Social Studies Review

Front

When was the Texas Declaration of Independence document written?

Back

March 2, 1836

Front

Texas gained independence from which country on March 2, 1836?

Back

Mexico

Front

The Texas Constitution established which three branches of government?

Back

legistative, judicial, and territorial

Front

In 1854, the Texas government established which reservation near Clear Flork on the Brazos River?

Back

The Comanche Indian Reservation

Front

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo established which territory as the geographic main boundary between Texas and Mexico?

Back

The Rio Grande

Front

Which body of water does the Texas Coastal Plains border?

Back

The Gulf of Mexico

Front

In which era did the Republic-led Congress pass amendments to abolish slavery and expand voting rights to all men regardless of race?

Back

Reconstruction

Front

In which era did Texas legislators vote to secede from the United States to join the Confederacy?

Back

Civil War

Front

Which location was the site of one of the final Civil War battles that took place a month after the Confederate forces surrendered?

Back

Palmetto Ranch

Front

What was the cause of the US-Mexican War?

Back

James K. Polk wanted to fulfill the ideas of Manifest Destiny.