Name ________________________________ Date _____________ Class _________
7th Grade Texas History Midterm Review
2015 -- 2016
Annual Rain Fall in Texas
50.1 or more in
40.1 – 50 in
30.1 – 40 in
20.1 – 30 in
10.1 – 20 in
10 or less in
1. Label the 4 natural regions that have been marked for you (p. 73), the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, 3 Border
Rivers, and surrounding states (p. RA 20, 21). Color the annual rainfall in Texas (p. 63). Color the key
accordingly.
2. What is the name (p. 61) and location (p. 68) of the only natural lake in Texas?
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3. List the 5 subregions of the Coastal Plains natural region. In which subregion do we live? (pp. 89-95)
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4. Name the deepest canyon in Texas. (p. 68, 81) _____________________________________.
5. Describe the differences in farming techniques for settlers in east Texas and the Panhandle. (p 492)
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6. What natural region would you find the Ogallala and Edwards Aquifer? (p. 80)
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7. Use the glossary to define the following words:
a. Irrigation – (p20)
b. Reservoirs –
c. Aquifer –
d. Culture –
8. Complete the following chart (p. 108-- 115). Mark an X in the space to show if they were farmers or
hunters/gathers. Write the cultural area for each tribe (i.e. Western Gulf, Plains, etc.).
Tribe
Farmers
Hunter/Gatherers
Cultural Area
Karankawa
Coahuiltecan
Caddo
Wichita
Atakapa
Jumano
Jordana
Tonkawa
Apache
Comanche
Kiowa
9. Define Nomad. List the Nomadic tribes. (108—115) ________________________________;
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10. Why were the Coahuiltecan hunter-gatherers? (p. 109)
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11. Why were the Caddo able to develop an advanced society? (p. 109)
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12. How are people living in the Mountains and Basin region able to farm? (p. 76)
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13. What kind of house did the Puebloan culture build? Considering the environment they lived in, how did
this type of house help them? (p. 111)
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14. List the similarities of the Plains Tribes. (p. 113 -- 115)
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15. What was the importance of Pineda’s exploration of the Gulf Coast? (p. 124)
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16. What is The Journey of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca ?(p. 126)
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17. What was the effect of Spanish Exploration on American Indians? (p. 131)
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18. What were the goals of the Spanish Missions in Texas? (p.142--143)
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19. What effect did the French arrival in Texas have on the Spanish? (p. 135)
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20. What was the affect in Texas of the war in Europe between Spain and France in 1719? (p150151)______________________________________________________________________________
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21. List the various ways that the Spanish influenced life in Texas. (p.31—35)
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22. What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase on Texas? (p. 167-169)
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23. Explain the following (172—175)
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24. What importance does 1821 have in Texas History? (p. 178--179)
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25. Identify the following people:
a. Moses Austin (p. 188-190)
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b. Baron de Bastrop (p. 189-190)
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c. Erasmo Seguin (p. 190)
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d. Green DeWitt (p. 200—201)
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26. What influenced Austin to choose the site for his colony? (191)
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27. What were settlers in Texas required to become in Stephen F. Austin’s Colony? (p. 192)
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28. What would a pioneer use to construct a home in Stephen F. Austin’s Colony? (p. 198)
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29. Describe The Old Three Hundred. (p.203-206)______________________________________________________________________________
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30. Define Empresario. List 3 empresarios excluding Stephen F. Austin. (p.199202)___________________________________________________________;
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31. Explain the Mexican Colonization Laws of 1824 and 1825. (p.196—197)
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32. Why did Anglo Americans settle in Texas under Mexican rule? (p.206)
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33. What did settlers look for in land when they came to Texas? (191, 204)
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34. Describe education in early Texas. (p. 209)
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35. Who was Manuel de Mier y Teran? What was his warning about East Texas? (p 219--220) (Timeline)
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36. Why did the colonists not like the Law of April 6, 1830? (p. 220--221) (Timeline)
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37. Describe the Turtle Bayou Resolutions. ( p. 224--225) (Timeline)
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38. What are primary and secondary sources? (p. 9 – 10)
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