WorksheetsChapter 9 Section 3-4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What number state was Texas in the Union?
a)
20th
b)
26th
c)
31st
d)
28th
2.
Why were some Mexicans scared of settling into the land that is now Texas?
a)
Growing problems between Native Americans and the current Mexican inhabitants
b)
They did not want to cause a problem with anybody
c)
The land was not rich in natural resources
d)
Problems between Mexicans and Americans
3.
How many land grants did Stephen Austin issue to "Texas's Old Three Hundred"?
a)
300
b)
297
c)
237
d)
283
4.
Who did James Polk send over to Mexico to purchase California, New Mexico, as well as secure the Texas border as the Rio Grande River?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Slidell
d)
Noah Smithwick
5.
How did the Mexicans react to John Fremont's 'invasion' into the Mexican territory?
a)
demanded a more enforced law be made to prohibit crossing into each others territories
b)
Santa Anna and Zachary Taylor held a private discussion about the problem
c)
They were mad but were too scared to do anything about it
d)
They crossed into the US's territory and killed US soldiers
6.
What did Mexico see Americans as?
a)
Tyrants
b)
Mexican citizens
c)
Lower class citizens
d)
Saw them as a threat
7.
What treaty ends the fight for independence at the Battle of San Jacinto?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Velasco
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
8.
In 1838 Sam Houston invited the US to do what?
a)
Buy a state
b)
A tea party
c)
Join forces with Mexico
d)
Annex Texas
9.
Polk offered to buy what land from Mexico?
a)
California
b)
Mexico
c)
Texas
d)
Puerto Rico
10.
The Mexican War was fought between Mexico and who?
a)
Americans
b)
Texans
c)
England
d)
Italians
11.
What did Mexico offer to agents in return that they would follow Mexican laws?
a)
Money
b)
A position in Congress
c)
A blessing
d)
Land grants
12.
What were the people who received grants from Stephen Austin called?
a)
Cult of domesticity
b)
Texas’s Old Three-Hundred
c)
Old fuss and Feathers
d)
Mexicans
13.
What did Stephen Austin win a repeal on?
a)
Prohibition on immigration
b)
Prohibition on the annexation of Texas
c)
Prohibition on slavery
d)
Prohibition on war
14.
Who marched to Rio Grande to blockade the river?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
James Polk
c)
Zachary Taylor
d)
Santa Anna
15.
In 1849 what did the population of California exceed due to the gold rush?
a)
120,000
b)
100,000
c)
10,000
d)
1,000,000
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