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Early Tx Statehood

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group came to Texas to escape religious persecution and settled in New Braunfels?

a)

Polish

b)

German

c)

Irish

d)

Mexican

2.

What did immigrant groups bring to Texas?

a)

Music

b)

Food

c)

Religion

d)

All of the Above

3.

Who was the president of the U.S. during the Mexican-American War?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John Tyler

c)

Sam Houston

d)

James K. Polk

4.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo....

a)

Ended the Texas Revolution

b)

Started the Mexican-American War

c)

Ended the Mexican-American War

d)

Started the Texas Revolution

5.

Mexico believes the border between them and Texas should be at what river?

a)

Nueces

b)

Red

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Sabine

6.

What is the huge chunk of land that the U.S. obtained from Mexico as an immediate result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Concession

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Guadalupe Hidalgo

7.

What would be a POLITICAL effect of Manifest Destiny?

a)

Religion

b)

Tx Annexation

c)

Gold

d)

Pioneer Spirit

8.

All of these are causes of the Mexican American War EXCEPT:

a)

Border disputes

b)

Religion

c)

Mx. was insulted by Tx. Annexation

d)

Mx. Owed Tx. money

9.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made

a)

the Rio Grande the border between Texas and Mexico

b)

the Nueces River the border between Texas and Mexico

10.

A major influence for immigration was

a)

political freedom

b)

religious diversity

c)

social advancement

d)

economic opportunity

11.

Which of the following is an example of an economic effect...

a)

trade with another country

b)

removing people from land

c)

gaining control of Rivers

d)

doubling the size of the US

12.

What two Rivers caused a dispute between TX and Mexico?

a)

Rio Grande and Sabine

b)

Sabine and Nueces

c)

Nueces and Rio Grande

13.

The Gadsden Purchase fulfilled what the U.S. needed for the....

a)

Polar Express

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Union Pacific

d)

Amtrak

14.

Significance of James Polk to the annexation of Texas

a)

He was a U.S. president that wanted to expand U.S. territory by annexing Texas.

b)

He hated Mexico

c)

He was an abolitionist, who fought against annexation.

15.
True or False, everyone in America was for Texas Annexation?
a)
True
b)
False
16.

Which of the following was acquired by the United States at the close of the Mexican-American War?

a)

Texas

b)

Nebraska

c)

Utah

d)

Louisiana

17.

What effect did the Battle of the Alamo have on the Mexican-American War?

a)

It led to the unconditional surrender of the Mexican Army

b)

It enabled Texas to join the United States

c)

It drummed up American anger against Mexico before the war began

d)

It preceded the American attack against Mexico City

18.

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)

A, C, B

b)

B, C, A

c)

C, B, A

d)

B, A, C

19.

Why did the Mexican-American War cause lingering resentment among Mexicans?

a)

Any major military defeat is bound to upset the populace.

b)

They were close to winning the war until the very end, when General Scott entered Mexico City.

c)

It was an unprovoked war that resulted in the loss of more than half of their land.

d)

Mexican citizens lost their right to vote and own property after the war.

20.
Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
William B. Travis
c)
James Fannin
d)
Santa Anna
21.
What word means "Americans belief in the God given right to move West"?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Land Speculator
c)
Decree
d)
Ordinance
22.
What year was Texas annexed into the U.S?
a)
1836
b)
1845
c)
1832
d)
1829
23.
What did California and Texas have in common?
a)
Both would enter the Union as slave states.
b)
Both would enter the Union as free states.
c)
Both were former Mexican territories.
d)
Both were jointly occupied by the United States and Great Britain.
24.
"American blood has been shed on American soil" was used by President Polk to...
a)
to fulfill Manifest Destiny
b)
to change the borders between Texas and Mexico
c)
to get congress to declare war on Mexico
d)
to negotiate price for the Mexican Cession
25.
Why did people rush to California?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Silver 
c)
Gold
d)
Beaver Pelts