WorksheetsMid-Year Exam
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Select the term that best matches with this sentence...
"Our government is divided up into 3 branches."
Checks and Balances
Individual Rights
Separation of Powers
Republicanism
During the interim government of Texas (during the Texas Revolution) Who was Vice President of Texas?
Lorenzo de Zavala
Sam Houston
Thom Yorke
Juan Seguin
Who was the author of the Texas Constitution? (HINT: "He wrote the Constitution for the children of Texas)
Sam Houston
William B. Travis
James Bowie
George Childress
Which principle of government gives us our "rights" in America?
Individual Rights
Separation of Powers
Republicanism
Federalism
Define Annexation
When 1 country LEAVES another country
When 1 country officially JOINS another country
When 1 country ATTACKS another country
When 1 country goes bankrupt
What were the main reason Texas wanted to be annexed to the United States?
Needed money
Protection from Mexico and Indians
War with the United States
None of the above
America was worried about Annexing Texas to the United States because
It would upset the balance of free states vs slave states in the united states
It would cause problems between Texas and Louisiana
President Polk didn't like Texas
Noe of the above
During "Manifest Destiny", America was trying to have its country stretch from the Atlantic ocean to the ___________ ocean.
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Antarctic
In the 1800s, people wanted to move to Texas because it offered cheap land and economic opportunities.
True
False
What
D
The Mexican Cession and the end of the Mexican American war was ended by what Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Velasco
Paris Peace Treaties
The Mier y Teran Report was part of which era in Texas History. Select the best choice
Mexican Revolution
Texas Revolution
Age of Contact
Age of Oil
This flag was part of which battle?
Battle of Velasco
Battle of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Yavin
This painting is associated with...
Check all that apply
Mexican Revolution
Grito de Delores
Texas Revolution
Father Hidalgo
Which Empresario settled a colony of Mexican citizens in Texas?
Sam Houston
Green DeWitt
Martin de Leon
Mr. Coker
What was Spain looking for when they came to the new world (Texas)
Oil
Gold
People
New Technology
The Mier y Teran Report caused...
The Law of April 6, 1830
The Mier y Teran Report
The sinking of the Lusitania
Grito de Delores
Who was the messenger for the Alamo?
Sam Houston
Jim Bowie
William B. Travis
Juan Seguin
Who wrote the letter “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World?”
Sam Houston
William B. Travis
Juan Seguin
Mr. Coker
what year di Texas gain its independence?
1919
1836
1845
1987
Which Indian Tribe lived on the coast
Karankawa
Comanche
Cado
Jumano
When did Pineda map the Texas coast
1519
1836
2020
1492
Nomadic means that you
move throughout the year
stay in one place
