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Mrs. Guthrie's Unit 5 Test

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

who was president twice and cut his own pay to help pay the dept from the war?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

James Pickney

d)

Mirabeau Lamar

2.

Hired ten frontiersmen to become to first Texas rangers.

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

James Pickney

c)

Mirabeau B. Lamar

d)

Stephen Kerney

3.

First governor of Texas

a)

James Pickney

b)

Pickney Yanose

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

James Polk

4.

“Father of Texas Education

a)

Anson Jones

b)

Stephen F Austin

c)

Mirabeau B Lamar

d)

James K Polk

5.

General who captured New Mexico and California from Mexico

a)

Stephen Kearney

b)

David G Burnet

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Anson Jones

6.

President of Texas who negotiated the Treaty of Velasco with Santa Anna

a)

Sam Houston

b)

David G Burnet

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Stephen F Austin

7.

Defeated the Mexican forces at the battle of Buena Vista

a)

Stephen F Austin

b)

James K Polk

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Taylor Zachary

8.

Last President of the Republic of Texas

a)

Anson Jones

b)

Zachary Taylot

c)

James Polk

d)

Stephen Kearney

9.

The US President that supported the annexation of Texas

a)

James K Polk

b)

Anson Jones

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

David G Burnet

10.

A citizen of the republic of Texas

a)

Texian

b)

Texan

c)

Cowboy

d)

Texican

11.

Money owed to another person

a)

Debt

b)

Credit

c)

Debit

d)

Deficits

12.

An argument that lasts a long time

a)

peanut

b)

Big fight

c)

Dispute

d)

Debate

13.

To capture and control an area

a)

Occupy

b)

Dispute

c)

Treason

d)

Debate

14.

The act of attaching to a city, state, or country

a)

Annexation

b)

Occupy

c)

Dispute

d)

Debate

15.

An act that harms one’s government

a)

Treason

b)

Occupy

c)

Dispute

d)

Annexation

16.

Special fighting force that formed in 1835

a)

Texas Rangers

b)

Texas Cowboys

c)

Texas Fish

d)

Texas Fighters

17.

Hired the first 10 Texas Rangers

a)

Anson Jones

b)

Stephen F Austin

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Cookie Monster

18.

Texas became the ??? State on December 29, ???

a)

23rd; 1845

b)

28th; 1843

c)

28th; 1845

d)

23rd; 1843

19.

Most important crop for the south and for TX

a)

Cotton

b)

Corn

c)

Sunflowers

d)

Beets

20.

Struggles for Texas after gaining independence

a)

Little money

b)

No army

c)

Mexico still wanted to rule

d)

All of these

21.

How was Texas debt paid?

a)

Gave 1/3 of land to US govt.

b)

Gave 1/2 of land to us govt

c)

Gave US an IOU

d)

Put on a big show to raise money

22.

Fredericksburg is influenced by what culture?

a)

French

b)

German

c)

Arabian

d)

Italian

23.

Brought an end to the Mexican American War

a)

Treaty of Velasco

b)

Treaty of yo mama

c)

A big musical production.....”Hildago!”

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago

24.

Many settlers were attracted to Texas because of

a)

Free money

b)

Free land

c)

Friendships

d)

Fashion

25.

The Mexican American War was fought over

a)

Silly reasons

b)

Food

c)

Fashion

d)

Land

26.

US gained land from Mexico as a result of

a)

German culture

b)

Mexican cession

c)

The treaty of texas

d)

Washington on the brazos

27.

Capitals of Texas

a)

Washington on the Brazos, Columbia, Houston, Austin

b)

Washington on the Brazos, Denton, Houston, Austin

c)

Washington on the Brazos, Columbia, Dallas, Austin

d)

Washington on the Guadalupe, Columbia, Houston, Austin