POLS 2312 UTA -EXAM 1 (2025/2026) Updated: EXAM QUESTIONS WIT
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1. first occupiers of Native Americans for up to 10,000 years
Texas
2. the first tribes to Caddo and Apache
settle in Texas
3. why was Texas pop- plentiful hunting and farming land
ular for settlement
4. Caddos occupied Trinity River to Mississippi River and north to Red River
land from
5. Apache occupied south and west to the area now known as Big Bend
6. the other two tribes Karankawa and Coahuiltecan
7. these two tribes coastal regions
settled the
8. first explorers -Spanish: Alvar Nunez de Vaca
-rescued near Galveston Island
-Spain established missions, military bases and settlements throughout Texas
and Mexico calling it New Spain
9. Texans of Mexican Tejanos
heritage are called
10. most tejanos ayuntamiento
stayed out of the
war between Texas
and Mexico and
preferred self gov-
ernance called
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11. tejanos who did rewarded with land but their ancestral land was taken from them
not fight for Mexico
were
12. mexican govt pro- Anglo
moted the ___ set-
tlement in Texas
13. who were these american settlers
people
14. why did mexicans raise revenue through taxes
support anglo set-
tlement?
15. people who were empersarios
granted the right
to settle the land
and recruit other
settlers to come to
Texas were called
16. these settlements conflicts between Tejanos and Anglos
led to
17. if Texas were an in- 10th in the world
dependent nation
today, our econo-
my would rank
18. $1.7 trillion, 2nd highest in US
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our gross state
product in 2017
was
19. texas is home to ___ 6
of the top 50 com-
panies on fortune
500 list
20. sources of texas 1. food and fiber(corn, cotton, timber)
economic strength 2. fuel
3. cattle
4. manufacturing
21. what is the texas economic good fortune from 2001 to 2008. texas did not suffer from 2008
miracle recession unlike other states due to the price of fuel
22. half of the coun- Texas suburbs
try's fastest grow-
ing cities
23. in 2016, Texas 6th
ranked ___ in ener-
gy consumption
24. fastest growing de- Asians
mographic in Texas
25. political culture set of shared values and practices held by people that informs their expecta-
tions of government and society
26. do texans support 75% do
death penalty
ACCURATE ANSWERS | GET IT RIGHT!!
1. first occupiers of Native Americans for up to 10,000 years
Texas
2. the first tribes to Caddo and Apache
settle in Texas
3. why was Texas pop- plentiful hunting and farming land
ular for settlement
4. Caddos occupied Trinity River to Mississippi River and north to Red River
land from
5. Apache occupied south and west to the area now known as Big Bend
6. the other two tribes Karankawa and Coahuiltecan
7. these two tribes coastal regions
settled the
8. first explorers -Spanish: Alvar Nunez de Vaca
-rescued near Galveston Island
-Spain established missions, military bases and settlements throughout Texas
and Mexico calling it New Spain
9. Texans of Mexican Tejanos
heritage are called
10. most tejanos ayuntamiento
stayed out of the
war between Texas
and Mexico and
preferred self gov-
ernance called
, POLS 2312 UTA -EXAM 1 (2025/2026) Updated: EXAM QUESTIONS WIT
ACCURATE ANSWERS | GET IT RIGHT!!
11. tejanos who did rewarded with land but their ancestral land was taken from them
not fight for Mexico
were
12. mexican govt pro- Anglo
moted the ___ set-
tlement in Texas
13. who were these american settlers
people
14. why did mexicans raise revenue through taxes
support anglo set-
tlement?
15. people who were empersarios
granted the right
to settle the land
and recruit other
settlers to come to
Texas were called
16. these settlements conflicts between Tejanos and Anglos
led to
17. if Texas were an in- 10th in the world
dependent nation
today, our econo-
my would rank
18. $1.7 trillion, 2nd highest in US
, POLS 2312 UTA -EXAM 1 (2025/2026) Updated: EXAM QUESTIONS WIT
ACCURATE ANSWERS | GET IT RIGHT!!
our gross state
product in 2017
was
19. texas is home to ___ 6
of the top 50 com-
panies on fortune
500 list
20. sources of texas 1. food and fiber(corn, cotton, timber)
economic strength 2. fuel
3. cattle
4. manufacturing
21. what is the texas economic good fortune from 2001 to 2008. texas did not suffer from 2008
miracle recession unlike other states due to the price of fuel
22. half of the coun- Texas suburbs
try's fastest grow-
ing cities
23. in 2016, Texas 6th
ranked ___ in ener-
gy consumption
24. fastest growing de- Asians
mographic in Texas
25. political culture set of shared values and practices held by people that informs their expecta-
tions of government and society
26. do texans support 75% do
death penalty
