WorksheetsEsco Republic of Texas
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The German Emigration Company brought many German immigrants to Texas.
a)
True
b)
Fallse
c)
False
d)
Trump
2.
During the days of the republic, the Texas government wanted to limit the number of settlers living in Texas
a)
False
b)
truee
c)
True
d)
Obama
3.
A lack of natural resources discouraged many people from settling in Texas.
a)
True
b)
Tacos
c)
Texas
d)
False
4.
Native American raids slowed immigration in parts of Texas.
a)
False
b)
Fake
c)
True
d)
Texas
5.
During the republic, Mexicans migrated primarily into Nacogdoches and San Antonio
a)
False
b)
Fast
c)
Trump
d)
True
6.
Why did some Anglos doubt the loyalty of Tejanos?
a)
Some Tejanos had sided with Mexico during the revolution
b)
Some Tejanos wanted to take part in the culture of the republic.
c)
Some Tejanos wanted to participate in Texas politics.
d)
The Tejanos maintained their Mexican culture.
7.
What drew settlers to Van Zandt County?
a)
the Trinity River
b)
. the Red River
c)
salt mines
d)
the railroad
8.
What had empresario Stephen F. Austin convinced the government of Coahuila y Tejas to do when Texas was part of Mexico?
a)
make contracts with immigration agents for the settlement of immigrants
b)
free all African Americans living in the republic
c)
settle disputed land claims between settlers
d)
protect government land grants from seizure by creditors
9.
How did European settlers influence the Texas republic?
a)
They supported the Homestead Act.
b)
They purchased the lands of the Tejanos.
c)
They maintained ties to overseas markets and commerce.
d)
Their architecture and layout of towns reflected their homeland.
10.
What made Jefferson a thriving commercial center?
a)
The railroad arrived in 1842.
b)
Steamboats arrived around 1843.
c)
Salt mines followed the discovery of salt veins.
d)
Land grants were given to all immigrants
11.
Mining was a major part of the economy of the Republic of Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Fast
d)
Trump
12.
Pests and wet weather along the coast in Texas ruined sugarcane crops in the 1840s.
a)
Trump
b)
True
c)
False
d)
Falls
13.
Cotton was the most favored cash crop in the Republic of Texas.
a)
Fast
b)
Falls
c)
False
d)
True
14.
In the 1850s, slave labor led to a substantial increase in cotton production in the republic.
a)
Fast
b)
False
c)
True
d)
Falls
15.
The Spanish introduced sheep and goat ranching to Texas
a)
Trust
b)
True
c)
False
d)
Faults
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