Texas Early Statehood

This event, made memorable by the drawing of black & white beans, occurred when Texas soldiers invaded a small Mexican town across the Rio Grande.

• Council House Fight
• Santa Fe Expedition
• Cordova Rebellion
• Mier Expediton

When Texas was annexed into the U.S. what state number did it become?

• 31st
• 27th
• 38th
• 28th

Who did Texas gain its independence from?

• Spain

• England

• Mexico

• France

Mexico claimed the _________ River was the border between Texas and Mexico.

• Colorado

• Rio Grande

• Red

• Nueces

Which event ended the Mexican-American War?

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Treaty of Paris

Which answer best describes the Mexican Cession?

• Mexico agreed to end the War against the U.S.

• Mexican citizens agreed to become American citizens

• Mexico ended slavery throughout the country

• Mexico gave up territory between Texas and the Pacific Ocean

Texas' debt and the concern about the spread of slavery to new territories were two main reasons for the ________________

• Mexican-American War

• Compromise of 1850

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Stafford Act

Which describes the U.S. paying $10 Million to Mexico for land on the southern edge of present-day New Mexico and Arizona?

• Gadsden Purchase

• The Great Land Swindle of 1850

• Compromise of 1850

• Railroad Act

What year did the Mexican American war begin?

• 1946
• 1746
• 1846
• 2046

How did the Compromise of 1850 affect Texas?

• Many U.S. southerners moved to Texas.

• New borders were established for Texas.

• Texas was admitted to the United States union.

• The practice of enslaving people was expanded.