SW24: Let's Review!

“Looking Back: Texas Independence to

Reconstruction”

What problem did Sam Houston and his committee face while writing the Texas Declaration of Independence in March of 1836?

• Santa Anna had returned to Mexico to get more soldiers.

• Most people in Texas did not want independence.

• Santa Anna and his soldiers were closing in on them.

• Houston thought the Alamo defenders could defeat Santa Anna’s army.

“Looking Back: Texas Independence to Reconstruction”

The author organizes this article by ...

• listing the events from most important to least important

• putting the events in order by the dates in which they occurred

• interviewing an eyewitness of each event

• telling a story about each event

Answer explanation

This is called chronological order!

“Texas: Republic to 28th State”

What was an important outcome of the Treaties of Velasco?

• Santa Anna was put in a Mexican prison for the rest of his life.

• Texans no longer had to worry about being attacked by Mexican soldiers.

• The Rio Grande River was established as the southern border of Texas.

• All Texans approved of the terms and conditions in the treaties.

“Texas: Republic to 28th State”

Which sentence helps the reader understand the meaning of the word annexation?

• Texas was now the 28th state in the United States of America.

• Enslaved people were forced to farm large Texas plantations.

• Americans were not sure if the annexation of Texas was a good idea.

• Texas still had very little money.

Answer explanation

To "annex" means to add an area or region to a country or state.

Which detail from the article “American Indians Depended on the Buffalo” supports the author’s statement that “The buffalo neared extinction, which caused the way of life for the Plains Indians to change forever.”

• American Indians had lived and hunted on the same land for many years.

• Large herds grazed on land that settlers wanted for farming, ranching and railroads.

• Some people wanted to move American Indians to reservations.

• American buffalo hunters killed thousands of animals for their hides and left the meat to rot.