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Germans in Texas Quiz

Authored by Wajiha Wohid

History

8th Grade

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Germans in Texas Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the total population in Texas did Germans make up by 1850?

2%

5%

10%

15%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the main reasons Germans moved to Texas?

Industrialization

Promise of cheap land and good farming

Overpopulation in urban areas

High taxes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was one of the first Germans to settle in Texas, fleeing Germany in 1829?

Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels

John O. Meusebach

Johann Friedrich Ernst

The Adelsverein

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of the Adelsverein?

To establish a new government in Texas

To relieve crowding in Germany

To build factories in Texas

To create a new language

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which town was founded by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels in March 1845?

Galveston

San Antonio

New Braunfels

Fredericksburg

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Germans often settle in Texas?

Near the Rio Grande

In the German Belt

Along the Gulf Coast

In the Panhandle

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one reason Germans in Texas faced conflicts with other Texans?

They supported slavery

They did not approve of slavery

They refused to farm

They spoke only English

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