Texas History Final Exam

What was the name of the document that officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War?

• Treaty of Velasco
• Treaty of Ghent
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Before the start of the U.S.-Mexican War, what did Mexico consider the border of Mexico & the U.S.?

• Nueces River
• Rio Grande

What is the belief that Americans will dominate territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?

• Nativism
• Reservation
• Manifest Destiny
• Antebellum

Passed in 1865, the amendment outlawed slavery

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

3.  Which of the following best describes the pull factors that brought immigrants to Texas in the mid-1800's?

• A.  war, escaping debt, and cheap soil
• B. cheap land, fertile soil and opportunity
• C.  fertile soil, democracy, war
• D.  cheap land, overcrowding, democracy

"We represent the majority...The annexation of Texas was advantageous...thus furthering the continuity of slavery (here in the South)."
The quote above would have represented the point of view of which political party?

• A.  Democrat
• B.   Whig
• C.  Know-Nothing
• D.  Bull Moose

Development of a steel plow, barbed wire and railroads all helped farming improve in West Texas. True or False?

• True
• False

What technological invention allowed West Texas farmers to have access to underground aquifers?

• barbed wire
• cotton gin
• railroads
• windmills

Which of the following were the most important economic effects of oil, railroads, and cattle in Texas?

• There was no economic growth because Texas was already industrial
• Sparked the opening of many new businesses to support the industries and population
• Created a local democratic government to support the increase of population
• Allowed for cultural borrowing opportunities

Why is 1901 significant?

• Texas won its independence from Mexico
• The largest oil reserve was discovered at Spindletop
• The American Civil War ended
• Texas was annexed by the United States