move
Region – An area with Similar Features
Human Environment Interaction – How the Natural environment has affected humans and how humans adapt to their environment
Location – The position of place on Earth (Absolute and Relative)
Place – A place is an Area with Unique physical characteristics

Question 5

Two Escarpments and their Locations​

Answer 5

Balcones – Central Texas & Caprock – Panhandle

Question 6

What other natural Resource does Texas produce a lot of?

Answer 6

Limestone

Question 7

What is Big Bend National Park

Answer 7

The State’s largest national park located near a large curve in the Rio Grande river in the Mountains and Basins region

Question 8

Name the 4 Regions of Texas

Answer 8

i. Mountains and basins
ii. Great Plains
iii. North Central Plains
iv. Coastal Plains

Question 9

What is the Bering Strait / Land Bridge?

Answer 9

The strait is a body of water that covered up the land bridge between Alaska and Russia that Asian nomadic settlers walked across to reach North America

Question 10

Native Tribes

Answer 10

i. Coahuiltecan

ii. Caddo

Question 11

What are Conquistadors?

Answer 11

Soldier explorers who helped to conquer and settle lands claimed for Spain

Question 12

Spanish Explorers

Answer 12

i. De Pineda
ii. Cabeza De Vaca
iii. La Salle
iv. Coranado

Question 13

What led to Spanish Colonial Success?

Answer 13

Spanish had better weapons to use against the natives

Question 14

What was the Primary goal of the Spanish Missions?

Answer 14

To spread Christianity

Question 15

Where the Missions a success?

Answer 15

No, the natives were not interested, and left when they got sick from holy water

Question 16

Father Hidalgo​

Answer 16

Led the cry for freedom and asked for the French to help settle Louisiana

Question 17

Marques De Rubi

Answer 17

His inspection of Texas lasted 2 years and he recommended that all east Texas settlements be closed except San Antonio and Goliad

Question 18

Adams-Onis treaty

Answer 18

Settled the dispute over the Neutral ground issue. Spain gave Florida to the United States and the US gave up all land claims to Texas. The official boundary was set as the Sabine River

Question 19

7 years’ war

Answer 19

War between France and England that resulted in France losing all of its north American territories. Boundary between English and Spanish Lands in north America is the Mississippi River

Question 20

Augustin De Iturbide

Answer 20

Offered a plan for the Mexican government should they gain freedom in 1821

Question 21

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 21

Large Land purchase by the United States from France. US and Texas now share a border

Question 22

Political Parties

Answer 22

i. Centralist

ii. Federalist

Question 23

Colonization Law of 1825

Answer 23

States in Mexico were allowed to pass their own laws regarding colonization. Resulted in Americans settling in Texas

Question 24

Stephen F Austin’s Colony

Answer 24

Located in between the Brazos and Colorado Rivers, great soil, plenty of access to fresh water and centrally located

Question 25

Law of April 6th, 1830

Answer 25

a. Limited Immigration from America
b. Taxes on Imported goods
c. No enslaved people to be brought into Texas
d. Cancelled unfulfilled Land grants
e. New Forts

Question 26

Santa Anna

Answer 26

Started off as federalist, turned into a Centralist dictator and led the Mexican army against the Texans in the Texas Revolution

Question 27

Fredonian Rebellion

Answer 27

Haden Edwards was issued a Land Grant in 1825. He upset the colonists in the area when he demanded proof of ownership over their land. The Mexican Government cancelled his land contract. Supports of Edwards rebelled and declared themselves the Independent Nation of Freedonia. The Mexican army quickly put down the small rebellion. Mexico began growing suspicious of Anglo-Americans in Texas.

Question 28

Law of April 6th, 1830

Answer 28

a. Based on Mier y Teran’s recommendations, the law did several things.
i. Outlawed Immigration from the United States
ii. Encouraged Immigration from Mexican and European Families
iii. Added Taxes to imported Foreign Goods

Question 29

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

Answer 29

News reached Turtle Bayou that Santa Anna had won a battle in Mexico against Centralist forces. The news heartened the Texans at Turtle Bayou. On June 13, 1832, they met and adopted the Turtle Bayou Resolutions. In these resolutions, or formal statements, they declared their loyalty to Mexico, but not to the Mexican government. The Texans stated their support for Santa Anna and Mexico’s Federalists.

Question 30

The Alamo

Answer 30

The Battle of the Alamo took place after a 13-day siege of the fort against Texas Soldiers by Santa Anna and the Mexican Army. The Texans were badly outnumbered and surrounded by Santa Anna. Santa Anna told the Texans he would not be taking any prisoners. The battle lasted only 90 minutes and the Texans suffered almost 200 casualties and the Mexican Army suffered almost 600 casualties.

Question 31

Sam Houston’s Army – Why did they spend so much time retreating?

Answer 31

Sam Houston knew he was outnumbered and undertrained so he kept retreating in order to buy time to get his men trained and prepared to fight against Santa Anna. He also knew he was drawing Santa Anna further away from Mexico City and extending his supply line

Question 32

The Battle of San Jacinto

Answer 32

Houston’s army surprised Santa Anna and the Mexican Army at the San Jacinto Battle and was able to win the battle in just 18 minutes. The Mexican army was taking a nap and the Texans caught them off guard. With a victory at San Jacinto, The Texas Revolution was over and they were now free to become an independent Nation.

Question 33

The Treaties of Velasco - What did each of the two treaties say

Answer 33

i. Public Treaty
1. The public treaty included the provision that Santa Anna would never again fight against Texas. Also, Mexican troops were ordered to leave Texas immediately.

ii. Secret Treaty
1. Santa Anna agreed to try to convince Mexico’s government to recognize the independence of Texas. In return Santa Anna was to be released by the Texas government and escorted back to Mexico. Santa Anna also agreed to attempt to make the Mexican government set the Texas boundary at the Rio Grande.