2nd District Assessment- Early Statehood

When cotton production rose, what else rose?

• truck usage

• crimes

• slavery

• poverty

In 1860 what was the most important product produced in Texas?

• Rubber

• Steel

• Cotton

• Tabacco

Who was president during Texas's annexation

• John Tyler

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Polk

• John Slidell

Why did we go to war with Mexico

• Because we were trying to take over Mexico

• Because Mexico invaded the US

• Because we could not agree on the Texas border and we wanted to buy land from Mexico

• Because Mexico stole land from the US

What year did Texas get annexed into the U.S.?

• 1519
• 1718
• 1836
• 1845

Which of the following eras occurred last?

• Age of Contact
• Early Statehood
• Mexican National
• Revolution & Republic

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

Which of the following events occurred first?

• Mexico cedes about 1/2 of their territory to the U.S. (Mexican Cession)
• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is signed
• U.S. declares war on Mexico
• Texas is annexed as the 28th state of the U.S.

What is the Mexican Cession?

• 529,000 sq. miles of Mexico's Northern territory that was given to the U.S. after the U.S.-Mexican War
• The document signed after Texas got their independence
• 529,000 sq. miles of U.S. territory that was given to Mexico after the U.S.-Mexican War
• None are correct

Which of the following is not a cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?

• The U.S. agreed with Manifest Destiny & wanted to expand to the Pacific
• A boundary dispute with Texas & Mexico
• The annexation of Texas as the 28th U.S. state
• The election of Santa Anna as Mexico's President