7th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which of these happened first?
- The Railroad Commission is created
- Álvarez de Pineda maps the Texas coast
- Texas declares independence and wins at San Jacinto
- The Battle of Gonzales begins the Texas Revolution
Álvarez de Pineda maps the Texas coast
Hint: Put them in order: Álvarez de Pineda maps the Texas coast (1519), The Battle of Gonzales begins the Texas Revolution (1835), Texas declares independence and wins at San Jacinto (1836), The Railroad Commission is created (1891).
Question 2
Cabeza de Vaca's account mattered because it…
- proved there was gold in Texas
- started the Texas Revolution
- ended Spanish exploration
- gave Europeans their first description of Texas and stirred rumors of riches
gave Europeans their first description of Texas and stirred rumors of riches
Hint: Reports reached Spain and Mexico City.
Question 3
Spanish missions influenced Texas architecture through…
- skyscrapers
- log cabins
- stone churches, arches and bell towers
- glass towers
stone churches, arches and bell towers
Hint: The San Antonio Missions are a World Heritage Site.
Question 4
The Fredonian Rebellion worried Mexico because…
- it suggested Anglo settlers might try to break away
- it ended the colonies
- it was a Mexican victory
- it found gold
it suggested Anglo settlers might try to break away
Hint: It led Mexico to study Texas more closely.
Question 5
Lorenzo de Zavala was…
- an empresario in Gonzales
- the commander of the Alamo
- a Mexican federalist who became the first vice president of the Republic of Texas
- Santa Anna's top general
a Mexican federalist who became the first vice president of the Republic of Texas
Hint: He had helped write Mexico's Constitution of 1824.
Question 6
Which was another cause of annexation?
- Texas had too many soldiers
- security from Mexico, which still claimed Texas
- Texas wanted to rejoin Mexico
- France demanded it
security from Mexico, which still claimed Texas
Hint: Mexican armies raided San Antonio in 1842.
Question 7
The Union blockade of the Texas coast…
- tried to stop the South from shipping cotton and receiving supplies
- ended in 1861
- helped the Confederacy trade
- protected Texas from Mexico
tried to stop the South from shipping cotton and receiving supplies
Hint: Blockade runners slipped through to Galveston.
Question 8
Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving blazed a trail…
- south into Mexico
- along the Gulf Coast
- west into New Mexico and north to Colorado
- east to Florida
west into New Mexico and north to Colorado
Hint: It was named the Goodnight-Loving Trail.
Question 9
As Texas urbanized, more people worked in…
- missions
- trail drives
- manufacturing, services and offices
- buffalo hunting
manufacturing, services and offices
Hint: Fewer people worked in farming.
Question 10
Texas was the first Southern state to…
- secede
- ratify the 19th Amendment giving women the vote
- build a railroad
- find oil
ratify the 19th Amendment giving women the vote
Hint: It ratified in 1919.
Answer key
- 1. Álvarez de Pineda maps the Texas coast (Eras of Texas History)
- 2. gave Europeans their first description of Texas and stirred rumors of riches (Natural Texas & Contact)
- 3. stone churches, arches and bell towers (Spanish Colonial Texas)
- 4. it suggested Anglo settlers might try to break away (Mexican National Texas)
- 5. a Mexican federalist who became the first vice president of the Republic of Texas (The Texas Revolution)
- 6. security from Mexico, which still claimed Texas (Republic & Early Statehood)
- 7. tried to stop the South from shipping cotton and receiving supplies (Civil War & Reconstruction)
- 8. west into New Mexico and north to Colorado (Cotton, Cattle & Railroads)
- 9. manufacturing, services and offices (Oil & the Modern Economy)
- 10. ratify the 19th Amendment giving women the vote (Reform & Civil Rights)
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