7th Unit 6: Republic of Texas

Which of the following events occurred during the era of Early Statehood in Texas History?

• Industrial growth

• Population expansion

• Outbreak of a civil war

• Preparation for a world war

Most immigrants were drawn to Texas in the mid-nineteenth century because of...

• the discovery of oil

• the stories about cowboy life

• the availability of cheap land

• the desire to escape religious persecution

What does annex mean?

• To add a territory

• To get rid of a territory

• To go to sleep

• Its an election process

Why did many Texans favor annexation to the United States?

• Texas debts from the republic would be paid.

• Texas would be a territory rather than a state.

• Texas would keep 21 million acres of public land.

• Texas could be divided into five states.

Sam Houston opposed building a navy for Texas because he thought it would...

• drain Texas’ finances

• anger the United States

• heighten tensions with Mexico

• curb trade on the Caribbean Sea

What treaty ended the Mexican American War and required Mexico to surrender 50% of its land?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Velasco

• Treaty of Mexico and Texas

Who was the 2nd president of the Republic of Texas and is known as the Father of Texas Education?

• James Bowie

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

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.

Which of the following was the primary reason that the United States did not want to annex Texas in 1837?

• Annexation would likely start a war between the United States and Mexico.

• The United States did not recognize the independence of the Texas Republic.

• Annexation would raise problems with slaveholders in the United States.

• The United States had laws forbidding any slavery state to be admitted.

The primary function of the Texas Rangers for the Republic of Texas was to...

• built irrigation systems for Texas farmers

• protect Texans from American Indian tribes

• return fugitive enslaved people to Texas farms

• establish a prison system for the Texas justice system