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Texas History Unit 4-5 Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What role did George Childress play in the Texas Revolution?
a)
He served as the first governor of the state of Texas.
b)
He was the primary author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
c)
He contributed to writing the Texas Constitution.
d)
He was the first president of the independent Republic of Texas.
2.
Which Texas leader surrendered and was executed along with his soldiers because of his defense of Goliad at the Battle of Coleto Creek?
a)
Lorenzo de Zavala
b)
James Fannin
c)
Sam Houston
d)
William Travis
3.

On the map, the circled portion is which of the following?

a)

A major port in Houston

b)

Alamo in San Antonio

c)

Battle site of Goliad

d)

A place to go skiing.

4.

Which number on the map is the location of where most of the German Immigrants, settled?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Where on the map is Mexican Cession? That we received after the Mexican and American War from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Dark Green

b)

Red

c)

Dark Yellow

d)

Brown

6.

When immigration began to rise in Texas, what was a bi-product of it?

a)

Population Expansion

b)

Industrial Growth

c)

Out break of the Civil War

d)

Preparation for DOOOOMMMMMSSS DAY!

7.

Which president of Texas is the SECOND president and considered the "Father of Education" for his work establishing lands for public schools?

a)

Burnet

b)

Houston

c)

Lamar

d)

Jones

8.

When did Texas get annexed and join the Union?

a)

1836

b)

1845

c)

1840

d)

1838

9.

The primary function of the Texas Rangers Cavalry Unit was to...?

a)

play baseball

b)

play basketball

c)

play football

d)

Protect Texas from Indian attacks.

10.
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
11.
What were two of the major reasons why the United States did not want to annex Texas into the U.S?
a)
A war with Mexico could occur and slavery
b)
debt and no resources in Texas
c)
slavery and certain individual rights were not given
12.

Who served as the last President and known as the "Annexation President" of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Anson Jones

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

13.
Which river did the Republic of Texas claim was the southern boundary of Texas?
a)
The Nueces River
b)
The Brazos River
c)
The Rio Grande
d)
The Gulf of Mexico
14.

Why did Houston favor the annexation of Texas to the United States?

a)

Because of financial difficulties, he needed the debt from the war to be paid.

b)

Because he felt the United States would go bankrupt with the land.

c)

Because he did not want to be annexed to Great Britain.

d)

Because he wanted to be recognized as the only Texas Republic president to accomplish the task of annexation.

15.
One of the guarantees the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo established was
a)
the Rio Grande as Texas’s southern border
b)
New Mexico as a state and Utah as a territory
c)
Texas as an independent nation
d)
a buffer zone between the United States and Mexico.
16.

Why did the GERMANS migrate to Texas?

a)

Cheap Farm Land and the mild climate for farming.

b)

Escaping a potato famine

c)

To build up the rail roads

d)

Their love of Hot dogs and sausages....

17.

Texas was the ___?___ state to join the United States?

a)

28th

b)

29th

c)

30th

d)

31st

18.

One way the US constitution and the Texas constitution are similar is because...?

a)

Both have several states

b)

Federal districts

c)

Several counties

d)

They both separate the government into 3 branches: Legislative, Executive, Judicial.

19.
What was established to protect Texans from Indian & Mexican attacks? John 'Jack' Coffee Hays was a leader among them.
a)
Texas Navy
b)
Texas Army
c)
Texas Rangers
d)
Santa Fe Expedition Leader
20.
This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James K. Polk
21.
Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Mississippi
c)
Colorado