3rd 9 Wks Exam

What did Texas become known as after becoming independent?

• The United Colonies of Texas

• The Republic of Texas

• The National Democratic Republic of Texas

• Great Texas

Texans were angry that Sam Houston wanted peace with whom?

• Americans

• Britains

• Native Americans

• Chinese

Congress rejected Texas annexation over fears of provoking war with whom?

• Great Britain

• Cuba

• Spain

• Mexico

The idea that it was destined by God for Americans to expand westward was known as what?

• Manifest Destiny

• Westward Expansion

• Trail Blazing

• Moving West

Who was known as the Father of Texas Education?

• Anson Jones

• Davy Crockett

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• David Bowie

What was a major cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?

• Santa Anna's lost leg

• Gold stolen from the Rio Grande

• Border disputes

• Water Rights

What river did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially determine as the border between the United States and Mexico?

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande

• Colorado River

• Nueces River

Mexicans were deloused at the Santa Fe Bridge in El Paso which led to which riot?

• The Great Louse Riots

• The Zoot Suit Riots

• The Bath Riots

• The Great Chemical Riots

What type of slavery is lifelong with no individual rights?

• Chattel Slavery

• Indentured Servitude

• War-Time Slavery

• Temporary Slavery

The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World is known as what?

• Silk Road

• Manifest Destiny

• The Great Voyage

• Middle Passage