SS Review quizz 3

Which of the following is true about Republic of Texas President Anson Jones?

• He served until Texas became a state

• He moved the capital from Houston to Austin

• He held office as president three times in a row.

• He designed the first Lone Star flag with a blue star

Who was the Colonel of the Texian Cavalry at the Battle of San Jacinto and known as the "Father of Texas Education"?

• José Antonio Navarro

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Anson Jones

Which statement BEST describes one of the successes of the Republic of Texas?

• it establishes a written constitution

• it gave all people the same freedoms

• it stopped immigrants from coming to Texas

• it made slavery illegal

According to the timeline, how many months passed from the victory at San Jacinto to the election of Sam Houston as the first president of Texas?

• less than one month

• more than one month

• more than four months

• more than five months

How did the war with Mexico impact the United States?

• It led to Texas Independence

• It made Mexico a trustworthy ally

• It strengthened the United States Navy

• It gave more land to the United States

How did Barbara Jordan model active participation in the democratic process?

• She was the first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate.

• She was the first African American woman from a southern state to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

• She was the first African-American, as well as the first woman, to deliver a keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention.

• All of the above

What was one of the primary strategies used by Federal forces to weaken the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• Use of blockading fleets along the coasts

• Building more railroads

• Increasing the number of soldiers

• Forming alliances with other countries

What was the humorous name given to General Winfield Scott's plan to cut off supplies to the southern states?

• Scott's Great Snake

• Scott's Big Bear

• Scott's Mighty Eagle

• Scott's Fast Fox

What did Scott’s “Anaconda Plan” aim to do to the southern states?

• Encourage trade with other countries

• Strangle the southern states by cutting off supplies

• Build new cities in the south

• Increase cotton exports

What impact did the “Anaconda Plan” have on Texas during the Civil War?

• Union ships set up blockades along the Texas coast, in an effort to prevent Texas from important and exporting goods.

• Union ships set up blockades along the Texas coast, which forced Texas to secede from the Union

• Union ships set up blockades along the Texas coast, in an effort to prevent the Texas Rangers from fighting in the Civil War

• Union ships set up blockades along Texas coast, which forced Texas' annexation to Mexico.