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Early Statehood Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________________believes that the Nueces River is the border, ______________ believes the Rio Grande River is the border

a)

Spain, Mexico

b)

United States, Mexico

c)

Mexico, United States

d)

Mexico, Spain

2.

*New Mexico and Utah could decide slavery


* Runaway slaves had to be returned


* California would be a free state


What events were these part of?

a)

Treaty of Velasco

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Law of April 6, 1830

3.

What was the outcome of the Mexican American War?

a)

Annexation

b)

Rio Grande becomes border

c)

Debt

d)

Bloodshed

4.

What era describes the following:


Immigration, border dispute, question of annexation, Manifest Destiny, Mexican-American War

a)

Republic of Texas Era

b)

Texas Revolution Era

c)

Early Texas Statehood Era

d)

Mexican National Era

5.
What was the name of the document that officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War?
a)
Treaty of Velasco
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
6.

The belief that it was God's divine will for the U.S. to expand westward across the continent is referred to as _______________.

a)

annexation

b)

divine right

c)

sectionalism

d)

manifest destiny

7.

The Mexican Cession (see picture) was land given to the U.S. by Mexico as a part of what treaty?

a)

Treaty of Velasco

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Nacagdoches

8.

What people group emigrated from their homeland in massive numbers, many of them settling in Texas, after a great Potato Famine (food shortage) struck their country?

a)

The Irish

b)

The Polish

c)

The Germans

d)

The French

9.

Why did the US want to annex Texas?

a)

To clear their debt

b)

To fulfill Manifest Destiny

c)

To anger Mexico

d)

To have another slave state

10.

The Mexicans attacked the US because

a)

Taylor moved his army to the Nueces River

b)

Taylor moved his army to the Rio Grande River

c)

Taylor moved his army to the Neches River

d)

Taylor moved his army to the Nueces River and then the Rio Grande River

11.
What year did Texas get annexed into the U.S.?
a)
1519
b)
1718
c)
1836
d)
1845
12.
Who was the first elected Governor of Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
James Pinckney Henderson
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Henry Clay
13.
What political party did not want the annexation of Texas or the spread of slavery?
a)
Whig
b)
Democrat
14.
What political party wanted Texas annexation & the spread of slavery?
a)
Whig
b)
Democrat
15.
Before the start of the U.S.-Mexican War, what did United States consider the border of Mexico & the U.S.?
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande
16.
Before the start of the U.S.-Mexican War, what did Mexico consider the border of Mexico & the U.S.?
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande
17.
Which of the following is not one of the 3 branches of Texas & U.S. government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)


Joint Resolution

18.
What is the belief that Americans will dominate territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Nativism
b)
Reservation
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Antebellum
19.
Which of the following events occurred first?
a)
Mexico cedes about 1/2 of their territory to the U.S. (Mexican Cession)
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is signed
c)
U.S. declares war on Mexico
d)
Texas is annexed as the 28th state of the U.S.
20.
Who was the president of the U.S. at the time of Texas annexation & the U.S.-Mexican War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Sam Houston
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Henry Clay
21.
What was Sam Houston's role in the government after Texas was annexed in 1845?
a)
U.S. President
b)
U.S. Senator
c)
U.S. Attorney General
d)
U.S. Secretary of War
22.
Which of the following is NOT a reason people of the U.S. opposed Texas annexation?
a)
It would increase the slave states over free states
b)
It would start a war with Mexico
c)
Southern politicians would have more power to make slave laws in Congress
d)
Texas had too much land to defend against Mexico and Indians
23.
What will happen to Texas after the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Texas gets larger
b)
Texas gets smaller
c)
Texas gets sold to Mexico
d)
Texas finally gets annexed
24.
What party represented farmers and workers?
a)
Democratic
b)
Whig
c)
American/Know-Nothing 
25.
What party was the strong party in Texas?
a)
Democratic
b)
Whig
c)
American/Know-Nothing 
26.
What party believed in nativism?
a)
Democratic
b)
Whig
c)
American/Know-Nothing 
27.

Which color on the map illustrates the Mexican Cession 1848?

a)

Yellow

b)

Orange

c)

Blue

d)

Brown

28.

Which color on the map illustrates Texas Annexation 1845?

a)

Purple

b)

Brown

c)

Lime Green

d)

Blue

29.
Bicameral means
a)
2 chambers or houses
b)
Senate
c)
3 branches of government
d)
the president and the governor 
30.
The governor heads the ____ branch.
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
d)
federal
31.
Which two groups make up Congress?
a)
Governor and Supreme Court
b)
House of Representatives and Governor
c)
Senate and House of Representatives
d)
Supreme Court and Congress
32.

Which branch of government makes the laws?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Executive Branch

33.

Which branch of government has 2 houses?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

34.

Who is the leader of State Government?

a)

President

b)

Governor

c)

Vice President

d)

Mayor

35.
The government of the state of Texas  is divided into how many branches?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
36.
The job of the executive branch is to...
a)
make sure laws are enforced.
b)
make the laws of the state.
c)
make sure that state laws are applied fairly.
d)
play baseball
37.

Which was the largest group of European immigrants to come to Texas?

a)

Mexican

b)

German

c)

Irish

d)

American

38.
Which person or group of people are in the judicial branch?
a)
governor
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Congress
d)
mayor
39.

The chief purpose of the Texas Rangers during the Republic of Texas was to --

a)

police major cities

b)

fight American Indian groups

c)

expand borders into New Mexico

d)

negotiate statehood with the United States

40.

Who served as the second president of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

George Washington

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

d)

James Fannin

41.

After Texas gained its independence from Mexico, who did they elect as President of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Mirabeau Lamar

b)

Anson Jones

c)

Sam Houston

d)

David Crockett

42.
The job of the judicial branch is to...
a)
make sure laws are enforced.
b)
make the laws of the state.
c)
make sure that state laws are applied fairly.
d)
play soccer
43.
The job of the legislative branch is to...
a)
make sure laws are enforced.
b)
make the laws of the state.
c)
make sure that state laws are applied fairly.
d)
play football
44.

__________________________was the belief by Americans that it was the right and duty of the US to expand to the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

California

45.

General Winfield Scott led the US troops that captured ________________ in1847

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas Rangers

d)

Mexico City

46.
Sam Houston opposed building a navy for Texas because he thought it would —
a)
drain Texas’ finances
b)
anger the United States
c)
heighten tensions with Mexico
d)
curb trade on the Caribbean Sea
47.

Definition of Annexation

a)

give up something; generally refers to formally giving up land

b)

political system in which representatives are responsible for governing

c)

the process of adding land to an existing territory

48.

Why is Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar known as the "Father of Texas Education?"

a)

He set aside land for public schools

b)

He wrote the first standards from public education

c)

He purchased the first set of textbooks for public education.

d)

He created a college that trained teachers for public schools.

49.

What year did Texas become an independent republic?

a)

1821

b)

1836

c)

1845

d)

1861

50.

How did President Sam Houston want to deal with the Indians?

a)

He wanted to make peace.

b)

Build a large reservation for the Indians to live on

c)

Ask the Indians to leave Texas

d)

Leave them alone

51.

What differences did Mirabeau B. Lamar and Sam Houston have?

a)

Lamar didn't want to tax the people

b)

Lamar wanted Texas to stay independent

c)

Houston wasn't worried about the debt.

d)

Houston did not want to become part of the United States

52.

Which Texas President wanted to join Texas to the United States

a)

President Sam Houston

b)

George Washingtion

c)

Abe Lincoln

d)

Thomas Jefferson

53.
When Sam Houston was elected as president in 1841, what were some of the problems he faced?
a)
Mexican invasion and United States annexation
b)
slavery disputes and conflicts with Native Americans
c)
slavery disputes and debt
d)
debt and conflicts with Native Americans

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