Unit 4 Review

What year was Texas annexed into the U.S.?

• 1845

• 1848

• 1860

• 1861

Which river did the U.S. believe was the official border between Texas and Mexico?

• The Nueces River

• The Rio Grande

• The Red River

• The Sabine River

What was Lincoln's original goal at the start of the Civil War?

• To end slavery

• To preserve the Confederacy

• To preserve the Union

• To legalize slavery

As a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo...

• Mexico gives all of its land to the U.S.

• The U.S. gives Mexico 55% of its land

• The Nueces River is recognized as the official border for U.S.-Mexico

• The Rio Grande River is recognized as the official border for U.S.-Mexico

True or False: Sam Houston supported secession of Texas

• True

• False

According to Sam Houston, the North would overwhelm the South in any prolonged war effort

• True

• False

After the U.S. acquires land from Mexico, what is the major question to do with this land?

• "Will this land be open to European colonization?"

• "Will slavery exist on this land?"

• "Will we cede any of this territory to Native Americans?"

• "What is the U.S. to do about Russian conquests?"

What river did MEXICO believe to be the official border between Texas and Mexico?

• The Rio Grande

• The Red River

• The Nueces River

• The Sabine River

How many states leave the Union to form the Confederacy?

• 18

• 15

• 11

• 8

True or False: Texas secedes the same year that the Civil War starts in 1861

• True

• False