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WorksheetsUnit 6 Texas Annexation Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What happen in Texas History in 1845?
Santa Anna became President of Mexico
Texas declared independence from Mexico
Texas broke away from the United States
Texas became part of the United States
Why is Sam Houston important to Texas History?
He was the 1st Elected President of Texas
He banned slavery in Texas
He wrote the Texas Constitution
He started the First College in Texas
What was the role of the Texas Rangers in early Texas History?
They kept Texas safe from Native American and outlaw attacks
They wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence
They help make the laws in Texas
They settled the debt problems in Texas
Who is considered the "Father of Texas Education"?
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Mirabeau Lamar
Anson Jones
How would you describe the Texas Navy when Texas was its own country?
Texas Navy was one of the strongest in the world
Majority of the Texas navy was Native Americans
Texas had a very small navy and it was weak
Texas had the United States Navy to help them
Why were the Mexican Government mad at Texas with the Santa Fe expedition to New Mexico?
Sam Houston was trying to sell illegal material in the Mexican territory
President Lamar was trying to get New Mexico to rebel against Mexico
President Lamar sent Texans to New Mexico to grow Cash Crops
President Lamar was trying to make an alliance with Native Americans tribes
What was Anson Jones' opinion on Texas Annexation?
He supported Texas becoming part of the United States
He did not agree with Texas joining the United States
He only thought some of Texas should be Annex to the United States
He thought that Texas should join Mexico again
Why was their conflict between the Native Americans the Republic of Texas?
Native Americans did not respect the debt Texas had gained
Texans would not trade with the Native Americans
Many Texans continue to take Native American land
Native Americans would spread deadly diseases in the Texas towns
Why was there a dispute between Mexico and Texas over the border?
Texas thought the border should be at the Nueces River not the Rio Grande
Texas thought the border should be at the Rio Grande not the Nueces River
Mexico thought the border should be at the Rio Grande not the Nueces River
Mexico thought that San Antonio should be in Mexico not Texas
Why did taxes NOT solve the debt problem in Texas?
The Texas Government only used the taxes for government buildings
Texans were mostly poor and couldn't afford the taxes
Texans did not believe in paying taxes
The Texas Government had to pay all the tax dollars to the United States
What was the primary cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?
The border between Texas and Mexico was in dispute
Mexico attacked in the U.S. Capital
The United States attacked the Mexican capital
Mexico was helping escape enslaved people from the United States
Why did Texas want to be annexed by the United States?
Texas would be able to create a constitution for equal rights to all people
Texas would be able to vote in Presidential elections
The United States would provide protection from Mexican attacks
The United States would be allow to trade with Texas
How did sectionalism in the United States impact the annexation of Texas?
The Southern states were worried that Texas would become a free state
The Northern states were worried that Texas would provide more slave states
Texas wanted to get rid of slavery but the U.S. told them they had to keep them
The United States was trying to make a deal to let Mexico get Texas back
Why did many Texans want Texas to be annex to the United States?
The debt from the Republic of Texas would be paid by the United States
Texas would become a territory instead of a new state in the United States
Texas would be able to split up into 5 new states
Texas would be able to gain new land from New Mexico
What is Manifest Destiny?
The method of adding new states to the United States
A religious group that settled in Utah
A reform movement to fix the prison and mental health system
A belief that the United States was destined to expand westward
What was the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
It ended the U.S. Mexican War and set the border at the Rio Grande
California would become its own country
It ended the Texas Revolution
It allowed Texas to join the United States as a slave state
How did President James K. Polk start the U.S.-Mexican War?
He sent soldiers to the disputed area that got attacked by Mexican soldiers
He sent a threatening telegram to the Mexican President
He sent Americans to build new towns in the disputed area
He sent the Mexican Government $30 Million to buy the disputed area
After the U.S. Mexican War, what became the Southern Border between Mexico and the U.S.?
The Rio Grande River
The Colorado River
The Mississippi River
The Gulf of Mexico
Which of the following future states did the United States gain from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Oregon
Texas
California
Florida
What territory did the U.S. gain from France for $15 Million?
California
Oregon
Texas
Louisiana
According to Manifest Destiny, Americans were destine to expand out ______________.
North
South
East
West
Texas became the _________ State in the United States.
15th
28th
45th
50th
Which immigrant group settled in Fredericksburg and Hill Country when moving to Texas?
Germans
Irish
Polish
Czech
What is considered a cultural legacy from Czech immigrants from Texas?
Creole
Corned Beef
Easter Bunnies
Kolaches
Why was the Polish immigrants living in Texas were considered suspicious during the Civil War?
The Polish did not support factory workers
The Polish did not support violence
The Polish did not support slavery
The Texans could not understand their language
