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WorksheetsEarly Statehood and Manifest Destiny Rev
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which President of the Republic of Texas hindered Texas being annexed by the U.S
a)
Sam Houston
b)
James K. Polk
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Mirabeau Lamar
2.
What were the reasons given for opposing the Annexation of Texas by the United States
a)
It would benefit the Southern Slave holding states
b)
It would Cause war with Mexico
c)
Both benfit the slave states and cause war with Mexico
d)
None are correct
3.
What is the belief that the United States was meant to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Railroad Fest
c)
US Expanison Galore
d)
US Superiority
4.
How was the US finally able to get the Annexation of Texas passed?
a)
Joint Resolution
b)
The House bypassed the treaty and sent it strait to the President
c)
Chuck Norris threatened the Senate
d)
The United States perchased it from Mexico
5.
What state did Texas base its first state constitution off of?
a)
New York
b)
Toronto
c)
Louisiana
d)
Saudi Arabia
6.
Who was the first governor of Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
James Pinckney Henderson
c)
Ichabod Crane
d)
Green DeWitt
7.
What was the most popular political party when Texas became a State
a)
Green Party
b)
Democratic Party
c)
Republican Party
d)
Bull Moose Party
8.
What was the common name of the American Party
a)
Grass Roots Party
b)
Everything Party
c)
Chuck Norris Party
d)
Know Nothing Party
9.
Where did the US post troops to prevent clashes between settlers and Native Americans
a)
Wyoming
b)
East Texas
c)
West Texas
d)
Canada
10.
What did President Polk offer to buy from Mexico
a)
Texas
b)
Panama Canal
c)
Exculsive Rights to the Aztec Ruins
d)
California
11.
What was the dispute over that sparked the Mexican-American War
a)
Texas Boundary
b)
Mexico commandeering American Ships
c)
The Sinking of the Invincible
d)
U.S. Spying on Mexican Troop movements
12.
Which US General defeated Santa Ana at the Battle of Monterey when outnumbered over 3:1
a)
George Washington
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Zachary Taylor
d)
Winfield Scott
13.
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Hocus Pocus
d)
Treaty of Versailles
14.
With the Mexican Cessession of Territory, what present day states were included
a)
California
b)
Nevada
c)
Utah
d)
All are Correct
15.
Why were many Mexicans forced out of the ceded territories?
a)
Discrimination
b)
lack of land
c)
Native American Raids
d)
None are correct
16.
What country did the US split the Oregon Territory with at the 49th Parallel
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Britain
17.
What were the causes of the Compromise of 1850
a)
Question on whether to allow slavery in Territory gained from Mexico
b)
California had petitioned to enter the Union as a free state
c)
Washington DC had the largest slave market in North America
d)
All are Correct
18.
What did Texas receive in exchange for giving up claim to New Mexico
a)
10 Million Dollars
b)
San Padre Island
c)
New Orleans
d)
200 Million Dollars
19.
According to the Compromise of 1850, how would the territories of New Mexico and Utah decide if they wanted slavery or not
a)
They automatically allowed slavery due to being below Missouri
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
They let Coach Noller Decide
d)
None of the Above
20.
With California entering the Union as a free state, how did the Compromise of 1850 pacify the slave states?
a)
The made Chuck Norris the official slave catcher
b)
They said all other territory gained from Mexico are slave states
c)
Kansas became a slave state
d)
They passed the Fugitive Slave Law
21.
When Texas was a republic, the leader was the ______________, when Texas became a state, the leader was the _______________.
a)
Prime Minister: Governor
b)
President: Governor
c)
Governor: Prime Minister
d)
Governor: King
22.
What is an agreement in which each side gives up something it wants in order to reach a solution?
a)
Treaty
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Amend
d)
Compromise
23.
Which one of the following groups of people did not want Texas admitted to the Union as a slave state?
a)
Notherners
b)
Southerners
c)
Mexicans
d)
Tejanos
24.
What posed a difficult political issue for the United States in the annexation of Texas?
a)
Most Texans were republicans.
b)
American Indians wanted a war.
c)
Great Britain did not approve.
d)
Texas wanted to retain slavery.
25.
Under the new constitution, which of the following was not one of the three branches of the Texas government?
a)
executive
b)
judicial
c)
biennial
d)
legislative
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