Semester 1 Study Guide
Eras
Description of Era
Natural Texas and its People
Age of Contact (Explorers)
Spanish Texas
Mexican National
Texas Revolution
Texas Republic
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Label the 4 Regions of Texas
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What Geographical features influences the development of
cities/towns?
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Examples of how people interact with and adapt to their
environment?
Know the following Native American tribes:
Great Plains: Comanche, Apache, Kiowa
Puebloan: Jumano, Tigua, Jornada
Gulf Coast: Karankawa, Coahuilatecans, Atakapan
Southeastern: Caddo
Spanish Explorers
Label the Timeline with the following explorers and explain their significance.
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Pineda (1519)
Columbus (1492)
- Cabeza de Vaca (1527)
- La Salle (1682)
- Coronado (1541)
Define the following terms:
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Mission
Presidio
Empresario
Filibuster
Provisional Government
Federalist
Centralist
Annexation
Fredonian Rebellion
Know the Cause and Effect of the following issues and how they led to eachother
Mexican Independence 1821 - Colonization Law of 1825 – Growth of Anglo-Americans in Texas – Mier y Teran
Report – Law of April 6, 1830 – Increased tensions between colonist and Mexican Government – Texas
Revolution – Texas Republic – Annexation to the United States.
Compare and Contrast the first two presidents of the Republic of Texas. Include their positions on the
following issues.
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Problems with Native Americans
Republic of Texas Debt
Annexation to the U.S.
Difficulties with Mexico
Recognition from other countries
Sam
Houston
Know the following and be able to explain their significance to Texas History.
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Stephen F. Austin
Battle of the Alamo
Juan Seguin
Sam Houston
Cabeza de Vaca
Spanish Missions/Presidios
Mirabeau Lamar
The Battle of San Jacinto
William B. Travis ‘Victory or Death’
Law of April 6, 1830
Mirabeau
Lamar