Geography and Government Quiz

What is the process of adding an area or region to a country called?

• Cession

• Manifest Destiny

• Annexation

• Republic

What term describes land given to another country or the act of giving up something?

• Treaty

• Cession

• Republic

• Annexation

What belief was meant to stretch the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?

• Republic

• Treaty

• Manifest Destiny

• Annexation

What is a form of government in which the people choose their leaders?

• Republic

• Cession

• Treaty

• Annexation

What is an official agreement between groups or countries called?

• Manifest Destiny

• Republic

• Treaty

• Cession

How long was Texas an independent country?

• 5 years

• 9 years

• 12 years

• 15 years

In what year did Texas become the 28th state of the United States?

• 1836

• 1845

• 1850

• 1861

What issue led to the Mexican War after Texas became a state?

• Trade disagreements

• Border disputes

• Language differences

• Taxation issues

What was one of the successes of the republic mentioned in the document?

• Constitution written for the republic

• Increased debt of Texas

• Forced removal of Indian tribes

• Inflation increase

Which individual freedom was guaranteed in the Texas Constitution?

• Freedom to travel

• Free speech and freedom of religion

• Freedom to own property

• Freedom to vote