Semester Exam Review
List the characteristics of each era:
Natural TX & Its People
 Indians adapt environment
Exploration
 Explorers
Early Colonization (Spanish Colonization)
 Missions
Mexican Colonization & the Empresario System
 Anglo Settlements
Texas Revolution
 TX Independence
Texas Republic
 Forming a new government
Early Statehood
 TX Annexation
Native Tribe
Karankawa, Coahuiltecans
Unit 1: Natural Texas & Its People
Region Lived In
How They Got Food Nomadic or Sedentary
Coastal Plain
Hunters & Gathers
Nomadic
Comanche, Apache *fierce
warriors
Great Plains
Hunters
Nomadic
Jumano
Mts & Basins
Farmers
Not Nomadic
Caddoe
Coastal Plains
Farmers
Not Nomadic
1.
Which region were most of Texas Rivers located in?
Coastal Plains
2.
What region did the Jumanos live in & why?
Mts & Basins; Lived near Rio Grande for the water for their farms
3.
List the 4 regions of Texas
Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Mts. & Basins
4.
Map the 4 Regions of TX
Unit 2: Freedom Week
1. What can the Judicial Branch declare?
Declare a law Unconstitutional (part of the Check & Balances)
2. Give an example of popular sovereignty.
Voting
3. What are Amendments, what do they protect?
Individual Rights
4. Main difference between TX Constitution & U.S. Constitution
TX Constitution limits executive branch’s power more than U.S. Constitution
5. Explain the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
Protect Individual Rights
6. Similarities between the TX Constitution & U.S. Constitution?
3 Branches of Gov’t
Amendments
Bill of Rights
Unit 3: Exploration and Early Colonization
1. What years did the Age of Contact Era Occur?
1519-1685 (1500-1700)
2. Cabeza de Vaca
“Head of the Cow”; wrote a report called the Relacion
3. Why did explorers search for Cibola?
The City was known to be filled with Gold, Silver, & Jewels
4. What was the main reason for the exploration of America (The New World)?
Gold
1. What were mission & presidios built near?
Rivers
2. When was Nacogdoches founded?
1779 – After the American Independence
3. What was the purpose of Spanish Missions?
Convert Native Americans & Establish
4. Why was San Antonio a good location to colonize?
Near Rivers, Natural Resources & Centrally located
Unit 4: Mexican Colonization & the Empresario System
1. Why was the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition formed & what battle ended it?
Continue Father Hidalgo’s rebellion. Was defeated at the Battle of Medina
2. What happened in 1821?
Mexico Gained Independence; Spain granted them independence
3. Explain the Mexico Constitution of 1824
No freedom of religion
4. How did Anglo colonize in Texas?
Empresario Contracts, land grants
5. Method of Anglo Colonization vs. Spanish Colonization
Anglo – Empresario Contracts, land grants
Spanish – Needed nothing
6. Identify the region for most land grants. Why?
Coastal Plains; Natural Resources, area close to the U.S.
7. How did Mexican-Americans maintain their culture?
Food, Religion, Holidays/Traditions, Language, Art
8. Who was first to get permission to colonize in Texas?
Moses Austin
9. Requirements made by Stephen F. Austin to get land
Good Moral Character
Become a citizen of Mexico
Change religion to Catholic
Unit 5: Unrest & Revolt in Texas
Order of Texas Revolution Events
1. Mier y Teran Report
2. Law of April 6, 1830
3. Turtle Bayou Resolution
4. Arrest of Stephen F. Austin
5. Battle of Gonzales
6. Battle of the Alamo (Fall of the Alamo)
7. Goliad
8. Battle of San Jacinto (End of Revolution
1. What event changed Austin’s view on fighting for independence from Mexico?
Arrest of Stephen F. Austin
o Santa Anna became a dictator then
2. What did the Law of April 6, 1830 do?
No immigration from the U.S.
3. When did the Battle of San Jacinto occur? Result from it?
April 21, 1836; Resulted in the Capture of Santa Anna
4. What was the effect of the Battle of Gonzales
Texans gained confidence, belief that Mexican Army could be defeated
5. What was the Texas Constitution modeled after?
U.S. Constitution