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Republic of Texas and Statehood

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which U.S president believed in manifest destiny?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Anson Jones
2.
Use the map: What area was gained by the treaty of Guadalupe?
a)
#2
b)
#4
c)
#5
3.
The council house fight occurred during President Lamar's presidency, how would you describe this event?
a)
A conflict with Lamar's administration and Indians
b)
A conflict with Sam Houston administration and American settlers
c)
A conflict with Anson Jones and the Texas Navy
4.
What was Mirabeau Lamar's major contribution as President of the Republic of Texas?
a)
Developing an educational  system in Texas 
b)
Establishing the Texas Rangers
c)
Annexing Texas into the United States
5.
What was the main duty of the Texas Rangers?
a)
To protect Texas from Indian Raids
b)
To help establish annexation into the United States
c)
To help protect Eastern Texas from American settlers
6.
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
To end the war between Texas and Santa Anna's army
b)
To end the war between United States and Mexico
c)
To attain the eastern part of the United States
7.
How were the Council House Fight and the Sante Fe Expedition similar?
a)
They both involved conflict during Mirabeau Lamar's presidency
b)
They both increased the debt Texas contained
c)
Both were held during Sam Houston's presidency who had a strong dislike for Indians
8.
Who served as the last President of the Republic of Texas?
a)
Anson Jones
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Mirabeau Lamar
9.
What were the two issues Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar strongly disagreed on?
a)
Relationships with Texas Indians and annexation into the U.S
b)
Educational system and establishment of the Texas Rangers
c)
Debt and the use of resources in west Texas
10.
When Texas was annexed into the U.S, was it an anti-slavery state or pro-slavery state or both?
a)
Anti-slavery 
b)
Pro-slavery
c)
They believed in both
11.
What was the leading reason why Texas was annexed into the United States?
a)
The belief of Manifest Destiny encouraged annexation
b)
Anson Jones agreed to submit to President Polk's demands 
c)
American settlers migrated to Texas due to findings of oil and gold
12.

Because I set aside land for public schools and two universities during my term as President of the Republic of Texas, I am often called the “Father of Texas Education.” Who am I?

a)

Juan N. Seguin

b)

Mirabeau B. Lamar

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Sam Rayburn

13.

Which of the following was a problem that the Republic of Texas faced in 1836?

a)

People stopped moving to the Republic of Texas.

b)

Mexico refused to recognize Texas as an independent country.

c)

The United States took land in the Republic of Texas.

d)

The United States supported Mexican control of Texas.

14.

Which of the following best explains why the economy of the Republic of Texas struggled after it became its own country?

a)

The coast along the Gulf of Mexico was not under their control, making trade with other nations very difficult.

b)

They were facing a very large debt as a result of money borrowed during the fight for independence from Mexico.

c)

The population was so large that there was no way for the government to support it.

d)

All of the farmable land in the new Republic was held by Native American groups.

15.

Which of the following is one reason Texans wanted annexation to the United States?

a)

To keep France out of Texas

b)

For protection from Mexico

c)

To build cattle trails through the Midwest

d)

To bring public education to the Southwest

16.
What is Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas becoming part of the Confederate States of America.
b)
Texas becoming a part of independent Mexico.
c)
Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States.
d)
Texas becoming an independent republic.
17.
Based on the venn diagram, what name belongs in the blank box above?
a)
Lorenzo de Zavala
b)
Sam Houston
c)
David Burnet
d)
Anson Jones
18.
The following information listed describes which document?
     Determined how states would be admitted into the union.
     Texas gave up New Mexico.
     Allowed California to become a state. 
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Treaty of Velasco
19.
What caused the Council House Fight?
a)
A debate that took place during a San Antonio council meeting to determine water rights of Indians living in the area.
b)
Texans demanding return of all hostages being held by the Comanche and the Comanche being unable to give up those hostages.
c)
The Cherokee attacking San Antonio to establish a claim over Comanche lands.
d)
Governor Houston trying to move archives to Houston to make Houston the capital city for the Republic of Texas.
20.
How did the establishment of the Republic of Texas bring civil, political and religious freedom to Texas?
a)
Women, Tejanos and free Africans were granted the right to vote.
b)
The Ashworth Act prevented the growth of slavery in the Republic of Texas.
c)
Texans were allowed to elect representatives and Roman Catholicism was no longer the official state religion. 
d)
Tejanos and Anglos both enjoyed the ability to serve as prominent members of the Texas government and were members of Texas' richest class of citizens.
21.
What is considered the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Colorado River
b)
Gulf Coast
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Mississippi River
22.
Which is the best title to the map?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Guadalupe Hidgalo 
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
California Territory 
23.

He was the third president of the Texas Republic.

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Anson Jones

c)

Lorenzo de Zavala

d)

Mirabeau Lamar

24.

The Council House Fight, a meeting to discuss peace turned deadly between Texans and ____________________ leaders.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Apache

c)

Kiowa

d)

Comanche

25.

Mexico consider the _______________ River as its boundary with Texas.

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Nueces

c)

Guadalupe

d)

Pecos

26.
How did Sam Houston feel about the Native Americans living in Texas?
a)
He wanted them removed 
b)
He wanted the government to fight them
c)
He wanted to achieve peace with them
d)
He tried to convince Indians they did not own the land
27.
One of the greatest differences between Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar was – 
a)
Houston was a Democrat and Lamar was a Republican
b)
over the question of land titles in East Texas
c)
about public land policy
d)
in their policies toward American Indians
28.
Which of the following was one of Sam Houston's political policies? 
a)
Promote public education
b)
Remove Native Indians from Texas
c)
Issue bonds to grow the Texas Navy
d)
Limit government spending
29.
Which issue prevented Texas Annexation in the years immediately following Texas independence? 
a)
The U.S. didn't want to add any more states
b)
Mexico still owned Texas
c)
Texas did not have a President
d)
The U.S. did not want to add any more slave states
30.
The decimation took place by drawing of black and white beans from a small earthen mug. The white ones signified exemption, and the black death. 
What event is this?
a)
Santa Fe Expedition
b)
Mier y Teran Report
c)
Mexican American War
d)
Mier Expedition
31.
Which of the following was a result of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Texas gained more territory.
b)
The boundaries of Texas were not affected.
c)
Texas was not affected by the Compromise of 1850.
d)
Texas received 10 million dollars to pay off debt.
32.
The woman illustrated in this painting was intended to reflect the idea of -
a)
Transcontinental Conquest.
b)
The Grand Expansion.
c)
Remember the Alamo.
d)
Manifest Destiny
33.
Definition: The process of one country taking over part or all of another.
a)
Limited government
b)
Annexation
c)
Compromise
d)
Republic
34.
What problems did every president of Texas face?
a)
Problems with American Indians
b)
Large public debt
c)
Problems with Mexico
d)
All answers correct
35.

The first governor for the new state of Texas was

a)

J. W. Henderson

b)

James E. Ferguson

c)

Henry M. Dickerson

d)

James P. Henderson

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