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Fall Semester Review

Fall Semester Review. 2009. 20. Please select a Team. Football Volleyball Basketball Tennis Chess Swimming Dancing Soccer Track. 15. The purpose of the Catholic Missions in Texas was to--. Christianize Native people and secure its claim to Texas

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Fall Semester Review

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  1. Fall Semester Review 2009

  2. 20 Please select a Team. • Football • Volleyball • Basketball • Tennis • Chess • Swimming • Dancing • Soccer • Track

  3. 15 The purpose of the Catholic Missions in Texas was to-- • Christianize Native people and secure its claim to Texas • Defeat the Comanche and remove all natives • Develop market places and populate Texas • Force the French from Texas and colonize along the coast

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  7. 25 The Texas Constitution of 1845 included an executive, judicial, and legislative branch. This reflects the government principle of-- • Popular Sovereignty • Individual Rights • Federalism • Separation of Powers

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  10. :15 The victory at San Jacinto was significant because-- • Sam Houston was permanently wounded in the leg • Texas became independent form Mexican rule • Santa Anna easily surrendered to the Texas army • It was considered the longest fought battle in history

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  13. 20 What is Sam Houston’s point of view about how Native Americans living in Texas should be treated? Houston supported a policy of-- • Fairness and goodwill • War and conflict • Loyalty and protection • Trade and action

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  17. 15 Why did most Texans want to be annexed by the United States? Most Texans felt that the- • U.S. would not tax them as heavily • Republic would never be able to survive • State leaders in power were too weak • U.S. could solve the problems facing Texas

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  20. 15 Seconds Remaining Texas Statehood, ??? , Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Compromise of 1850.What came after statehood? • Republic of Texas • Texas Revolution • Mier Expedition • Mexican War

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  23. 15 Texas colonists supported the Mexican Constitution of 1824 because it-- • Allowed little to no local control by Texans • Supported a government ruled by one • Forced the colonists to speak Spanish • Provided for a representative government

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  27. 15 Because cotton and wool were hard to purchase in early Spanish Texas, many colonists wore-- • Buckskin (leather made from deer) • Beaver coats • Linen pantaloons • Ponchos

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  30. 15 Most Texas settlers supported a states’ right constitution for Mexico because it-- • Gave Mexicans the right to vote • Provided for more local control • Established the border of Texas as the Rio Grande • Appointed Stephen F. Austin as governor

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  33. 20 Since Reconstruction, the population of Texas has- • Decreased in number every decade • Had a rapid increase since the 1970s • Slightly increased in the 20th century • Grown to over 26 million people

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  36. 15 Why would people in the 19th century want to settle in Texas? • Texas could provide many economic opportunities. • People wanted to be a part of the Mexican culture. • There was an economic panic in the United States. • Mexico had a more stable government than the U.S.

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  41. 15 Which major city in Texas today is located in the area known as Austin’s Colony? • Houston • San Antonio • Austin • Dallas ‘s colony

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  44. 20 The year 1519 is significant in Texas history because- • Pineda mapped the coastal region of Texas • LaSalle and his men established a colony in Matagorda • Coronado found the Seven Cities of Gold • The San Antonio de Valero (Alamo) was established

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  47. 20 The two Regions that are most similar are-- • Coastal Plains and Mountains & Basins • Great Plains and North Central Plains • Great Plains and Mountains & Basins • Mountains & Basins and North Central Plains

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