WorksheetsTX - Unit 4 Review [thru CW causes]
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
From 1836 to 1845, Texas struggled to survive as an independent nation [led by leaders like Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar]. Other than the big issue of "slavery", why did the U.S. delay the annexation of Texas for nearly 10 years?
a)
the U.S. did not want to damage relations with Mexico, which could lead to war
b)
the U.S. was waiting for Texas to raise their "annexation fee" [which at that time was just over $7 million]
c)
the U.S. had recently annexed the country of Alaska, and by law they had to wait at least 10 years to annex another area
d)
the U.S. was fighting a war against Canada, and didn't have time to annex new places at the time
2.
The Mexican-American War ended in 1848 with the signing of a treaty between the U.S. and Mexico [in which Mexico agreed to the Rio Grande - NOT the Sabine River - as their boundary]. This treaty was called the...
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Francisco Gonzales
d)
Treaty of San Antonio
3.
What part of the Texas Constitution [which was copied from the U.S. Constitution] focused on the freedoms of individual Texas citizens?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
List of Freedoms
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Laws of Citizenship
4.
What TITLE would fit this list of items?
Manifest Destiny
Border Dispute
Recent Texas Annexation
Manifest Destiny
Border Dispute
Recent Texas Annexation
a)
Causes of the Mexican-American War
b)
Effects of the U.S. Starting Trade with China
c)
Reasons that the U.S. Elected Abraham Lincoln
d)
Results of the Search for Gold in Southwestern U.S.
5.
Which political party was the most popular one in Texas in the 1840s and 1850s?
a)
Democratic Party
b)
Whig Party
c)
Independent Party
d)
Green Party
6.
What area on this map became part of the U.S. as a direct result of the Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
the green area
b)
the blue area
c)
the yellow area
d)
the red area
7.
Why did the population of Texas increase greatly in the 1840s and 1850s?
a)
people were coming to Texas to become cotton farmers [and many of them brought slaves as well]
b)
people were being paid $5000 to move to Texas during this time period
c)
people were relocating to Texas quickly after gold mines were discovered in the Mountains and Basins region
d)
people were arriving in Texas to work on the "Texas Railroad Project" which spread railroad tracks across the state
8.
The largest immigrant group to settle in Texas during this time period were German immigrants [who came to Texas for the cheap land and economic opportunities]. How did these new German Texans preserve and celebrate their cultural heritage?
a)
with festivals and religious ceremonies
b)
by requiring German settlers to conduct all of their business in either English or Spanish
c)
through frequent collaborations with Polish Texans and French Texans
d)
by encouraging German immigrants to visit Germany as often as possible on vacation
9.
Just a year after Abraham Lincoln was elected U.S. president, the state of Texas voted to secede from the Union and join the newly created Confederate States of America [or "Confederacy"]. What year did this happen?
a)
1861
b)
1821
c)
1836
d)
1845
10.
The best summary for this image:
a)
slavery was tearing the country apart
b)
the north and the south disagreed over many things
c)
the Civil War should never have happened
d)
the north was more important than the south
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