SS CTBA 4 Concepts Lesson

SS Concepts 4 Lesson

By Julia A

Multiple Choice

Who is the elected leader of a town or city? The ________ works in City Hall.

Jacob Wheat is the _______ of Alvarado, Texas in 2023.

• governor

• mayor

• teacher

• president

• from Tennessee

• Commander at San Jacinto

• 1st and 3rd President of the Republic

• became Governor after his Presidency

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Sam Houston

Multiple Choice

How many terms did Sam Houston serve as President of the Republic?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 0

• 2nd President of the Republic

• Father of Texas Education

• Set aside lands for public schools​

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Mirabeau B. Lamar

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Multiple Choice

Who is the Father of Texas Education?

• Houston

• Lamar

• Jones

• George

Multiple Choice

Why is Lamar called the Father of Texas Education?

• set aside lands for schools

• He lived peacefully with Native Americans

• got TX further into debt

• George Washington

1. DEBT- owed money.

   The debt kept increasing. This was TX's biggest economic problem.

2. Mexico was still attacking

3. The Texas Rangers were not enough help

Problems in the Republic of Texas:

Why was Mexico still attacking?

They believed Texas still belonged to Mexico so they attacked and destroyed property​

Multiple Choice

What was the biggest economic problem the Republic had?

• immigration

• money (DEBT)

• farming

• annexation

Multiple Choice

Why was Mexico still attacking the Republic?

• They liked to fight

• They wanted money

• They believed Texas still belonged to Mexico

• They believe Texas was indepemdent

• ​Protected settlers from Native American attacks

• Fought in the Mexican War​

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Texas Rangers

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Multiple Choice

Who protected Texas from Mexican and Native American attacks?

• Texas Twizzl

• Texas Rangers

• Dallas Cowboys

• Last President of the Republic of Texas

• Gave a choise to accept a treaty with Mexico or join the U.S.

• Was President when Texas was annexed to the U.S.

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Anson Jones

Multiple Choice

What is the most important thing we need to remember about Anson Jones?

• He was the FIRST president of the Republic

• He was the LAST president of the Republic when it was ANNEXED

• He served 2 terms

*President of the U.S. in 1844, during the annexation of Texas.

​*Polk wanted Texas to be annexed.​​

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James K. Polk

Multiple Choice

Sam Houston was president of the Republic of Texas in 1836.

______________ was President of the U.S. when Texas was annexed.

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

• George Washington

• Susanna Dickinson

Multiple Choice

Who was President of the U.S. when Texas was annexed?

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

• George Washington

• Susanna Dickinson

Multiple Choice

True or false: Texas had to give up its forts to join the U.S.

• True

• False

The Civil War

What was the main reason for the Civil War? SLAVERY. The North (Union) believed slavery should not be legal while the Southern states (Confederacy) believed slavery should be legal. Texas was part of the Confederacy and left the U.S. along with other Southern states.

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Multiple Choice

What is the cash crop in Texas?

• corn

• wheat

• butter

• cotton

Multiple Choice

What do we call an effort to stop ships from going in or out of a port?

• shipping

• lemonade

• blockade

• harbor

Multiple Choice

What happened as a result of the blockade on the Texas coast?

• Texas could not ship and sell cotton

• Texas could not ship and sell wheat

• Texas could not ship and sell turkey

Multiple Choice

True or false: Many men died in battle during the Civil War.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Texas had to write a new constitution when reentering the United States.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was one main thing Texas had to do before reentering the United States?

• grow less cotton

• end slavery

Multiple Choice

What kind of government does Texas have?

• A government with 3 branches

• a government with 2 branches

• a government with 1 branch

Multiple Choice

What do we call the laws that were passed during Reconstruction to limit the activities of the freed African Americans?

• Texas Codes

• Reconstruction

• Black Codes

​After the Civil War, the Texas economy began to grow and people started businesses and farming and ranching expanded.

Multiple Choice

The government cannot tell us what we buy or sell, or what kind of businesses to open. What is this called?

• rebuilding

• free enterprise

• supply and demand

Multiple Choice

If I have a small supply of Pokémon cards and they are popular in town, what happens to the price of cards?

• the price goes up

• the price goes down

• the price stays the same