TX23 - Fall Sem Exam Review #2

Which of these terms means "the idea of America expanding westward from coast to coast"?

• Joint Resolution

• Manifest Destiny

• Foreign Policy

• Subsistence Agriculture

Which THREE [3] of these are benefits that Texas and the U.S. experienced when Texas was annexed in 1845?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• Debt that Texas owed was paid by the U.S.

• the U.S. was paid the "annexation fee" of $5 million

• the U.S. could protect Texas

• a new U.S. capital was built in Dallas, Texas

• the U.S. was closer to achieving "manifest destiny"

Those Americans who were AGAINST the annexation of Texas did not want to damage relations with Mexico and did not want -

• a land filled with disloyal citizens

• to pay the $5 million "annexation fee"

• to make the U.S. any larger

• another slave state

What war was caused by the following events:

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• * annexation of Texas in December 1845

• * disagreements over new borders

• * desire to achieve "manifest destiny"

• the Mexican-American War

• the Texas Revolution

• the U.S. Civil War

• the French and Indian War

Which of these "agreements" established the boundary between Texas and New Mexico AND helped determine if new territories would be slave states or free states? [hint: this "agreement" ultimately heightened the tension in the U.S. about the spread of slavery and led to the Civil War a decade later]

• the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• the Compromise of 1850

• the Slave Trade Deal

• the Abolition Agreement

What is the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War in 1848? [hint: this treaty was named after the small town in Mexico where it was signed]

• the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• the Treaty of Velasco

• the Treaty of Chihuahua

• the Treaty of Mexico City

Which THREE [3] of these regions of Texas have mostly flat land that is suitable for farming or ranching?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Which of these choices is NOT the name of a physical region of Texas?

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Plateaus and Valleys

Most of the battles of the _____ happened in the Coastal Plains region of Texas. Examples include:

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• * the Battle of Gonzales

• * the Battle of the Alamo

• * the Battle of San Jacinto

• Mexican-American War

• Texas Revolution

• Mexican Civil War

• Reconquista

The _____ of Texas are grouped based on different climates and physical features [like elevation]. Examples include:

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• * Coastal Plains

• * North Central Plains

• * Great Plains

• * Mountains and Basins

• regions

• boundaries

• rivers

• capitals