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The Lone Star State Vocabulary GEN

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word:


These are Mexican cowboys

a)

Tejanos

b)

Vaqueros

c)

Texas Revolution

d)

Battle of the Alamo

e)

Gadsden Purchase

2.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word:


The idea that the U.S. had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Annex

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Mexican War

e)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

3.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word:


In 1835, Texas settlers & Tejanos decided to fight for independence from Mexico. This was the...

a)

Tejanos

b)

Vaqueros

c)

Texas Revolution

d)

Battle of the Alamo

e)

Gadsden Purchase

4.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word:


The U.S. paid $10 million to Mexico for this land that completed its southern boundaries. This was the...

a)

Tejanos

b)

Vaqueros

c)

Texas Revolution

d)

Battle of the Alamo

e)

Gadsden Purchase

5.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word:


To take an area over and make it a state.

a)

Annex

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Mexican War

e)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

6.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word:


This treaty ended the Mexican War & gave the U.S. claim to Texas and other large areas.

a)

Annex

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Mexican War

e)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

7.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word:


These are Spanish speaking people living in Texas.

a)

Tejanos

b)

Vaqueros

c)

Texas Revolution

d)

Battle of the Alamo

e)

Gadsden Purchase

8.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word:


A war between America & Mexico that led to the further expansion of the U.S.

a)

Annex

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Mexican War

e)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

9.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word:


A law that made Maine enter the Union as a free state while Missouri entered as a slave state.

a)

Annex

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Mexican War

e)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

10.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word:


A famous battle at a walled fortress in San Antonio, Texas, where all of the defenders were killed. This was the...

a)

Tejanos

b)

Vaqueros

c)

Texas Revolution

d)

Battle of the Alamo

e)

Gadsden Purchase