WorksheetsSouthwest America
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
How did Mexico become its own country?
Mexico won its freedom from Spain.
Spain did not want Mexico anymore.
Mexico became a part of the United States.
The United States told Spain to leave Mexico alone.
What war led to the acquisition of California and the modern American Southwest?
Civil War
French Indian War
Mexican-American War
American Revolution
Who was the empresario who took over when his father died - he brought the first 300 families to Texas and set up the first successful empresario colony.
Stephen F. Austin
Moses Austin
Green Dewitt
Martin de Leon
What date is considered to be Texas Independence Day?
March 2, 1836
June 6, 1944
July 4, 1776
October 1, 1845
True or False: Austin was able to convince the Mexican government to allow Texas to separate from Mexico.
True
False
In 1836 Houston was elected the ____________________________ president of the new Republic of Texas.
third
second
fifth
first
While the idea of annexing Texas was popular in the southern states of the US, which of the following best explains why many of the northern states were opposed to the idea?
They were worried that the people of Texas would be unwilling to pay taxes to the US government.
They were worried that Texas did not have enough resources to help the US economically.
They were concerned about the number of Native Americans living in Texas.
They were concerned about adding another slave state to the union.
Which of the following was one of the causes of the U.S.-Mexican War?
The oil boom in Texas
The money of Texas
The cattle industry in Texas
The borders or boundary lines of Texas
Which of the following best explains the importance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
It was a peace treaty signed by the US and Mexico, successfully ending the US-Mexican War.
It was a treaty signed by Mexico and Spain during the US-Mexican War in which Spain agreed to send troops to Mexico to aid in the fight.
It was a treaty signed by Texas and the Cherokee during the US-Mexican War in which the Cherokee agreed to fight on the side of Texas.
It was a treaty signed by Texas and the US, forcing all male Texas citizens over 18 to enlist in the US military.
