WorksheetsSoc. St. Chapter 6 "The Road to Statehood"
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why did TX need a state constitution?
TX was the best!
TX needed better rules than other states.
TX was now a part of the U.S. and not an idependent country.
TX wanted to get rid of Mexico.
What was one of the problems that Sam Houston thought the Republic of Texas could not overcome?
Too many settlers
Paying off its debt
Ending slavery
Establishing trade with Mexico
What did Germans read about that led many of them to central TX?
Good land with natural resources
Lots of money
Experiences with American Indians
Religious freedom
Where did immigrants from Mexico settle in TX?
Central TX
Southeastern TX
Northwest TX
Southwest TX
Which heritage do people honor when they celebrate Cinco de Mayo?
Polish
German
Mexico
Czech
What statement about TX immigrants is true?
All immigrants faces the task of getting land and growing their own food.
Most opened a hardware store
Most were rich
Many were doctors or teachers
What role did the TX Rangers play during the war with Mexico?
They led talks between the 2 countries.
They served as scouts and informants/spies.
They trained US troops.
They defended Mexico.
How did the war with Mexico impact the United States?
It led to TX independence.
It made Mexico a trustworthy ally.
It strengthened the U.S. Navy.
It gave more land to the United States.
What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago?
To make Mexicans U.S. citizens
To end the war with Mexico
To give voting rights to Tejanos
To waste time
What does annexation mean?
to lay down
to become part of a larger country
to exit
to leave
What is the legislature?
a decision
a war
a person
a group of elected people who make new laws
What is a resolution?
a promise
a small battle
a decision or solution to the problem
a holiday
What is a skirmish?
a small battle
a flower
a town
war
What is the meaning of a Tejano?
a Mexican official
A Mexican Texan loyal to TX
a dictator
a country
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