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Texas History Winter Final Exam (TX Rev. - The Civil War)

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first event of the Texas Revolution?

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

The Goliad Massacre

c)

Fall of the Alamo

d)

Texas Declaration of Independence

2.

The Law of April 6th caused more tension and problems between the Texans and Mexican government.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Law of April 6th caused Texans to support Santa Anna.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

This quotation is from which document? "We, therefore, the delegates with plenary powers of the people of Texas...do hereby resolve and declare"

a)

Texas Declaration of Independence

b)

Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824

c)

Treaty of Velasco

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

5.

Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Childress

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

David Burnet

d)

Sam Houston

6.

Who was the first Vice President of Texas and was a Mexican politician?

a)

George Childress

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

Lorenzo de Zavala

d)

Sam Houston

7.

Who commanded forces at the Alamo against Santa Anna?

a)

George Childress

b)

William B. Travis

c)

Lorenzo de Zavala

d)

Sam Houston

8.

Who commanded the Texas forces and defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto?

a)

George Childress

b)

William B. Travis

c)

Lorenzo de Zavala

d)

Sam Houston

9.

Who defeated the Texans at the Alamo, capturing San Antonio?

a)

George Childress

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Lorenzo de Zavala

d)

Sam Houston

10.

Who wrote letters from the Alamo requesting reinforcements but was willing to die defending it.

a)

William B. Travis

b)

Juan Seguin

c)

Davey Crockett

d)

James Bowie

11.

Who was a Tejano and courier (delivered letters) at the Alamo?

a)

William B. Travis

b)

Juan Seguin

c)

Davey Crockett

d)

James Bowie

12.

Who was a commander of Mexicans at the Battle of San Jacinto?

a)

William B. Travis

b)

Juan Seguin

c)

Davey Crockett

d)

James Bowie

13.

What was the document that ended the Texas Revolution?

a)

Texas Declaration of Independence

b)

Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824

c)

Treaty of Velasco

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

14.

Which empresario settled Spanish-Speaking Mexicans in Texas?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Martin de Leon

c)

Moses Austin

d)

Green DeWitt

15.

Which event came first?

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

Battle of the Alamo

c)

The Texas Declaration of Independence was Signed

d)

Goliad Massacre

16.

Which event came last?

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

Battle of the Alamo

c)

The Texas Declaration of Independence was Signed

d)

Goliad Massacre

17.

Battle of Gonzales; The Texas Declaration of Independence was Signed; Final Battle of the Alamo; Runaway Scrape; Goliad Massacre

a)

True: These events are in chronological order.

b)

False: These events are not in chronological order

18.

Battle of Gonzales; Goliad Massacre; Final Battle of the Alamo; Runaway Scrape; The Texas Declaration of Independence was Signed

a)

True: These events are in chronological order.

b)

False: These events are not in chronological order

19.

What is the name of the event where Haden Edwards led a group of men to declare their independence from Mexico?

a)

Fredonian Rebellion

b)

Law of April 6, 1830

c)

Turtle Bayou Resolution

d)

Mier y Teran Report

20.

Who was an empresario from Kentucky that led a rebellion in an attempt to declare independence from Mexico?

a)

Haden Edwards

b)

SFA

c)

Juan Seguin

d)

Moses Austin

21.

What would you call the era of the following events: Fredonian Rebellion, Mier y Teran Report, and the Law of April 6th.

a)

The Texas Revolution

b)

Road to Revolution

c)

Mexican National Era

d)

Republic of Texas Era

22.
Which event DIRECTLY led to the Law of April 6, 1830?
a)
Fredonian Rebellion
b)
Mier y Teran Report
c)
Turtle Bayou Resolution
d)
Mexican Constitution of 1824
23.

Which event DIRECTLY led to the Mier Y Teran Report?

a)

Fredonian Rebellion

b)

Law of April 6th

c)

Turtle Bayou Resolution

d)

Arrest of SFA

24.

Which event led to stricter laws on American settlers in Texas?

a)

Fredonian Rebellion

b)

Mier y Teran Report

c)

Turtle Bayou Resolution

d)

Mexican Constitution of 1824

25.

Which event directly threatened the livelihood of the Texas colonies

a)

Fredonian Rebellion

b)

Law of April 6th

c)

Turtle Bayou Resolution

d)

Arrest of SFA

26.

The Texas Constitution drafted at the 1836 Convention was similar to the U.S. constitution because most colonists were American and were used to it.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Texas Constitution drafted at the 1836 Convention was similar to the U.S. constitution because most colonists were Mexican and were used to it.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Who was chosen as the Commander of the Texas army at the 1836 convention?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

SFA

c)

Juan Seguin

d)

William B. Travis

29.

Who was chosen as the Ad Interim President of Texas at the 1836 Convention?

a)

George Childress

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

David Burnet

d)

Sam Houston

30.

The "Twin Sisters" are a pair of cannons used at the Battle of

a)

San Jacinto

b)

Goliad

c)

Gonzales

d)

The Alamo

31.

The "Twin Sisters" are a pair of cannons used at the Battle of Jacinto

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What event DIRECTLY led to the Law of April 6, 1830?

a)

Fredonian Rebellion

b)

Mier y Teran Report

c)

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

d)

Convention of 1832

33.

What event discouraged people in the United States from settling in Texas?

a)

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

b)

Mier y Teran Report

c)

Law of April 6, 1830

d)

Convention of 1832

34.

What was NOT a term of the law of April 6, 1830?

a)

Outlawed immigration from the U.S. to TX

b)

Legalized slavery

c)

Outlawed slaves

d)

Taxes were placed on all goods entering TX

35.

Which event prevented slaves from being brought to Texas?

a)

Law of April 6, 1830

b)

Mier y Teran Report

c)

Fredonian Rebellion

d)

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

36.

Who was sent to Texas to investigate the increasing number of US settlers in Texas?

a)

General Manuel Mier y Teran

b)

SFA

c)

Haden Edwards

d)

Santa Anna

37.

What would you call the era of the following events: Battle of Gonzales, Battle of San Jacinto, The Fall of the Alamo

a)

The Texas Revolution

b)

Road to Revolution

c)

Mexican National Era

d)

Republic of Texas Era

38.

What would you call the era when people like Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Anson Jones were president of Texas?

a)

The Texas Revolution

b)

Road to Revolution

c)

Mexican National Era

d)

Republic of Texas Era

39.

What would you call the era when Sam Houston was president of Texas?

a)

The Texas Revolution

b)

Road to Revolution

c)

Mexican National Era

d)

Republic of Texas Era

40.

What would you call the era when Mirabeau Lamar was president of Texas?

a)

The Texas Revolution

b)

Road to Revolution

c)

Mexican National Era

d)

Republic of Texas Era

41.

What would you call the era when Anson Jones was president of Texas?

a)

The Texas Revolution

b)

Road to Revolution

c)

Mexican National Era

d)

Republic of Texas Era

42.

Which event stated Texas was in danger of revolting against Mexico?

a)

Fredonian Rebellion

b)

Mier y Teran Report

c)

Turtle Bayou Resolution

d)

Mexican Constitution of 1824

43.

What word means a small or minor battle?

a)

Skirmish

b)

Convention

c)

Resolution

d)

Constitution

44.

Who was executed at the Goliad Massacre?

a)

George Childress

b)

James Fannin

c)

Lorenzo de Zavala

d)

Sam Houston

45.

Which battle was commanded by Sam Houston against Santa Anna ?

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

The Grass Fight

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Battle of San Jacinto

46.

Which battle was the final battle and occurred on April 21st, 1836?

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

The Grass Fight

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Battle of San Jacinto

47.

Which era was when Texas established a new government after gaining independence from Mexico?

a)

Republic of Texas

b)

Mexican National Era

c)

The Civil War

d)

Age of Contact

48.

All of the following are reasons Texas was not annexed at first EXCEPT

a)

Texas supported slavery

b)

Texas had a large debt

c)

Potential war with Mexico

d)

Potential war with Great Britain

49.

A reason why Texas was not annexed at first by the U.S. was because it supported slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Texas ceded 67 million acres of land in exchange for $10 million to pay off its debt. What resulted in this?

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Treaty of Velasco

51.

Texas paid off its debts by ceding part of its land in the Compromise of 1850.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The dispute over the boundary between Texas and Mexico caused which war?

a)

The Texas Revolution

b)

The U.S.- Mexican War

c)

The Civil War

d)

The American Revolution

53.

The dispute over the boundary between Texas and Mexico resulted in the U.S. - Mexican War.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The dispute over the boundary between Texas and Mexico resulted in the Texas Revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

What settled the boundary disputes between the U.S. and Mexico in 1848 and ceded all the land in the Southwest to the United States?

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Treaty of Velasco

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Treaty of Versailles

56.

The U.S. gained the land in the southwest known as the Mexican Cession as a result of the Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The U.S. gained the land in the southwest known as the Mexican Cession as a result of the Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Velasco.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

What is a good title for the following events? Annexation of Texas, Compromise of 1850, U.S.-Mexican War and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

The Texas Revolution

c)

The Civil War

d)

Road to Texas Revolution

59.
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?
a)
It created new taxes for railroad construction.
b)
It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
c)
It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves
d)
It added California as a slave state
60.
What state would be added to the Union as a free state according to the Compromise of 1850
a)
Oregon
b)
California
c)
Michigan
d)
Iowa
61.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
62.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
63.
Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession in?
a)
Northeastern U.S.
b)
Southeastern U.S.
c)
Northwestern U.S.
d)
Southwestern U.S.
64.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
65.
What is the name of the piece of land the U.S. gained after the Mexican-American War?
a)
Oregon Country
b)
Given Mexican Land
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Mexican Cession
66.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1803
b)
1819
c)
1845
67.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
68.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
69.
Belief that the U.S. would control North America?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Manifest Determination
c)
Mandate of Heaven
d)
Imperialism
70.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
71.
Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Gadsden Purchase 
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon Territory
72.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
73.
What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of San Jacinto
c)
Treaty of Mesa Verde
d)
Treaty of Alama Gordo
74.
Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?
a)
Divine Nature
b)
Survival of the Fittest
c)
Universal Expansion
d)
Manifest Destiny
75.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They increased the territory of the United States.
c)
Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.
d)
Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
76.

The goal of the Compromise of 1850 was to resolve the border conflict and the issue of slavery in Texas and New Mexico.

a)

True

b)

False

77.
The Union is the......
a)
South
b)
North
78.
The Confederacy is the.....
a)
South
b)
North
79.

Which one of the following was NOT a cause to the Civil War?

a)

Farming

b)

Slavery

c)

State's Rights

d)

Sectionalism

80.
This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 
a)
State's Rights
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery
d)
John Brown's Raid
81.

Sectionalism, Tariffs, Slavery, and States Rights are similar in that they are all

a)

Causes of the Civil War

b)

Causes of the Texas Revolution

c)

Effects of the Texas Revolution

d)

Effects of the Civil War