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Halloween review activity

Unit 3 - Exploration and Early Colonization of Texas

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Instructions

This bully is totally going to steal all of your candy unless you can scare him away by showing off how smart you are with the questions in this activity. PROTECT YOUR CANDY!

Okay Bulldogs...It is Halloween night and you have an EPIC stash of candy in your bucket. But...there is a bully. This bully is stupid and he is scared of smart people with knowledge.

Lesson 01

Candy pumpkins

Candy Corn Progress

Question 1/4

The city of San Antonio was founded by the Spanish in which year?

1492

1776

1860

1718

Question 2/4

Which explorer missed the Mississippi river and wound up at Matagorda Bay?

De Vaca

De Soto

Coronado

La Salle

Question 3/4

What is the Spanish word for cowboy?

Vaca nino

Bulldog

Hillbilly

Vaquero

Question 4/4

Cities like San Angelo and Laredo reflect the cultural legacy of which nation?

Spain

Vatican City

England

France

Well done!

Lesson learned!

Continue

You lost your candy! The Reeces are gone!

Back

Click here to hear the child cry

Lesson 02

Gummi Halloween Candy:

Snickers progress

Question 1

What method did Spain use to claim the lands in Texas?

The Mission system

Rock, paper, scissors

The bought the land

Lawsuits against Natives

Question 2

Which group of people were suspicious about the building of new missions Texas?

People in South America

Spanish generals

Native Americans

People in the 13 Colonies

Question 3

Which two nations claimed land in Texas during the 1500's?

United States and Mexico

England and Canada

Spain and France

England and Mexico

Question 4

Why did the Spanish move the Mission in La Bahia to the Guadalupe river and away from the Gulf?

Native American attacks

Taxes were cheaper

Too many spiders

The fishing was better

Well done!

Lesson learned!

Continue

You lost the candy! No M&Ms!

Click here to hear the child cry

Oh no! The bully got your candy!

Back

Lesson 03

Chocolate Candy

Twix Progress

Question 1/4

00:10

Clue

What Alamo city was founded in 1718?

Austin

San Antonio

Good ole' Kilgore

Dallas

Question 2/4

00:10

Clue

Which Priest worked with the French to bring missions to East Texas?

Damian Massenet

Augustus Tolton

Buck Kilgore

Francisco Hidalgo

Question 3/4

00:10

Clue

Missions and presidios were located next to which geographic feature?

Mountains

Rivers

Buccee's

Plains

Question 4/4

00:10

Clue

Why did De Leon and Massenet leadan expedition to East Texas?

They heard about Kilgore and wanted to check it out

San Antonio was too crowded

They were searching for De Soto

To keep the French out

Well done!

Lesson learned!

Continue

NO CANDY! The rice crispy treats are gone!

Click here to hear the child cry

Back

Lesson 04

Sour Candy Which of these options is the best choice?

Skittles progress

Question 1/4

What did missions introduce to the natives? New religious traditions or new coffee brewing traditions?

Question 2/4

Missions and Presidios were built near which image?

Question 3/4

The Mission at La Bahia had to be moved from the Gulf coast to up the Guadalupe River due to fights with which group?

Question 4/4

Which of these is a Vaquero?

You get to eat your Halloween Candy!

Congratulations!

Candy progress

Click to hear the the child cry

Badchoice! The kit kats are gone!

Back

You can noweat your Candy!

Are you sure you want to exit?

Your progress will be lost and you will not get to eat your candy!

Exit

Continue

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