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WorksheetsEarly Tx Statehood
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which group came to Texas to escape religious persecution and settled in New Braunfels?
Polish
German
Irish
Mexican
What did immigrant groups bring to Texas?
Music
Food
Religion
All of the Above
Who was the president of the U.S. during the Mexican-American War?
Henry Clay
John Tyler
Sam Houston
James K. Polk
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo....
Ended the Texas Revolution
Started the Mexican-American War
Ended the Mexican-American War
Started the Texas Revolution
Mexico believes the border between them and Texas should be at what river?
Nueces
Red
Rio Grande
Sabine
What is the huge chunk of land that the U.S. obtained from Mexico as an immediate result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Concession
Mexican Cession
Guadalupe Hidalgo
What would be a POLITICAL effect of Manifest Destiny?
Religion
Tx Annexation
Gold
Pioneer Spirit
All of these are causes of the Mexican American War EXCEPT:
Border disputes
Religion
Mx. was insulted by Tx. Annexation
Mx. Owed Tx. money
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made
the Rio Grande the border between Texas and Mexico
the Nueces River the border between Texas and Mexico
A major influence for immigration was
political freedom
religious diversity
social advancement
economic opportunity
Which of the following is an example of an economic effect...
trade with another country
removing people from land
gaining control of Rivers
doubling the size of the US
What two Rivers caused a dispute between TX and Mexico?
Rio Grande and Sabine
Sabine and Nueces
Nueces and Rio Grande
The Gadsden Purchase fulfilled what the U.S. needed for the....
Polar Express
Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific
Amtrak
Significance of James Polk to the annexation of Texas
He was a U.S. president that wanted to expand U.S. territory by annexing Texas.
He hated Mexico
He was an abolitionist, who fought against annexation.
Which of the following was acquired by the United States at the close of the Mexican-American War?
Texas
Nebraska
Utah
Louisiana
What effect did the Battle of the Alamo have on the Mexican-American War?
It led to the unconditional surrender of the Mexican Army
It enabled Texas to join the United States
It drummed up American anger against Mexico before the war began
It preceded the American attack against Mexico City
Place the following events in sequence, from left to right: A) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; B) Battle of the Alamo; C) Texas becomes a U.S. state
A, C, B
B, C, A
C, B, A
B, A, C
Why did the Mexican-American War cause lingering resentment among Mexicans?
Any major military defeat is bound to upset the populace.
They were close to winning the war until the very end, when General Scott entered Mexico City.
It was an unprovoked war that resulted in the loss of more than half of their land.
Mexican citizens lost their right to vote and own property after the war.
