Fourth Six Weeks SS Review

4th Six Weeks Review SS

​We will be covering:

• Republic of Texas

• Annexation of Texas and Statehood

• Mexican American War

• Civil War

​Republic of Texas

After the Texas Revolution, Texas became it's own country known as the Republic of Texas.

The Republic of Texas existed from 1836-1845.

The Texas Rangers were formed during the Republic of Texas to protect citizens from Native Americans and Mexico.

The capital of Texas became Austin during the republic years.

Multiple Choice

1836-1845 was the time that Texas was?

• A State

• A country

• A continent

• A county

Multiple Choice

Which group of Texans were formed to help to protect citizens from Native Americans and Mexico?

• Rough Riders

• Wild Broncos

• Texas Rangers

• The Cattle Army

Multiple Choice

What is the capital of Texas?

• Houston

• Galveston

• San Antonio

• Austin

​Republic of Texas Presidents

These people were president when Texas was president.

Sam Houston: First elected president of Texas. Military leader during the Texas Revolution. Served in the US as a senator.

Mirabeau Lamar: Second elected president of the Texas. Was known for being the "father of education"

Anson Jones: elected president of Texas. Served and help Texas be annexed into the US.

Multiple Choice

Who am I?

I was president of the Republic of Texas

I am the "father of education"

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

Multiple Choice

Who am I?

I was President of the Republic of Texas.

I served in the military during the Texas Revolution.

I became senator for Texas when it became a state.

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

Multiple Choice

Who am I?

I was president of the Republic of Texas.

I helped Texas get annexed into the US.

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

​Texas Annexation

Annexation means to add new land to a country.

Texas was the 28th state to be annexed into the US.

Texas supported the annex because the US had a strong government, strong economy, and large army.

James K Polk was the president who annexed Texas into the US.

The first thing Texas did after being annexed was pay off their debt.

Multiple Choice

To add new land to a country...

• Annex

• Add

• Repurpose

• Acute

Multiple Select

Texas supported annexation to the US because they had... (select all that apply)

• Strong Government

• Rough Riders

• Strong Economy

• Large Army

Multiple Choice

Who was president of the United States while Texas was being annexed?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Lynden B. Johnson

• George Bush

• James K. Polk

Multiple Choice

When Texas became a state, what was the first thing they tried to do?

• Fight Mexico

• Claim more land

• Pay off their debt

• Fight Native Americans

Mexican American War

The dispute between the border of Texas and Mexico caused the Mexican American war.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican American War.

In the treaty:

The Rio Grande River was recognized as border between Texas and Mexico.

Texas gave Mexico 15 Million dollars in the treaty.

Multiple Choice

The dispute between the Mexico and Texas border caused what war?

• Texas Revolution

• Mexican American War

• American Revolution

• Civil War

Multiple Choice

What treaty ended the Mexican American War?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Arizona

• Treaty of Texas

Multiple Choice

The Rio Grande River was recognized by what famous treaty?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Santa Anna

• Treaty of San Antonio

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Multiple Choice

In the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, they agreed to Mexico...

• Gold

• Silver

• 15 Million Dollars

• Nothing

Civil War

Slavery and States' Rights were the cause of the Civil War.

1861: This was the year that Texas seceded from the Union.

Secede means to leave. Texas left the Union.

Texas became part of a group with 10 other states called the confederacy.

Multiple Choice

Slavery and States' Rights caused what war?

• Texas Revolution

• Mexican American War

• American Revolution

• Civil War

Multiple Choice

1861 was the year that Texas...

• Joined the Union

• Joined the United States

• Seceded from the Union

• Became a country

Multiple Choice

Secede means to...

• Formally leave the United States (Union)

• Become President

• Withdraw from the War

• Become a neutral territory

Multiple Choice

Texas was a part of the ________ during the Civil War.

• Union

• Confederacy

Civil War Continued...

Texas had plantations where enslaved African Americans worked.

Plantations are large farms.

Their main crop they grew on plantations was cotton.

Cotton is used to make fabric and clothes.

Some Texans did not support slavery. People opposed to slavery were called abolitionists.

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of cotton?

• It was a crop that you could eat

• It was a crop that you could turn into gas and oil

• It was a crop that you use to make clothes

• It was a crop that was used to make flower bouquets

Multiple Choice

Plantations are large farms where southerners...

• Hired workers to work their farm

• The family worked the farm

• Slaves were enslaved to work the farm

• Women worked the farm

Multiple Choice

Abolitionists are...

• People who wanted slavery

• People who wanted to end slavery

• People who lived in Texas

• Native Americans

​End of the Civil War

During the Civil War, the north and south were divided.

The dark blue states represent the union.

The red states represent the confederacy.

The civil war ended in 1865.

The time after the war ended was called reconstruction.

The 13th amendment was passed that ended slavery.

Multiple Choice

The dark blue part of the map represents...

• Union

• Confederacy

• Neutral

• Canada

Multiple Choice

When the Civil War ended, the time after the Civil War was known as...

• Repurposing

• Reconstruction

• Redo

• Recycle

Multiple Choice

The 13th amendment ended...

• The Civil War

• Native American Attacks

• Mexico Attacks

• Slavery

Texas Pledge of Alligience

Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

The word indivisible means not divided.

The word allegiance means loyalty.

Multiple Choice

The following is the Texas Pledge of Allegiance.

Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

What does the word indivisible mean?

• Dividable

• Undividable

• Not in union

• Not together

Multiple Choice

The following is the Texas Pledge of Allegiance.

Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

What does the word Alligiance mean?

• Undividable

• Proud

• Loyalty

• Threatened