Retest Unit 7

Front

Which immigrant group influenced the names and traditions of Texas towns like New Braunfels and Fredericksburg?

Back

The Germans

Front

What did delegates use as a guide when writing the Constitution of the State of Texas of 1845? Options: U.S. Constitution, Mexican Constitution of 1824, Compromise 1850, State Colonization Law of 1825

Back

U.S. Constitution

Front

Which factor MOST contributed to the growth of the cotton industry in Texas during the mid-1800s? Options: The decrease in new cotton varieties, The construction of irrigation systems, The passage of a fugitive slave law, The increase in demand for cotton

Back

The increase in demand for cotton

Front

What additional document was added to the Constitution of the State of Texas of 1845 to protect Texans?

Back

Bill of Rights

Front

Why did southern farmers feel comfortable bringing their slaves to Texas?

Back

The Texas Constitution permitted the practice of slavery within the state.

Front

This is a map of the United States in 1848. Which location on the map correctly identifies the Mexican Cession?

Back

D

Front

Which U.S. legislation prohibited aiding runaway slaves and required Texas to surrender parts of its western and northern territory?

Back

Compromise of 1850

Front

Which treaty officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War? Options: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexican Federal Treaty of 1848, Treaty of Paris of 1845, North American Free Trade Agreement

Back

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Front

Which river did Mexico claim to be the boundary separating them from the United States? Options: Nueces River, Rio Grande, Sabine River, Colorado River

Back

Nueces River

Front

What factor MOST motivated people to settle in Texas in the mid-1800s? Options: slavery, cheap farmland, Texas became a state in the United States., Gold had been discovered in the Panhandle.

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cheap farmland