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WorksheetsTerritorial Expansion Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Who were the Tejanos?
White American settlers living in Tejas/Texas
People of Spanish or Mexican descent living in Tejas/Texas
Native Americans living in Tejas/Texas
French fur traders living in Tejas/Texas
What is an empresario?
an American settler in Texas who had to pay high prices for the land
a businessman granted a large area of land in exchange for bringing in settlers
a Native American who wanted to force out settlers in Texas by attacking settlements
the leader of the Mexican Army that would force Texans to obey the laws
In 1821, the new Mexican government granted the first land grant to which man?
Stephen F. Austin
Martin de Leon
Green Dewitt
Erasmo Segun
Which of the following is NOT one of the rules for American settlers in Texas?
No Slavery Allowed
Speak Spanish
Become Catholic
Follow Mexican Laws
Join the Mexcian Army
Which of the following was NOT a reason that Texans declared their independence from Mexico?
Santa Anna destroyed the Mexican Constitution and declared himself dictator
Santa Anna outlawed slavery and threatened to send troops to Texas
The United States offered to add Texas as a US state
Mexico closed its borders to any new settlement from the US
Why was the Battle of the Alamo so important to the Texans?
It inspired the Texans to fight back harder
It discouraged the Texan Army from fighting
It was an important victory for the Texans
It was a major win for the Mexcian Army
Why did the Battle of San Jacinto end the Texan Revolution?
The Mexican Army killed the entire Texan Army
The Texans killed the entire Mexican Army
Santa Anna was captured and forced to sign a treaty
Sam Houston was captured and forced to sign a treaty
Who was the leader of Mexico during the Texan Revolution and the Mexican American War?
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Miguel Hidalgoy Costilla
Vicente Guerrero
Rosa María Hinojosa de Ballí
Who was the leader of the Texan Army who would later become the first president of the Republic of Texas?
Davey Crockett
James Bowie
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Border Dispute: Mexico argued that the border should be the ______ River, while the US argued that it was the _____ River.
(Select the answer that is in the right order for the sentence)
Nueces, Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Nueces
Mississippi, Colorado
Colorado, Rio Grande
Which US president instigated (began) the war with Mexico in order to expand US territory?
James K. Polk
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
All of the following are causes of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT:
the annexation of Texas
a dispute over the border of Texas and Mexico
the concept of Manifest Destiny
President Polk's personal hatred of Santa Anna
What event ended the Mexican American War?
General Winfield Scott captured Mexico City
the Bear Flag Revolt in California
General Stephen Kearny's capture of Santa Fe
The siege of Veracruz
The land won from Mexico in the Mexican American War are known as...
The Mexican Cession
Texas Annexation
Gadsden Purchase
Oregon Country
The deal made in 1854 in which the US paid Mexico $10 million dollars for disputed land so they could build a railroad was called:
The Polk Purchase
The Oregon Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase
