TX HISTORY 2nd semester quiz

Who was the President of the United States who supported the annexation of Texas and ran on the campaign of Manifest Destiny?

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

What officially ended the Mexican-American War?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Versailles

What was the main ideology behind Manifest Destiny?

• Expansion from east to west

• Establishment of colonies

• Control of trade routes

• Expansion from coast to coast

What year did Texas join the United States?

• 1845

• 1803

• 1821

• 1836

What does the 1st Amendment protect?

• Protection against unreasonable search and seizure

• No quartering of soldiers

• Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech

• Right to bear arms

What was discovered at Spindletop in 1901?

• Silver

• Oil

• Gold

• Natural Gas

What does the 13th Amendment accomplish?

• Established prohibition

• Granted citizenship to all born in the U.S.

• Abolished slavery

• Gave women the right to vote

What were the 3 S's that led to the Civil War?

• Sectionalism, Slavery, and States Rights

• Sugar, Spices, and Slavery

• States Rights, Sugar, and Ships

• Slavery, Ships, and Sectionalism

What year did Mexico gain its independence from Spain?

• 1821

• 1836

• 1845

• 1803

What was the main effect of the California gold rush?

• The start of the Civil War

• The end of the Mexican-American War

• Decreased interest in gold

• Increased population in California