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Soc. St. Chapter 6 "The Road to Statehood"

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did TX need a state constitution?

a)

TX was the best!

b)

TX needed better rules than other states.

c)

TX was now a part of the U.S. and not an idependent country.

d)

TX wanted to get rid of Mexico.

2.

What was one of the problems that Sam Houston thought the Republic of Texas could not overcome?

a)

Too many settlers

b)

Paying off its debt

c)

Ending slavery

d)

Establishing trade with Mexico

3.

What did Germans read about that led many of them to central TX?

a)

Good land with natural resources

b)

Lots of money

c)

Experiences with American Indians

d)

Religious freedom

4.

Where did immigrants from Mexico settle in TX?

a)

Central TX

b)

Southeastern TX

c)

Northwest TX

d)

Southwest TX

5.

Which heritage do people honor when they celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

a)

Polish

b)

German

c)

Mexico

d)

Czech

6.

What statement about TX immigrants is true?

a)

All immigrants faces the task of getting land and growing their own food.

b)

Most opened a hardware store

c)

Most were rich

d)

Many were doctors or teachers

7.

What role did the TX Rangers play during the war with Mexico?

a)

They led talks between the 2 countries.

b)

They served as scouts and informants/spies.

c)

They trained US troops.

d)

They defended Mexico.

8.

How did the war with Mexico impact the United States?

a)

It led to TX independence.

b)

It made Mexico a trustworthy ally.

c)

It strengthened the U.S. Navy.

d)

It gave more land to the United States.

9.

What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago?

a)

To make Mexicans U.S. citizens

b)

To end the war with Mexico

c)

To give voting rights to Tejanos

d)

To waste time

10.

What does annexation mean?

a)

to lay down

b)

to become part of a larger country

c)

to exit

d)

to leave

11.

What is the legislature?

a)

a decision

b)

a war

c)

a person

d)

a group of elected people who make new laws

12.

What is a resolution?

a)

a promise

b)

a small battle

c)

a decision or solution to the problem

d)

a holiday

13.

What is a skirmish?

a)

a small battle

b)

a flower

c)

a town

d)

war

14.

What is the meaning of a Tejano?

a)

a Mexican official

b)

A Mexican Texan loyal to TX

c)

a dictator

d)

a country

15.

Are you on the last question? :)

a)

Yes

b)

No