Early Texas Statehood

Which men were appointed as U.S. Senators for Texas when it became a state?

• Thomas Rusk

• Sam Houston

• Thomas Pinckney

• Sam Bowie

What groups still did not have a right to vote under the new Texas State Constitution?

• Women

• Anglo males

• Slaves

• Native Americans

Which Texas Cities were settled mostly by German immigrants?

• Fredericksburg

• Katy

• New Braunfels

• Shiner

Choose all of the events that led to Manifest Destiny.

• Texas Annexation

• Mexican American War

• Louisiana Puchase

• Texas Revolution

Many Irish citizens moved to the US in the 1840's because of...

• The California Gold Rush

• The Klondike Gold Rush

• The Potato Famine

• Stricter Immigration Laws

How long did the US-Mexican War last?

• Just under two years

• Almost two years

• Twenty Three months

• All of these

Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?

• All of these answers are correct
• The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
• America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
• The U.S. recently annexed Texas

Texas joined the United States through a process called

• expedition
• veto
• annexation
• joint resolution

11. What was the official treaty that ended the war between Mexico and the U.S.?

• Mexican Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Native Treaty

• Texas Treaty

The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except 

• California entered the Union as a free state
• All other states would enter under popular sovereignty
• US pays TX $10 million for land outside present day boundary
• Texas agreed to become a free state