Study Tips for First Semester Final

Thur, 1/17/08 - IDS Social Studies Final Exam
Study the following:
1. Chapter Summaries - Chapters 1-7 - We placed these in order in the front of your binder. Know all that's in the sentences and paragraphs. Pay particular attention to superlatives.
2. Maps
p. 48 - Natural Regions of Texas - Know the 4 major natural regions of Texas.
82 - Indians of TX - Be able to locate the major Indian tribes of Texas.
104 - Explorers of TX - Know this is during the Spanish Period. Be able to locate the 5 major Spanish expeditions.
113 - La Salle's Expedition, 1684-1687 - Know that this shows the first French exploration of Texas. Remember that Spanish settlement in East Texas was usually in response to the real or imagined French threat.
125 - Spanish Presence in TX - Know what the map shows generally. Be able to locate these: Ysleta, San Francisco de los Tejas, San Antonio Missions, La Bahia (Goliad), Nacogdoches.
141 - Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819 - Be able to locate Texas near the end of the Spanish Period.
168 - TX as Part of Mexico, 1824 - Be able to locate Texas as part of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas.
173 - Colonization Contracts - Know what the map generally shows, i. e., the land grants to empresarios during the Mexican Period. Know the location of Austin's colony.
3. Picture Identification - Be able to tell what the picture shows, what time period it shows, the importance of what is shown, and how the picture is related to any of the other pictures and the maps.
31 - Piney Woods of East Texas
59 - Caprock Canyons State Park
79 - Plains Indians on buffalo hunt
86 - Caddo Indians in Piney Woods
108 - Coronado Expedition
119 & 133 - Mission San Jose, San Antonio
122 - Presidio La Bahia (Goliad)
139 - San Antonio
175 - Stephen F. Austin issues land contracts to settlers