Early Statehood Quiz

What river did the U.S. claim as the U.S. border?

• Red River

• Rio Grande River

• Nueces River

• Sabine River

What river did Mexico claim was the border between the U.S. and Mexico?

• Red River

• Rio Grande River

• Nueces River

• Sabine River

Name the captain of the Texas Rangers who participated in the U.S.-Mexican War and captured Mexico City.

• Juan Seguin

• Sam Houston

• Jose Antonio Navarro

• Jack Coffee Hays

What city in Texas was the largest by the 1850s, due to being a port and trading center?

• Galveston

• Houston

• Austin

• San Antonio

What document did Texan delegates use as a reference when creating the Texas State Constitution of 1845?

• US Constitution

• Mexican Constiution of 1824

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

What led the Irish to immigrate to Texas in the 1840s?

• less economic opportunity

• politics

• potato famine

• opportunity to be president

Under the new constitution, what three qualifications did a person have to be in order to vote? (Select three answers)

• Must be at least 21 years old

• Must be female

• Must be male

• Must be Anglo (white) American

The U.S.-Mexican War ended in 1848 under what treaty?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What role did the invention of the cotton gin play on the impact of slavery?

• The need for slavery increased

• The need for slavery decreased

• Slavery was not affected

• Slavery was not needed anymore

John Gast’s American Progress symbolizes ___________ _____________, or the belief that the U.S. would eventually control all land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This belief led to the annexation of Texas in 1845, and war with Mexico from 1846-1848.

• Mexican Cession

• Manifest Destiny

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

• American Progress