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CHAPTER 7 REVIEW
7th grade Social Studies
1. After the French and Indian war, Spain controlled this part of
North America:
A. Land west of the Mississippi River
2. After the French and Indian War, Great Britain controlled this part
of North America:
A. Land east of the Mississippi River
3. Before the French and Indian War, France controlled this part of
North America:
A. The central part of America including the Mississippi River
4. How did the ownership of North America change after the Treaty
of Paris?
A. France owned none of North America. Spain and Great Britain
owned all of North America
5. How did the United States get Louisiana?
A. Bought from France for $15 million in 1803
6. What did Spain get under the terms of the Adams-Onis Treaty?
A. Undisputed control of Texas
7. What did the United States get under the Adams-Onis Treaty?
A. Neutral Ground and all of Florida
8. What was the neutral ground and who lived there?
A. Disputed land between Texas and Louisiana. Outlaws lived there.
9. What recommendations did Marques de Rubi suggest for Texas?
(PAGES 136-137)
A. Abandon all missions except San Antonio and La Bahia
B. San Antonio is now capital of Texas
C. Move the Spanish population from East Texas to San Antonio
D. Make friends with the Comanche and use their help against the
Apache, run a string of forts from Texas to California
10.
What was Texas’s new Indian policy? Who was in charge of
that policy?
A. Make friends with Texas Indians. Athanse de Mezieres now in
charge.
11.
Why did the Spanish Government allow Americans to
immigrate to Texas?(PAGE 141)
A. To boost the population and the tax base
12. What effect did Mexican Independence have on Texas?(PAGE 149)
A. Economic ruin
B. Political instability
C. increased Indian attacks
12.
What does the term secularization mean and how was it
applied to the missions in Texas? (PAGE 151)
A. Change from religious control to civil control. Texas missions
changed from the church in control to the government in control.
14. Why were the following people important to Texas History?
a. Francisco Hidalgo - priest who established first mission in East
Texas,
b. Damian Massanet – founded very first mission in East Texas, but it
didn’t last because it was burned to the ground by Indian attack
c. Jose de Escandon – (not found in book, we used the bio cards in
class) colonizer and first governor of colony of Nuevo Santander,
founded over 20 towns and villas, sometimes called the “father of the
lower Rio Grande Valley”
d. Antonio Margil de Jesus – (not found in book, we used the bio cards
in class) missionary to Texas, founded the most successful of all Texas
missions, San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
15. Why was the date 1718 important? (p. 110 in book)
A. San Antonio de Valero mission established, later to become known
as The Alamo
*Be prepared to answer questions that use charts, maps, graphs, and
readings.
* Make sure to study all handouts and worksheets given starting on
Oct. 6th.
* Reread chapter 7 and/or the chapter 7 summary.
*Be prepared to answer “Blast from the Past” questions, especially the
date 1519 and the geography of Texas.