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Mid-Year Exam

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the term that best matches with this sentence...

"Our government is divided up into 3 branches."

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Individual Rights

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Republicanism

2.

During the interim government of Texas (during the Texas Revolution) Who was Vice President of Texas?

a)

Lorenzo de Zavala

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Thom Yorke

d)

Juan Seguin

3.

Who was the author of the Texas Constitution? (HINT: "He wrote the Constitution for the children of Texas)

a)

Sam Houston

b)

William B. Travis

c)

James Bowie

d)

George Childress

4.

Which principle of government gives us our "rights" in America?

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Republicanism

d)

Federalism

5.

Define Annexation

a)

When 1 country LEAVES another country

b)

When 1 country officially JOINS another country

c)

When 1 country ATTACKS another country

d)

When 1 country goes bankrupt

6.

What were the main reason Texas wanted to be annexed to the United States?

a)

Needed money

b)

Protection from Mexico and Indians

c)

War with the United States

d)

None of the above

7.

America was worried about Annexing Texas to the United States because

a)

It would upset the balance of free states vs slave states in the united states

b)

It would cause problems between Texas and Louisiana

c)

President Polk didn't like Texas

d)

Noe of the above

8.

During "Manifest Destiny", America was trying to have its country stretch from the Atlantic ocean to the ___________ ocean.

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Antarctic

9.

In the 1800s, people wanted to move to Texas because it offered cheap land and economic opportunities.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

What

d)

D

10.

The Mexican Cession and the end of the Mexican American war was ended by what Treaty

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Velasco

d)

Paris Peace Treaties

11.

The Mier y Teran Report was part of which era in Texas History. Select the best choice

a)

Mexican Revolution

b)

Texas Revolution

c)

Age of Contact

d)

Age of Oil

12.

This flag was part of which battle?

a)

Battle of Velasco

b)

Battle of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Battle of Gonzales

d)

Battle of Yavin

13.

This painting is associated with...

Check all that apply

a)

Mexican Revolution

b)

Grito de Delores

c)

Texas Revolution

d)

Father Hidalgo

14.

Which Empresario settled a colony of Mexican citizens in Texas?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Green DeWitt

c)

Martin de Leon

d)

Mr. Coker

15.

What was Spain looking for when they came to the new world (Texas)

a)

Oil

b)

Gold

c)

People

d)

New Technology

16.

The Mier y Teran Report caused...

a)

The Law of April 6, 1830

b)

The Mier y Teran Report

c)

The sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Grito de Delores

17.

Who was the messenger for the Alamo?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Jim Bowie

c)

William B. Travis

d)

Juan Seguin

18.

Who wrote the letter “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World?”

a)

Sam Houston

b)

William B. Travis

c)

Juan Seguin

d)

Mr. Coker

19.

what year di Texas gain its independence?

a)

1919

b)

1836

c)

1845

d)

1987

20.

Which Indian Tribe lived on the coast

a)

Karankawa

b)

Comanche

c)

Cado

d)

Jumano

21.

When did Pineda map the Texas coast

a)

1519

b)

1836

c)

2020

d)

1492

22.

Nomadic means that you

a)

move throughout the year

b)

stay in one place