WorksheetsRepublic to Statehood
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which river did the Texans believe was the Mexico-US boundary?
a)
Rio Grande River
b)
Red River
c)
Neuces River
d)
Trinity River
2.
Which river did the Mexicans believe was the Mexico-US boundary?
a)
Rio Grande River
b)
Red River
c)
Neuces River
d)
Trinity River
3.
What was the Mexican Cession?
a)
a $15 million deal with the US where Mexico gave up claims to the Southwest
b)
the idea that the US should extend from coast to coast
c)
sharing of powers between state and federal government
4.
Separation of powers is between
a)
the 3 branches
b)
the 2 houses
c)
the federal and state governments
5.
Which principle is associated with "We the People"?
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Federalism
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Separation of Powers
6.
Doves were from northern states.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
War Hawks were from northern states.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Who was J. Pinckey Henderson?
a)
first Texas governor
b)
first Texas president
c)
first Texas land agent
d)
first Texas surveyor
9.
The Treaty of Guadalope-Hidalgo completed ....
a)
manifest destiny
b)
the war of 1812
c)
american revolution
d)
texas revolution
10.
What does this image represent?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Oregon Territory
d)
Texas Annexation
11.
How much money did we pay Mexico for the Mexican Cession?
a)
10 million
b)
15 million
c)
20 million
d)
25 million
12.
What did Texas sell to the United States in the Compromise of 1850?
a)
public lands near New Mexico
b)
land near Louisiana
c)
Rivers into New Mexico
d)
wheat from slave labor
13.
Who were the Presidents of Texas?
a)
Houston, Lamar, Jones
b)
Houston, Lamar, Andrews
c)
Houston, Jones, Andrews
d)
Lamar, Jones, Andrews
14.
Who led the Texas Rangers during Houston's second term as president?
a)
Captain Jack Coffee Hayes
b)
Captain Black
c)
Captain Jones
d)
Captain Jackson
15.
Who was the Cherokee leader who took part in the Cordova Rebellion?
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Chief Bowles
c)
Chief Santanta
d)
Vincenti Cordova
16.
What were the Doves reasoning for not annexing Texas?
a)
Slavery, debt, border conflicts with Mexico
b)
slavery, Mexico
c)
slavery, Manifest Destiny
d)
Manifest Destiny
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