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Texas Becomes a State

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify to the term that is the belief that the United States in the 1800s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Acquire

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Joint Resolution

d)

Ratify

2.

In 1836, shortly after Texas got it's independence, why did the U.S. antislavery movement see annexing Texas into the United States as controversial?

a)

Slavery was illegal at the time.

b)

Acquiring Texas would increase the number of slave states.

c)

Adding Texas was not a part of Manifest Destiny.

3.

Why did the United States reject the Treaty of 1844?

a)

Texas allowed slavery

b)

Adding Texas would increase the number of slave states.

c)

Annexation will cause Mexico to declare War on the United States.

d)

All choices are correct

4.

True or False?...British leaders were concerned about the growing power of the United States?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False?...Mexico never recognized Texas's Independence and both countries argued over borders and land claims?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What was significance when the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution in 1845?

a)

Texas was admitted as a state

b)

Texas would also keep its public lands

c)

Both choices are correct

7.

The United States considered the ____________ River the border but Mexico considered it the _____________ River

a)

Pecos; Guadalupe

b)

Pecos; Nueces

c)

Rio Grande; Guadalupe

d)

Rio Grande; Nueces

8.

Accepting the Rio Grande as the border and giving up claims to Texas are conditions of what treaty?

a)

The Adam-Onis Treaty

b)

The Treaties of Velasco

c)

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

The Treaty of Paris

9.

What era in Texas history discusses Texas Annexation, and the U.S. War with Mexico (Mexican War?)

a)

Texas Revolution Era

b)

Early Statehood Era

c)

Texas Republic Era

d)

Texas in the Civil War Era

10.

Why is the year 1845 an important date in Texas history?

a)

Texas became an independent country in North America.

b)

Texas declared war on Mexico over the border dispute.

c)

Texas was annexed by the United States and became a state.

d)

Texas gained independence from the country of Mexico.

11.

After winning independence, most Texans wanted to be ....

a)

go home and take a nap

b)

stay a part of Mexico

c)

be Annexed and join the US

d)

just forget the whole thing happened

12.

Why would Texas want to join the US?

a)

the army could protect them

b)

the US was organized

c)

most Texans had grown up in the US

d)

all of the above

13.

According the the first Texas constitution, who was not allowed to vote?

a)

women

b)

Native Americans

c)

African Americans

d)

all of the above

14.

Texas became the _________ state on December 29, 1845.

a)

22nd

b)

28th

c)

16th

d)

50th

15.

Who was the President that lowered the Republic of Texas’ flag while people cried then cheered?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Anson Jones

16.

Who was the only TRUE Texan who helped write the Texas Constitution?

a)

Pudge Rodriguez

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Prince Carl

d)

Jose Antonio Navarro

17.
What year was Texas annexed to the United States?
a)
1819
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1861
18.
What was Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States
b)
Texas becoming a independent country
c)
Texas joining the Confederacy
d)
Texas joining Mexico
19.
Why did Texas's annexation cause tension with Mexico?
a)
Mexicans feared that Texans would attack Tejanos
b)
Mexico was afraid of losing Texas as an ally
c)
Many Mexicans felt the America would try to take over Mexico through Texas
d)
Mexico wanted to take over Texas.
20.
Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
US Mexican War
d)
Civil War
21.
When the Republic of Texas gave up its independence, it joined the United States as a --
a)
free trade zone
b)
sovereign nation
c)
territory
d)
state
22.
When Texas wrote their state constitution, which country's constitution did they use as a model?
a)
US Constitution
b)
Mexico Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
23.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
Texas' future to reach the Pacific ocean.
b)
Americans' belief that it was their God given right to own the land from East to West, from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
c)
An angel flying through the air from East to West.
d)
The progress of the White man
24.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
25.
The purchase of Louisiana
a)
was a costly mistake
b)
was opposed by western farmers
c)
doubled the size of the United States
d)
led to war with Great Britain 
26.
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 
a)
treaty with the British
b)
war with England
c)
purchased from the British
d)
war with Mexico
27.
Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.
a)
it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery
b)
it could lead to war with Spain
c)
it would increase the number of states that allowed slavery
d)
it would interfere with Manifest Destiny
28.
Many immigrants came seeking all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
gold in Texas
b)
fleeing the conflicts of 1848 in Europe
c)
economic opportunities
d)
potato famine in Ireland
29.
Many small towns were established by immigrants.
a)
False
b)
True
30.
During the mid 1800s Texas experience a large wave of immigration from many __________ nations.
a)
South American
b)
European
c)
Asian
d)
African
31.
Minorities who had lived in Texas for many years were sometimes
a)
asked for advice
b)
pressured or forced to leave
c)
celebrated and remembered
d)
elected into important government positions
32.
Plantation owners in Texas typically relied on _____ to plant, tend, and harvest their crops.
a)
Tejanos
b)
European immigrants
c)
enslaved African Americans
d)
family members
33.
According to this excerpt, what was the effect of the Texas Revolution on free African Americans residing in Texas?
a)
Free African Americans had more basic rights than before the revolution.
b)
Free African Americans had fewer basic rights than under Mexican rule.
c)
All free African Americans lost their freedom unless they left Texas immediately.
d)
They were given citizenship, but not the right to vote.
34.
U.S. President Martin Van Buren was reluctant to annex Texas because of concern that such a move would anger _____ and start a war
a)
the British
b)
Mexico
c)
the South
d)
Spain
35.
Why was Mexico concerned about Texas joining the United States?
a)
It wanted coastal lands
b)
It wanted to expand to California
c)
It wanted to trade with Texas
d)
It still claimed Texas lands
36.
The state constitution drawn up by Texans in 1845 directed the state legislature to provide for the support and maintenance of _____.
a)
Native Americans reservations
b)
public schools
c)
the Texas Navy
d)
the Texas Rangers
37.
In what ways was the joint resolution of 1845 more favorable to Texas than the 1844 treaty of annexation?
a)
It included Mexican recognition of the borders of Texas
b)
Texas would be admitted to the Union as a state and keep its public lands
c)
Territorial status would allow continuation of slavery in the state
d)
It allowed Texas to follow its own trade laws
38.
Under the 1844 treaty of annexation, Texas would enter the union as a state
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The U.S. Senate rejected the 1844 annexation treaty because _____.
a)
the government would have to pay off the republic's debt
b)
Native Americans raids in Texas were frequent
c)
many Texans did not want to join the Union
d)
Texas allowed slavery
40.
In April 1844, representative from the United States and Texas negotiated a treaty in which Texas would join the Union as a(n) _____
a)
colony
b)
independent nation
c)
state
d)
territory
41.
_____ opposed annexation because they though they could obtain better trading terms with the Republic of Texas than they could if Texas were part of the United States.
a)
the British
b)
Mexico
c)
the South
d)
Spain
42.
Texans favored the 1845 annexation treaty because it allowed Texas to keep ____
a)
the Disputed Territories
b)
Native Americans
c)
its navy
d)
its public lands
43.
Under the Texas Constitution of 1845, ____ were exempt from forced sales to pay off debts.
a)
family homesteads
b)
farm equipment
c)
Tejanos
d)
veterans of the Texas War for Independence
44.
What treaty ended the Mexican - American War?
a)
He was in the House of Representatives
b)
The Battle of Gettysburg
c)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
45.
Who did James K Polk send to Mexico to offer them $30 Million for New Mexico and California? 
a)
John Slidell
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Sam Houston 
d)
James Pinckney Henderson
46.
Which territory was added as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Louisiana
47.
The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the 
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Gadsen Purchase
48.
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
49.
In this treaty, the U.S. promised to protect the freedom of Mexicans living in the lands gained from Mexico. 
a)
Mariano Vallejo
b)
Guadalupe Hidalgo
50.
The Mexican war ended in what year?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1851
51.
How much did the U.S. government pay Mexico for what is now known as Arizona and New Mexico under the Gadsen Purchase?
a)
8 million
b)
10 million 
c)
11 million
52.
What year did the Mexican American war begin?
a)
1946
b)
1746
c)
1846
d)
2046
53.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between 
a)
Nueces River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
54.
Who were known as "los diablos Tejanos" during the Mexican American War?
a)
Mexican soliders
b)
American Soliders
c)
Texas Rangers
d)
None of these
55.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
56.
Which acquisition was ceded to the U.S. with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana Territory
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Gadsden Purchase
57.
Who owned California in 1845?
a)
Mexico
b)
US
c)
Japan
d)
treatyEngland
58.
"American blood has been shed on American soil" was used by President Polk to...
a)
to fulfill Manifest Destiny
b)
to change the borders between Texas and Mexico
c)
to get congress to declare war on Mexico
d)
to negotiate price for the Mexican Cession
59.
All of these are true about the Treaty of Guadalupe EXCEPT --
a)
America had to pay 15 million dollars to Mexico.
b)
All Mexicans living in the Mexican Cession could either stay and become US citizens or go to Mexico.
c)
America had pay Mexico 40 million to Mexico.
d)
Mexico had give up all claim to Texas.
60.
What war did the United States finally accomplish its Manifest Destiny expansion
a)
Spanish-American War
b)
The Civil War
c)
Texas Revolution
d)
Mexican-American War
61.
Which of the following Ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its north territory to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
New Mexico and Arizona Purchase
d)
Guadalupe Purchase
62.
The United States thought the border between the United States and Mexico was between the _________
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Red River
d)
Trinity River
63.
Which of the following was when Mexico gave its provinces of California and New Mexico up to the United States?
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
None of the above
64.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
65.
Which area on this map was gained by the U.S. as a direct result of the Mexican-American War?
a)
green 
b)
blue
c)
red
d)
yellow
66.
The large area of land that Mexico gave up to the U.S. after losing the war was known as the Mexican ___________ .
a)
Cession
b)
Transfer
c)
Treaty
d)
Compromise
67.
In US history, adding on a state to the rest of the country is known as _____.
a)
providence
b)
annexation
c)
manifest destiny
d)
secession
68.
Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what?
a)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
The Annexation of Texas
c)
The Mexican Cession
d)
The Joint Resolution
69.
Using the chart, which is the best answer below?
a)
the population of Texas doubled during the 1850s and 1860s
b)
During the Mexican National Era Anglos were required to be Catholic
c)
the population of Texas nearly tripled from 1850 to 1860
d)
None of the above
70.
This party was secretive, favored nativism, did not approve of immigration, or immigrants who practiced certain religions.
a)
Democrat
b)
Whig
c)
Know-Nothing
d)
Republican
71.
Which of the following was part of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Texas would be annexed to the United States as a free state.
b)
California would join the US as a slave state.
c)
Mexico would pay reparations to Texans for damage from the TX Revolution
d)
Texas gave up its claims to New Mexico in exchange for $10 million

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