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WorksheetsSocial Studies Weekly- 24
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
_________ is known as the as the Father of Education, and was the first man elected as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
Sam Houston
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Stephen F. Austin
What caused many families to leave their homes in Texas quickly during the Runaway Scrape?
They wanted to return to their families living in the US.
The American Indians forced them off the land.
Sam Houston warned them that the Mexican army was coming.
How did most early Texan settlers make a living?
Farming and ranching
construction workers
working in factories
Which statement helps the reader understand the meaning of annexation?
Texas was now the 28th state in the United States of America.
Slaves were forced to farm large Texas plantations.
Texas still had very little money.
What was an important outcome of the Treaties of Velasco?
Santa Anna was put in Mexican prison for the rest of his life.
Texans no longer had to worry about being attacked by Mexican soldiers.
All Texans approved of the terms and conditions in the treaties.
One reason that William B. Travis became the leader of all the Texan forces at the Battle of the Alamo is because_____.
Gen. Santa Anna had set up camp outside the Alamo
there were 3,000 Mexican soldiers and less that 200 Texan defenders.
James Bowie became ill.
When do we celebrate Texas Independence Day?
April 30th
March 22nd
March 2nd
The battle of San Jacinto lasted _________.
18 seconds
18 days
18 minutes
Why did the settlers begin hunting buffalo?
To anger the Native Americans.
Because bufflao was the only meat available to the settlers.
To make the grazing land available for farming, ranching and railroads.
After Texas became a state, the practice of slavery continued. After the war the slaves were set free. What became important to the slaves after the war?
finding horses to ride
finding homes and jobs
leaving Texas because they feared for their lives.
