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3rd 9 Weeks Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Battles of Galveston and Sabine Pass were important to Texas and the south during the Civil War because

a)

they are where cotton was grown.

b)

they were won by the south.

c)

they were both fought for possession of ports

d)

government operations were positioned there.

2.
What rights guaranteed by the constitution of the Confederate States of America were a reason the southern states seceded from the Union?
a)
The rights of citizens in each state to be treated equally.
b)
The rights of citizens to voice their opinion. 
c)
The right of citizens to openly criticize the government. 
d)
The right of citizens to own slaves. 
3.
What would you put in the center circle?
a)
Union blockade along the Gulf Coast.
b)
Confederate blockage on the Mississippi.
c)
Ship blockade along the Mexican border.
d)
Union invasion of Texas.
4.

The principle that states the government is divided into three branches is called:

a)

Federalism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Three branches of government

d)

Separation of Powers

5.
How did Texas economy change just AFTER the Civil War?
a)
It became a petroleum based economy.
b)
It became a sharecropping based economy.
c)
It never recovered and was I disrepair.
d)
It relied only on cotton.
6.

Which established the border between Texas and Mexico during the era of Early Statehood?

a)

Frontier Wars

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Texas Revolution

d)

Civil War and Reconstruction

7.
What word means to focus on what is best for your region rather than the nation?
a)
sectionalism
b)
states' rights
c)
federalism
d)
tariffs
8.
Many Americans in the mid 1800s believed that the United States was to settle North America from coast to coast.  Which idea supports that?
a)
Most Americans would not be interested in annexing Texas because they want to focus on building a railroad.
b)
Support for Manifest Destiny would lead many Americans to favor annexation of Texas.
c)
Texas would reject annexation because it would stop their trade agreements.
d)
Although newspaper stories popularized Manifest Destiny, most Amerians did not support it.
9.
What was one reason Americans did not want to annex Texas?
a)
It will make the U.S. larger and more powerful.
b)
It will add resources to the United States.
c)
It will provoke  war with Mexico.
d)
It would stop trade.
10.
The process of restoring the South back into the Union is called
a)
reconstruction
b)
reformation
c)
reorganizing
d)
reorganization
11.

What can you determine about Texas based on this map?

a)

Texas is part of California during the Republic Era.

b)

Texas' northern border is approximately where is it currently in history.

c)

Texas is part of the Mexican Cession during the Republic Era.

d)

Texas was larger and had more land during the Republic era than it does currently.

12.
Which statement best supports the Confederates' point of view?
a)
The Union shoud be preserved at all costs.
b)
The Constitution is the law of the land and states must follow the law.
c)
Slavery is morally wrong and should be illegal in the U.S.
d)
States voluntarily joined the U.S and can choose to leave it.
13.
Lincoln supported
a)
the abolishment of slavery.
b)
an invasion of the south.
c)
forcing all slaves to move north.
d)
giving up farming completely .
14.
One problem the Republic of Texas faced after they won their independence was...
a)
being recognized as an independent nation
b)
determining who their president would be
c)
some Texans wanted to continue to fight
d)
the lack of resources and land available to settlers
15.
Why did some Americans not want Texas to be annexed?
a)
Texas did not have slaves
b)
Texas had too many people living there
c)
Texas had too much debt
d)
Texas did not have enough resources to support trade
16.
Which answer shows all the presidents of Texas?
a)
Mirabeau Lamar, James Polk, Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen F Austin, William Henry, Sam Houston
c)
Stephen F Austin, Sam Houston, Anson Jones
d)
Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, Anson Jones
17.
President Mirabeau Lamar promoted what during his presidency?
a)
annexation
b)
peace with the natives
c)
public education
d)
nothing, he wasn't a president
18.
Which president of Texas strongly supported annexation?
a)
Sam Houston 
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Santa Anna
19.
Which group fought against the Native Americans during Lamar's presidency.
a)
Buffalo Soldiers
b)
Texas National Guard
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Texas Rangers
20.
The Constitution of 1836 gave Texans _____________________ in their new Republic.
a)
rights
b)
money
c)
land
d)
votes
21.
Texans wanted to be annexed into the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT which one?
a)
US would pay off Texas debt
b)
protection from the Natives
c)
Allow natives to have more land
d)
disputes with Mexico
22.

In both the Texas and US Constitutions, the rule by the people, means that people have the right to vote. Which principle is this?

a)

checks and balances

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

republicanism

d)

popular sovereignty

23.
Texas decided it would not be part of the Union.  They officially left the Union to fight with the Confederacy during the Civil War.  What is it called when they left?
a)
success
b)
secede
c)
separate
d)
consideration
24.
What was the final straw that made Texas vote to leave the Union?
a)
tariffs being implemented on the people of the South
b)
Shots at Ft Sumter
c)
Sam Houston wanting to leave the Union
d)
Abraham Lincoln becoming president of the US
25.

What guarantees individual freedoms to citizens in both the Texas and United States Constitutions?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

First Amendment

c)

Preamble

d)

Checks and Balances

26.
Once Texas was annexed, it became the _______ state in the United States. 
a)
21st
b)
25th
c)
28th
d)
50th
27.
Texas gained their independence from Mexico and created what type of government in their new country?
a)
National
b)
Republic
c)
Monarchy
d)
Independent Government 
28.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1776
c)
2017
d)
1845
29.
Which organization helped to education and train freed blacks after the Civil War?
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Military
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Confederacy
30.
After the Civil War, each state that had seceded, was required to write a new Constitution adding that African Americans had the right to do what?
a)
buy a farm
b)
move to the north
c)
get married
d)
vote
31.

What conflict occurred when Texas was annexed into the United States?

a)

Slavery was abolished by Abraham Lincoln.

b)

Conflict with Mexico led to Texas becoming independent.

c)

New industry and oil was discovered, creating new jobs for the people of Texas.

d)

Conflict with Mexico leads to the US-Mexican War.

32.

Sam Houston was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas most likely because....

a)

Most Texans knew he was from Tennessee and wanted a different leadership style.

b)

Most Texans admired his leadership style.

c)

Most Texans knew he had lived with the Indians and wanted his help making peace with them.

d)

Most Texans didn't vote.

33.

Why did it take nine years for Texas to be annexed into the United States?

a)

The US Congress did not want to start a possible war with Mexico.

b)

Not enough people voted.

c)

Texas was filled with outlaws and criminals.

d)

Texas was too far west and the US didn't want to expand.

34.

How are the Texas and US Constitution alike?

a)

They both allow government officials to be above the law.

b)

They both create a system where the people cannot petition their representatives.

c)

They both include checks and balances.

d)

They are not alike in any way.

35.

Which battles of the Civil War were fought in Texas?

a)

Galveston, Sabine Pass, Palmito Ranch

b)

Austin, Alamo, Gonzales

c)

Galveston, Houston, Gettysburg

d)

Antietam, Gettysburg, Bull Run

36.

What do these men have in common: John Bell Hood, Thomas Greene, John Magruder

a)

They were all in the Confederate Military

b)

They are all governors of Texas

c)

They were all killed during battles in Texas

d)

They are all part of the Union Army

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