Social Studies Review

These figures are considered Texas Independence Leaders.

• Sam Houston

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• Stephen F. Austin

• James K. Polk

When was the Texas Declaration of Indpendence document written?

• May 5

• 1836-1848

• March 2, 1836

Texas gained independence from which country on March 2, 1836

• Mexico

• United States

• Canada

• France

The Texas Constitution established which three branches of government?

• legistative, judicial, and territorial

• democratic, republican

In 1854, the Texas government established which reservation near Clear Flork on the Brazos River?

• Apache

• Black Hawk

• The Seminole Nation

During Reconstruction, which two did the governemnt do before reentering the Union?

• wrote a new constitution

• created a new state government

• set a boundary line

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo established which territory as the geographic main boundary between Texas and Mexico?

• Weslaco, TX

• The Rio Grande

• The Nueces River

Which body of water does the Texas Coastal Plains border?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Rio Grande River

• The Gulf of Mexico

In which era did the Republic-led Congress pass amendments to abolish slavery and expand voting rights to all men regardless of race?

• Reconstruction

• Civil War

• Texas Revolution

In which era did Texas legislators vote to secede from the United States to join the Confederacy

• Civil War

• Texas Revolution

• Mexical National