SS Quiz Chapter 6

Why did texas need a state constitution?

• Texas didn't already have a constitution.

• Texas was able to think of some better rules

• Texas wanted to get rid of the ideas taken from Lousiana

• Texas was now part of the US and not an independent nation

What was one of the problems that Sam Houston thought the Republic of Texas could not overcome?

• Paying its debts

• Attracting settlers

• Ending slavery in Texas

• Establishing trade with Mexico

Why did Comanche leader Buffalo Hump say, “I object to any more settlements”?

• German immigrants were building settlements on Comanche hunting grounds.

• More and more settlements were being built on the Comanche reservation.

• The Comanche wanted to prevent immigrants from coming to Texas.

• Public land was to only be used for hunting and growing crops.

What did Germans read about that led many of them to central Texas?

• Reports of religious freedom

• Promises of free land and homes

• Descriptions of rich natural resources

• Experiences with the American Indians

Where did many immigrants from Mexico settle?

• Central Texas

• Southeastern Texas

• Northwestern Texas

• Southwestern Texas

Which heritage do people honor when they celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

• Polish

• German

• Mexican

• Czechoslovakian

Which statement about Texas immigrants is true?

• All faced the tasks of getting land and growing food.

• Most opened mills, hardware stores, or hotels.

• Few worked together with other settlers.

• Many had been doctors and teachers.

What attracted many immigrants to Texas in the mid-1800s?

• Its natural resources

• Its link to Mexico

• Its free land

• Its big cities

What was one cause of the dispute between the United States and Mexico?

• United States citizens did not want to learn Spanish.

• United States citizens wanted to control all the waterways.

• United States citizens wanted fishing rights in the Gulf of Mexico.

• United States citizens felt they had a right to expand their territory.

What role did the Texas Rangers play during the war with Mexico?

• They led talks between the United States and Mexico.

• They served as scouts and informants.

• They trained the United States troops.

• They defended the Mexican forces.