Chapter 13 lesson 2

After Florida became a territory, who settled there?

• enslaved people who had run away

• the Spanish

• people from the Northeast in search of a better climate

• planters from the South who needed more fertile land

What did these settlers do?

• farmed cotton and tobacco

• planted orange groves

• started businesses

• became fishermen

Florida became a state at the same time as _______

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Georgia

• Iowa

Before becoming part of the United States, Texas belonged to ______?

• Mexico

• Spain

• France

• Britain

Texas called itself "The Lone Star Republic" when it ______

• became part of Mexico

• won its independence

• was annexed by the United States

• won it freedom from Spain

Which of these statements about the Alamo is true

• General Santa Ana was defeated there.

• All the defenders who fought there were killed

• there were about the same number of soldiers fighting on each side.

• the battle had little effect on the war.

Mexican leader Santa Anna recognized Texas independence after the Battle of ______

• San Antonio

• the Alamo

• Houston

• San Jacinto

Which of the following men played an important role in the Lone Star Republic?

• Davy Crockett

• Jim Bowie

• Sam Houston

• William Barret Travis

Texas soldiers shouted, "Remember the Alamo!" at the Battle of San Jacinto.

• True

• False

Which issue delayed statehood for both Florida and Texas?

• Neither territory was considered part of Manifest Destiny

• they had not written a constitution

• Statehood would upset the balance between slave and free states in Congress.

• the population was not large enough