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Republic and Statehood Exam

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a major Cash Crop in Texas

a)

Cotton

b)

Corn

c)

Oranges

2.

What was the largest European Immigrant group that came to Texas?

a)

British

b)

Germans

c)

Polish

3.

Why would an Anglo doubt the loyalty of a Tejano?

a)

Some Tejanos sided with Mexico during the Texas Revolution.

b)

Tejanos were the cause of the debt in Texas

c)

Tejanos culture was different

4.

The Homestead Act was written to...

a)

Encourage people to own homes in Texas

b)

Encourage people to sell property

c)

Discourage homesteading in Texas

5.

James K Polk winning the US election of 1844 made the possibility of annexation ...

a)

closer because he wanted annexation

b)

impossible because he did not want annexation

6.

Manifest Destiny means...

a)

to dream big

b)

to create a company

c)

To expand America country from east to west.

7.

Which is a good argument against annexation?

a)

Texas still had tension with Mexico

b)

Many Texans were from the United States

c)

America would be closer to Manifest Destiny.

8.

What was an advantage of being an independent Republic?

a)

France recognized Texas independence and creates an embassy in Texas

b)

Texas had too much debt

c)

Texas had too much land to defend

9.

Which was an outcome of of the US Mex war?

a)

Mexico gave up all claims to Texas

b)

US gets the Louisiana Purchase

c)

The Nueces river becomes official border of Texas and Mexico

10.

Annexation of Texas would help with type of states in American politics?

a)

Free states

b)

Slave states

11.

As the United States gained more land westward what issue did they argue over

a)

Slavery, rather or not should it be allowed in new places

b)

Cash Crops, what crops should be grown in new places

12.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

a)

Split the Mexican Cession between Mexico and US

b)

Citizens living in Texas could rejoin Mexico

c)

The boundary between Mexico and US was settled.

13.

What event characterized the Revolution and Republic Era?

a)

Texas independence from Mexico, Presidency of Houston & Lamar

b)

European exploration and colonization

c)

Texas annexation by the United States

14.

What was the cause of unrest in East Texas during Houston's Presidency?

a)

Feuds with Mexico

b)

Frontier raids by Comanche Indians

c)

Spanish missionaries attacking citizens

15.

Sam Houston opposed this policy but Lamar favored it.

a)

Annexation

b)

Taxation

c)

Peace with Indians

16.

What city did the Lamar choose as the capital?

a)

Dallas

b)

Houston

c)

Austin

17.

Which was a correct cause of the US Mexican War?

a)

Allowing slavery in Mexico

b)

Claims to the land between Nueces and Rio Grande River.

c)

Anglo American rights in Mexico