The Rise of The Lone Star State

The Rise of The Lone Star State

4th Grade

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The Rise of The Lone Star State

The Rise of The Lone Star State

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Social Studies

4th Grade

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which statement is a reason why many United States citizens did not want to annex Texas?

Texas laws allowed slavery.

Texas wanted to be a part of Mexico.

Texas had different ideas on government.

Texas was much smaller than the United States.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which problem did the Republic of Texas face?

The Republic had large debts.

The Republic had weak leadership.

The Republic had few natural resources.

The Republic had been annexed to Mexico.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which statement describes José Antonio Navarro's role in Texas?

He was an empresario who led colonists to Texas.

He was a writer of the Texas Constitution.

He was a leader in the Texas Rangers.

He was the first governor of Texas.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which is an effect of the Meusebach-Comanche Treaty?

Land was set aside as hunting territory.

Public land could no longer be given away.

Land became more expensive for immigrants.

More land was made available for settlement.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Where did many German immigrants set up towns in Texas?

In the central part of Texas

Along the Gulf of Mexico

Near the Mexican border

In the Texas Panhandle

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What effects did all of the new settlers have on the American Indians?

The European Settlers took all of the resources from the American Indians.

Some Europeans settlers wanted to take away land that American Indians used for hunting grounds.

The European Settlers lived peacefully with the American Indians.

The European Settlers refused to hunt with the American Indians.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What caused many German immigrants to com to Texas?

The 3 million acres of land available for settlement after the Meusubach-Comanche Treaty.

They wanted to come to a land that did not have a king.

They wanted religious freedom.

They wanted to become Texan citizens.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Who was the first governer of Texas?

Sam Houston

David Bowie

James Pinckney Henderson

Stephen F. Austin

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which one of these is NOT a reason that led to Texas becoming a state?

James K. Polk becomes president of the United States.

The United States Congress passes a resolution that allows Texas to become a state.

Texas leaders and citizens vote to become a part of the United States.

President Polk signs official documents that make Texas the 28th state.

The Texan citizens wanted to remain it's own country.

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