Semester Test 2021 Review

A period of time with distinct political, economic, social characteristics

First-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the even

A pattern of the combination of precipitation and temperature over time

A Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas

Travel undertaken in order to discover new resources

A settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area

Materials or substances that occur in nature

An adventurer who engages in private rebellious activity in a foreign country

An agent who makes all the arrangements to bring settlers to a colony

Accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event

The process of growing plants and raising animals for food

2. True or False: Austin is the capitol of Texas

True or False: Palo Duro Canyon is located in the Coastal Plains

True or False: Big Bend National Park is located in the Mountain and Basins region

Which year did Pineda map the coast of Texas

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

Which major Texas city was founded by Spanish colonists in 1718?

The Gutierrez-Magee Expedition was formed to —

The year 1821 is important in the history of Texas because it was the year that —

The colony established by Martín De León differed from the DeWitt colony because it was —

One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios was by —

Some Mexican officials worried that the revolt by Haden Edwards was part of plot to take over Texas by _____.