The Road to Statehood

Why did Texas need a state constitution?

• Texas didn’t already have a constitution.

• Texas was able to think of some better rules.

• Texas wanted to get rid of the ideas taken from Louisiana.

• Texas was now part of the United States and not an independent nation.

What was one of the problems that Sam Houston thought the Republic of Texas could not overcome on its own?

• Paying its debts

• Attracting settlers

• Ending slavery in Texas

• Establishing trade with the United States

Which event correctly completes the sequence of events?

• Texans outlaw slavery.

• Texans turn over all public land.

• Texans vote to become part of the United States.

• Texans take an oath to be loyal to the United States.

What did Germans read about that led many of them to central Texas?

• Reports of religious freedom

• Promises of free land and homes already built for them

• Descriptions of rich natural resources

• Experiences with the American

What was one cause of the dispute between the United States and Mexico?

• United States citizens did not want to learn Spanish.

• United States citizens wanted to control all the waterways.

• United States citizens wanted fishing rights in the Gulf of Mexico.

• United States citizens felt they had a right to expand their territory.

How did General Winfield Scott help end the war?

• He captured Mexico City.

• He won a skirmish near the Rio Grande.

• He marched into California and Nevada.

• He signed a treaty to end the Mexican War.

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.

What is one way Tejanos benefited from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• They received protected property rights.

• They became Mexican citizens.

• They were trained as ranchers.

• They became landowners.

What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• To make Mexicans United States citizens

• To give voting rights to Tejanos

• To expand Mexican territory

• To end the Mexican War

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