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Worksheets3rd Six Weeks Review 20-21
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which headline best describes Texas during the American Civil War?
The Union Must Be Preserved
Texas Welcomes Indians as Citizens
We Must Fight for Freedom in Mexico
Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery
The events mentioned below occurred during which era of Texas History?
Adopt a New State Constitution
Ratify the 15th Amendment
Repeal the Black Codes
Early Statehood
Civil War
Reconstruction
Age of Oil
Which of the following was the primary reason that the United States did not want to annex Texas in 1837?
Annexation would likely start a war between the United States and Mexico
The United States did not recognize the independence of the Texas Republic
Annexation would raise problems with slaveholders in the United States
The United States had laws forbidding any slavery state to be admitted
Which of the following motivated President Polk to favor admitting Texas into the Union?
His belief in Manifest Destiny
His goal of peace with foreign powers
His anger with the government of Mexico
His desire to limit the expansion of slavery
Why did many Texans believe that they should be annexed by the United States?
Texas had too many debts after the war for independence
Other nations would not recognize Texas as an independent nation
Texans were having land disputes with Native Americans
All of the above
How did the Compromise of 1850 affect Texas?
Many U.S. southerners moved to Texas
New borders were established for Texas
Texas was admitted to the United States union
The practice of enslaving people was expanded
As a result of the U.S.-Mexican War the southern boundary of Texas was-
designated as the Rio Grande
disputed for many more years
established at the Nueces River
marked with the building of a fence
Which of the following statements is an example of a political effect of the Mexican War?
Texas women helped the war effort by joining the troops as cooks
Not all the United States citizens were pleased with the results of the Mexican War
The two nations signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, agreeing that the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas
The Texas Rangers won fame for their bravery and skill during the war.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
ended the Mexican American War
established the Rio Grande as the southern border of the United States
granted to the United States California, Nevada and Utah as well as parts of Colorado and Wyoming
all of the above
Slavery, states rights, and the tariff issue were all factors in Texas' decision to
join Mexico in fighting against the United states
stay part of the Union
secede from the United States
start trading with Canada
What battle occurred between Texas confederate forces and the Union army even though General Lee surrendered to the Union army a month earlier ending the Civil War?
The Battle of Sabine Pass
The Battle of Galveston
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
The Battle of San Jacinto
What would be considered a social impact of the closing of the frontier?
increase of revenue for Texas
products were moved, sold and transported across the nation
cattle ranching became a business
farmers moved west
After the Civil War, African Americans were freed from slavery. How did they make a living?
bankers
ranchers
businessmen
sharecroppers
Which number on the map reflects territory gained by the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
1
2
3
4
11
Effects of the Civil War
Over 620,000 Americans lost their lives in the Civil War, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in U.S. history. Thousands of Texans served in the war where many soldiers were killed or wounded. Although there were few battles fought in the state, many business felt the effects of the war. The cotton trade nearly came to a halt. The deaths of many Texas soldiers placed a hardship on businesses and farms. Some leaders fled to Mexico at the end of the war, causing the government to collapse. No one seemed to know who was in charge. It took time before Union forces could move in and restore order
From the excerpt above, which sentence illustrates how the Texas economy was affected by the war?
Government leaders fled to Mexico leaving a feeling of not knowing who was in charge for Texans
As General Sherman led a march through the state, his army destroyed the land and everything in its path.
About 620,000 Americans lost their lives in the Civil War, making it the deadliest conflict in U.S. History
The cotton trade declined and many Texas business suffered hardship
