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WorksheetsUnit 6
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
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Class
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1.
What is the significance of 1845 in Texas History?
a)
The year Mexico won it's independence from Spain.
b)
The year Texas won it's independence from Mexico.
c)
The year the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from the British.
d)
The year Texas gained annexation into the United States making it the 28th state in the union and causing conflict between the U.S and Mexico.
2.
What does the background image represent?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
The Underground Railroad
c)
Texas Annexation
d)
The Enlightenment Period
3.
Based on the belief of "Manifest Destiny", Americans in the 1840's believed...
a)
All of Mexico belonged to the U.S
b)
Native Americans and Americans could live in peace.
c)
The Rio Grande should be the border of U.S and Mexico.
d)
The U.S was entitled to all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
4.
Through which method did the U.S officially approve the annexation of Texas?
a)
Texas Constitution
b)
Joint Resolution
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Judicial Review
5.
How is James K. Polk significant to Texas history?
a)
He was the first Governor of Texas.
b)
He was the first President of the United States.
c)
He was the President of the United States who ran as an expansionist and wanted to expand the U.S territory west. Which meant bringing in Texas.
d)
He was a great country singer.
6.
Who was the first Governor of Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
James Henderson
c)
James Polk
d)
Rick Perry
7.
What event(s) led to the Mexican-American War?
a)
Texas Annexation into the U.S
b)
James Polk's immigration policy.
c)
Dispute over the Florida borders.
d)
Canada's role in the annexation of Texas.
8.
The Texas Rangers earned the nickname "Los Diablos Tejanos" during the Mexican war. This term means...
a)
Texas Angels
b)
Friends of Ours
c)
Texas Friends
d)
Texas Devils
9.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo placed the Texas/Mexican border...
a)
at the Texas/Oklahoma state line.
b)
at the Red River.
c)
at the Rio Grande River.
d)
at the Sabine River.
10.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
a)
A law requiring all slaves be returned to their owner.
b)
A law forbidden slaves to enter the south.
c)
A law requiring all slaves be free.
d)
A law protecting runaway slaves from being returned to their owners.
11.
The purpose of the Texas Rangers was to...
a)
protect settlers from the Mexican Army.
b)
win a world series.
c)
to fight off Native Americans and remove them from their settlements.
d)
patrol the frontier and protect against Native American attacks and raids.
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