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2013/2014 Fall Final Exam Review. 1. The highest point in Texas. Guadalupe Peak. 2. The only natural lake in Texas. Caddo Lake. 3. Which rivers form borders for Texas?. Red River Sabine River Rio Grande. 4. These people survived by searching for wild plants and animals to eat.
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1. The highest point in Texas Guadalupe Peak
2. The only natural lake in Texas Caddo Lake
3. Which rivers form borders for Texas? Red River Sabine River Rio Grande
4. These people survived by searching for wild plants and animals to eat. Hunter-gatherers
5. The time in Texas before the written word Pre-history
6. Scenes of Native American life carved into rocks. Petroglyphs
7. The initials for A.D. stand for Ano Domini
8. Medicine men of Native American tribes were called… Shaman
12. These man-made objects showed how early cultures lived Artifacts
14. Which tribe was the most advanced of the Texas Indians? Caddo
15. Which tribe was a ‘scavenger’ group and ate anything they could find? Coahuiltecans
16. Indian tribes could communicate with each other because they had similar Sign language
17. This tribe used canoes because of their location near the Gulf of Mexico. Karankawa
18. The conquistadors from Spain brought which animal to the New World? horse
19. Which explorer first encountered the New World? Christopher Columbus
20. When Tenochtitlan was destroyed, what city was built on top of the ruins? Mexico City
21. What year did Columbus sail across the “ocean blue”? 1492
22. Which Spanish leaders defeated the Aztecs and Incas? Cortes and Pizzaro
23. The outpost built by LaSalle in Texas was named Fort St. Louis
24. In response to LaSalle’s activities in Texas, the Spanish Shifted their focus to Texas
25. The Spanish soldiers who sought wealth and glory were called Conquistadors
26. Cabeza de Vaca reached Texas as a result of which expedition? Narvaez
27. Columbus sailed from Spain with the goal of reaching? Asia
28. Alvarez de Pineda failed to find riches along the Gulf coast, but his expedition did produce what item? A map of the Texas coast
29. How did Fray Marcos de Niza contribute to the legend of the Seven Cities of Gold? He said he saw the Seven Cities
30. How were so few Spanish able to conquer the large population of Native Americans? The Spanish had better weapons and armor
31. Which explorer traveled in the Panhandle of Texas and the Grand Canyon? Coronado
32. The first mission in Texas was Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
33. The first mission in East Texas San Francisco de los Tejas
34. Jane Long is known as The “Mother of Texas”
35. Mexico won its independence from Spain in what year? 1821
36. Who did Moses Austin ask to carry out his colonization plans when he died? Stephen F. Austin
37. Where did Stephen F. Austin decide to establish his colony? Between the Brazos and the Colorado Rivers
38. Many Anglo Americans settled in Texas because they wanted what? Good farmland at low prices
39. What hardships occurred while Stephen F. Austin was away from his colony? Drought, Indian raids, and disagreements over land
40. What was the advertised price for Austin’s colony in Texas? 12.5¢ per acre
41. The wealthiest of Stephen F. Austin’s colonists Jared Groce
42. When Moses Austin first went to see Governor Martinez in 1820 about colonization, what was Martinez’ initial reaction? Austin’s plans were refused
43. The first cities were built near what natural landforms? Rivers
44. Ancient hunters came across what landform? The Bering Strait
45. What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came over on? The Mayflower
47. What ocean did the Pilgrims cross to get to America from England? The Atlantic Ocean
48. William Penn was part of a religious group called Quakers
49. Before the French and Indian War, _________ owned the 13 American colonies and the northern part of Canada. England
