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WorksheetsUnit 6 TX Republic & Statehood
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What became the southern boundary of Texas because of the U.S.-Mexican War?
a)
Nueces River
b)
Big Bend National Park
c)
Rio Grande River
d)
Brazos River
2.
Most northerners from the U.S. voted against annexation of Texas. Most southerners from the U.S. voted for it. Why?
a)
Threat of war with Spain
b)
Battle of San Jacinto
c)
U.S. did not like the Rio Grande
d)
Expansion of slavery
3.
What treaty resulted in adding the states of CA, AZ, NM, CO, WY, and UT to the U.S.?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Treaty of Velasco
d)
Gadsden Purchase
4.
Where did most slaveholders in Texas live?
a)
South and West Texas
b)
South and East
c)
East and North
d)
North and West
5.
Who wrote diaries that helped historians understand the Council House Fight and many other events in TX history?
a)
Jack Coffee Hayes
b)
Philip Nolan
c)
Mary Maverick
d)
Cynthia Ann Parker
6.
What impact did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo have on Texas?
a)
U.S. and Mexico ended the conflict
b)
The northern and western border of Texas was established
c)
U.S. agreed to annex Texas
d)
Peace with Indians
7.
What impact did the Compromise of 1850 have on Texas?
a)
U.S. and Mexico ended the conflict
b)
The northern and western border of Texas was established
c)
U.S. agreed to annex Texas
d)
Peace with Indians
8.
Houston's administration as the 1st and 3rd president of Texas was focused on . . .
a)
Education
b)
Annexation
c)
Reducing debt
d)
Building the navy
9.
What is the best reason the U.S. was against annexing Texas?
a)
U.S. was against slavery
b)
U.S. did not recognize the Republic of Texas as independent
c)
U.S. did not like the Rio Grande River
d)
U.S. did not want to go to war with Mexico
10.
Why did most Texans want to be annexed to the U.S.?
a)
Texas debts would be paid off.
b)
Protection against Indians
c)
Protection against Mexico
d)
All of these
11.
Which event occured during the era of Early Statehood in Texas?
a)
Civil War
b)
Preparing for world war
c)
Population expansion
d)
Discovery of oil
12.
What was Lamar trying to accomplish in the Santa Fe expedition?
a)
Free Anglo children from Comanches
b)
Establish western borders
c)
Send Indians to reservations
d)
Rescue Matilda Lockhart
13.
What year was Texas annexed to the U.S.?
a)
1844
b)
1845
c)
1861
d)
1890
14.
Why were Texas Rangers hired originally?
a)
Protect against slave revolts
b)
Protect against crazy farmers
c)
Protect against Indian attacks
d)
Protect against wild Armadillos
15.
What was the main goal of Anson Jones's administration?
a)
Annexing Texas to the U.S.
b)
Signing Treaty of Velasco
c)
Buy land
d)
Increase the navy
16.
Where did Hispanics settle in Texas?
a)
The North
b)
The South
c)
The largest part of Texas
d)
El Paso area
17.
Which area became the largest city because it was a major port for the early state of TX?
a)
Galveston/Houston area
b)
El Paso area
c)
San Antonio area
d)
Texarkana area
18.
The sufferings and treacheries that occurred during the Mexican-American War was a direct result of . . .
a)
Disputes between Texans and Indians
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Annexation of TX to the U.S.
d)
Efforts of TX to gain independence
19.
The Council House Fight was between whom?
a)
Texas Rangers and Comanche Indians
b)
Mexican soldiers and Texas Rangers
c)
Comanche Indians and Mexican soldiers
d)
The U.S. and the Cherokee
20.
What group of people settled New Braunfels and Fredericksburg?
a)
Hispanic
b)
German
c)
Czech
d)
Chinese
21.
What group of people immigrated to Texas to help build the railroad?
a)
Hispanic
b)
German
c)
Czech
d)
Chinese
22.
In 1859 when Juan Cortina claimed part of Texas "The Republic of the Rio Grande," what city was he in?
a)
Austin
b)
Lorado
c)
El Paso
d)
Brownsville
23.
What word means something that is given up in a treaty, generally territory?
a)
Annexation
b)
Cession
c)
Popular Soveriegnty
d)
Republic
24.
Which event during Lamar's administration resulted in Indians being moved to reservations?
a)
Council House Fight
b)
Santa Fe Expedition
c)
Cordova Rebellion
d)
Moving the capitol to Austin
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