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WorksheetsTexas History
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the leading general of the Texan army?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
James Fannin
c)
Frank W. Johnson
d)
Stephen F. Austin
2.
Why did the Texas Revolution take place?
a)
The Mexicans took land from the Anglos
b)
The Anglos wanted Texas for themselves
c)
The Texans killed Santa Anna
d)
The Mexicans killed Sam Houston
3.
What years did the Texas Revolution take place?
a)
1866-67
b)
1735-36
c)
1836-37
d)
1857-58
4.
What was the most bloody battle for the Texan army?
a)
The Battle of Yorktown
b)
The Battle of Veslaco
c)
The Battle of Gonzales
d)
The Battle of the Alamo
5.
Who was the leading Mexican general?
a)
Santa Anna
b)
Vicente Filisola
c)
Martin Perfecto de Cos
d)
Santa Annaa
6.
What document ended the Texas Revolution?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago
c)
Treaty of Staar
d)
Treaty of Cameron
7.
What allowed early American Indian cultures to build permanent shelters?
a)
They were hunters and followed their food.
b)
They were farmers and were able to stay in one place.
c)
They were craftsman and had to find materials.
d)
They were traders and needed to build cities on trade routes
8.
Referring to the map, which area has rocky areas of mountains, flat basins, and plateaus?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
9.
Which of these events occurred in 1845?
a)
The U.S annexed Texas
b)
Texas declared independence from Mexico
c)
Slavery in Texas was outlawed
d)
Texas joined the Confederacy
10.
Who was elected president of Texas in the Election of 1835?
a)
William B. Travis
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Anson Jones
d)
Mirabeau Lamar
11.
What allowed early American Indian cultures to build permanent shelters?
a)
They were hunters and followed their food.
b)
They were farmers and were able to stay in one place.
c)
They were craftsman and had to find materials
d)
They were traders and needed to build cities on trade routes
12.
This FIRST battle of the Texas Revolution which later became known as the "Lexington of Texas".
a)
The Battle of Gonzales
b)
The Battle of the Alamo
c)
The Battle of San Jacinto
d)
The Battle of Goliad
13.
What major event happened in 1861?
a)
Slavery is abolished in Texas
b)
Texas seceds from the Union
c)
The Battle of the Alamo
d)
Reconstruction begins in Texas
14.
Who was elected to be president of the Confederacy?
a)
Santa Anna
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Sam Houston
15.
What Spanish explorer shipwrecked on Galveston Island and lived among the Karankawas?
a)
Francisco Cornando
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Hernando Cortez
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
16.
In 1861, who was the governor of TX who refused to secede from the Union and lost his office?
a)
Anson Jones
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Mirabeau Lamar
d)
Stephen F. Austin
17.
Because it was the center of trade, this city was the biggest in Texas in 1850
a)
El Paso
b)
Galveston
c)
Dallas
d)
Austin
18.
The attack on what fort marked the beginning of the Civil War?
a)
Fort St. Louis
b)
Fort San Antonio
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Fort Worth
19.
Why is Stephen F. Austin considered the "Father of Texas"?
a)
He was the first president of Texas after the Revolution
b)
He was the first to get permission to bring settlers to Texas
c)
He lead the first sucessful colony in Texas
d)
He defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto
20.
U.S voters showed they wanted to annex Texas by doing what?
a)
Electing James K. Polk as president
b)
Voting to recognize Texas' independence
c)
Electing Henry Clay as president
d)
Voting for war against Mexico
21.
What was the MAIN reason some people did not want to annex Texas?
a)
Texas had a huge national debt
b)
Texas was still a part of Mexico
c)
Texas would be a slave state
d)
Texas was too big to be a state
22.
What is the name of the event where about 350 Texans were ordered to be executed?
a)
Battle of the Alamo
b)
Battle of Gonzales
c)
Goliad Massacre
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
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