Social Studies, Week #16, Articles 3-7

What was the largest group of Europeans to immigrate to Texas?

• the Irish

• the Polish

• the French

• the Germans

What was the goal of the German Emigration Company?

• to claim western lands for Germany

• to preserve German farming methods

• to create vibrant German communities

• to provide capital for German businesses

Why did eastern Europeans come to Texas?

• to obtain land

• to discover gold

• to make new friends

• to escape persecution

Why were settlers afraid of this area?

• Flooding was common.

• The Comanche hunted there.

• Bandits wandered the roads.

• Rattlesnakes overran the fields.

Why could Meusebach settle safely?

• He built the first German settlement in Texas.

• He signed a peace treaty with General Santa Anna.

• He left his own people to go live with American Indians.

• He negotiated a peace treaty with the Comanche chiefs.

What made this accomplishment different?

• It was signed by only two people.

• It was signed on Comanche lands.

• It only lasted through the harvest season.

• It was negotiated without government input.

Which U.S. state was acquired from Mexico at the end of the Mexican-American War?

• Arizona

• California

• Nevada

• New Mexico

What issue did the U.S. face with adding a new state?

• establishing a military presence in the West

• deciding how to govern such a distant state

• the number of senators representing the new state

• whether to add it as a “slave” state or a “free” state

What was the biggest economic industry in Texas in the mid-1800s?

• farming

• fishing

• shipping

• manufacturing

What was the primary crop produced on large plantations?

• cotton

• sugarcane

• tobacco

• wheat