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Worksheets7.4.3 Test Review (Early Statehood)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 32mins
What does annex mean?
to leave
to join
to fight
none of the above
Which country did Texas get annexed to?
U.S.
Mexico
did not get annexed
Canada
What year did Texas get annexed into the U.S.?
1836
1845
1800
2005
What were the reasons for the Mexican-American War? (3 correct choices)
President Polk believed in Manifest Destiny
Border dispute between the U.S. and Mexico
Texas being annexed into the U.S.
Mexico did not help the U.S. in the war of 1812
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that Mexico destined by God to claim all the land from coast to coast.
The belief that no one is suppose to have land
That slavery should be legal
The belief that the U.S. is destined by God to expand westward across the continent.
Which of the answers was apart of the Compromise of 1850?
Establishing the Mason-Dixon Line
Outlawing slavery in Texas
Admitting California as a free state
Canada leaves the United States
Which treaty was responsible for the cession of the Southwest to the U.S.?
Appomattox
Versailles
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Velasco
Which answer is correct about the German culture in Texas?
settled in Fredricksburg, ate sausage and sauerkraut, created kindergarten
settled in San Antonio, ate spaghetti, grew corn
settled in Galveston, ate croissants, escaped the Potato Famine
settled in New Braunfels, ate kolaches, trained poodles
Which immigrant group seemed to make an impact on Texas culture today?
German-with food
Irish-with churches
Finnish- with Christmas
Czech-with Bill of Rights
Which president of the U.S. claimed that Mexico shed blood on American soil?
President Sam Houston
President George Washington
President Abraham Lincoln
President James Polk
Why did the Irish leave Ireland?
The Flu
Scarlett Fever
Potato Famine
Civil War
What is a PUSH factor?
Something that makes you want to leave where you are living
Something that makes you want to go somewhere else
What is a PULL factor?
Something that makes you want to leave where you are living
Something that makes you want to come to a new place to live
What could be PULL factors for Texas?
Cheap land & Economic Opportunities
Hardships in Europe
Political Hardships & Religious Hardships
none of the above
Which rivers were involved in the border dispute between Mexico and the United States?
Brazos and Colorado River
Rio Grande and Nueces
Arkansas and Red
Frio and San Antonio
What is important about the Constitution of 1845?
The constitution after Texas seceded from the Union
It was the constitution when they created slavery
It was the constitution after Texas won its independence from Mexico
It is the constitution after Texas was annexed into the U.S.
