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TX History Spring Final Exam Review

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who did Texas gain its independence from?
a)
Mexico
b)
the US
c)
Spain
d)
France 
2.
Who was the Commander in General of the Texan army and the first president of the republic of Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
George Washington
d)
William B. Travis 
3.
What natural resource was discovered that completely changed Texas for the foreseeable future?
a)
oil
b)
gold
c)
cotton
d)
lumber
4.
Spindletop was one of the largest oil discoveries in Texas. 
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The president of the United States during the Civil War was 
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Theodore Roosevelt 
6.
Stephen F. Austin located his colony where in Texas?
a)
along the Rio Grande
b)
along the Red River
c)
in the Panhandle
d)
between the Colorado and Brazos rivers
7.
Moses Austin became the first man to gain permission from Spain to bring _____ settlers to Texas.
a)
African American
b)
Anglo American
c)
Latin American
d)
Native American
8.
The Spanish word _____ refers to a land agent whose job it was to bring new settlers into an area.
a)
criollo
b)
empresario
c)
mestizo
d)
vaquero
9.
After his father died, _____ took over the task of establishing a colony in Texas.
a)
Moses Austin
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
Baron de Bastrop
d)
Antonio Martinez
10.
The Old Three Hundred were _____.
a)
the oldest people in Texas
b)
the first families brought to Texas by Stephen F. Austin
c)
the acres in Texas first settled in Austin's colony
d)
the miles people had to travel from San Antonio to Nacogdoches
11.

land bought from the French that doubled the size of the United States

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

migration

c)

land grant

d)

empresario

12.

What is Austin often referred to as?

a)

The Brother of Texas

b)

The Father of the United States

c)

The Brother of the United States

d)

The Father of Texas

13.
What were some of the requirements of the Old Three Hundred [actually, there were just 297] settlers in Austin's colony?
a)
they had to become Catholic
b)
they had to become citizens of their new country
c)
they had to have good moral character
d)
ALL of these answers are correct
14.
Where was the capital of Coahuila y Tejas?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Austin
c)
Saltillo
d)
Nacadoches
15.

Who was the leader of the Fredonian Rebellion?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Haden Edwards

d)

Martin DeLeon

16.
Who was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas?
a)
Mirabeau Lamar
b)
Sam Houston
c)
David Burnet
d)
Lorenzo de Zavala
17.
What year did Texas win its independence?
a)
1832
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1860
18.

Resulted in the deaths of 7 Texans and 35 Comanches after the Rangers saw Matilda Lockhart.

a)

Battle of Neches

b)

Archive War

c)

Council House Fight

d)

Treaty of Velasco

19.
Which president of Texas is considered the "Father of Education" for his work establishing lands for public schools?
a)
Burnet
b)
Houston
c)
Lamar
d)
Jones
20.
Which president was the LAST president of Texas?
a)
Lamar
b)
Burnet
c)
Jones
d)
Houston
21.

On December 29, 1845, Texas is annexed into the United States of America making it the ___ th State admitted to the Union.

a)

28

b)

10

c)

15

d)

53

22.

Archives war during Houston's 2nd presidency resulted in documents (archives) being-?

a)

returned to the capitol building in Austin.

b)

relocated to Houston.

c)

Mexican soldiers confiscated them when they attacked Waterloo.

23.
What year was Texas annexed to the United States?
a)
1819
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1861
24.
Who was President of the United States when Texas was annexed?
a)
President Polk
b)
President Tyler
c)
President Clay
d)
President Houston
25.
How many states did they say Texas could be divided into?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
26.
How did the U.S.-Mexico war impact Texas?
a)
Texas had to give up land
b)
Texas land was destroyed
c)
The Rio Grande became the new border
d)
fishing became a new industry
27.
Texas was a part of the... 
a)
Pacific North West
b)
Union
c)
Deep South
d)
Confederate
28.
Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
These things are all... 
a)
Battles of the Mexican Revolution. 
b)
Civil War battles in Texas. 
c)
Turning points for the Civil War. 
d)
Part of the Texas Revolution. 
29.
A civil war is
a)
a war between north and south
b)
a war between people of the same country
30.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
31.
Who was the top general of the Confederate army?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Lincoln
d)
Sam Houston
32.
Who was the top general of the Union?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Santa Anna
33.
Upon which institution did the South's economy rely on?
a)
slavery
b)
the cotton gin
c)
factories
34.

People who worked to end slavery were called:

a)

abolitionists

b)

southerners

c)

cartridges

d)

blockades

35.

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

a)

to help slaves escape to freedom

b)

to provide an underground train that slaves could ride on

c)

a way to sneak soldiers across enemy lines

d)

a plan to end the Civil War

36.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 
a)
uphold national honor
b)
prevent foreign involvement
c)
free all slave 
d)
preserve the Union
37.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
38.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
39.
The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:
a)
Paid workers
b)
Industry
c)
Agriculture
d)
Goods & Services
40.
To withdraw from something, such as a nation
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
abolitionist
d)
amendment
41.

When was the Civil War?

a)

1861-176

b)

1861-1865

c)

1870-1876

d)

2015-2019

42.

How many states seceded to create the Confederate States of America?

a)

28

b)

10

c)

11

d)

50

43.

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beacher Stowe

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Fredrick Douglas

44.
Less than a week after the end of the Civil War, Lincoln was shot in the head by ____________________.
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Mark David Chapman
d)
Sirhan Sirhan
45.

Sam Houston was the President of the Republic of Texas...

a)

4 times

b)

2 times

c)

1 time

d)

3 times

46.

This was the very last battle of the Civil War and was fought on the border with Mexico.

a)

The Battle of Galveston

b)

The Battle of Sabine Pass

c)

The Battle of Palmito Ranch

47.

What did Sam Houston Do when Texas voted to secede from the Union?

a)

He resigned as Governor

b)

He was re-elected to four more years

c)

He raised an army to fight the Union

48.

This abolitionist helped bring slaves to the northern states using what was the nicknamed the "underground railroad."

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Frederick Douglas

49.

What were the main issues of the civil war?

a)

North, South

b)

Union, Confederacy

c)

Slavery, State Rights, Sectionalism, Election of 1860

d)

State Rights, North, South, Confederacy

50.

What was the main area the German immigrants settled?

a)

El Paso

b)

San Antonio

c)

Houston

d)

New Braunsfels

51.

Who was Texas' first governor?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Lorenzo de Zavala

c)

James Pinckney Henderson

d)

Anson Jones

52.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
53.

cash crop farming is the growing of food for

a)

food

b)

sale

c)

import

d)

leisure

54.

In what year did Congress declare "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem of the U.S.?

a)

In 1820; at the conclusion of the War of 1812

b)

In 1931; 117 years after it was written

c)

In 1812; the year it was written

d)

In 1901; almost a century after it was written

55.

Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner?"

a)

Francis Scott Key wrote it in 1814.

b)

Martha Washington wrote it in 1777.

c)

George Washington wrote it in 1789.

d)

Mary Todd Lincoln wrote it in 1861.

56.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
57.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
58.

Which Empresario...

• The first successful empresario

• Fulfilled his father’s contract and took 300 Anglo families to Texas

• Known as the Father of Texas

a)

Moses Austin

b)

Stephen Austin

c)

Green De Witt

d)

Martin De Leon

e)

Erasmo Seguin

59.
What was San Felipe de Austin?
a)
The river located near Austin's colony
b)
The business center of Mexico
c)
The capital of Austin's colony
d)
The empresario who was close to Austin
60.
Why did many Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820's?
a)
To gain religious freedom.
b)
To build missions and forts.
c)
To search for cities of gold.
d)
To find cheap farmland.
61.

The colonists wanted to prove their loyalty to Mexico through a statement where the people declared their loyal to Mexico, support for Santa Anna over Bustamante, and the Constitution of 1824.

a)

Turtle Bayou Resolution

b)

Fredonian Rebellion

c)

Mier y Teran Report

d)

Law of April 6, 1830

62.
Which battle was significant because it was the beginning of the fight for Texas Independence?
a)
Battle of Gonzales
b)
Battle of the Alamo
c)
Goliad Massacre
d)
Battle of San Jacinto
63.
Which battle does the term "COME AND TAKE IT" come from?
a)
Battle of San Jacinto
b)
Battle of Medina
c)
Battle of Gonzales
d)
Battle of the Alamo
64.
What feelings were expressed in the Turtle Bayou Resolution in regards to President Anastasio Bustamente?
a)
They supported him and his policies.
b)
They were against him and supported Santa Anna.
c)
They wanted him to abolish the Guerrero Decree and allow slavery in Texas.
d)
They wanted more Mexican troops for protection from Native American raids
65.
In which battle did Texas win it's independence from Mexico?
a)
Battle of the Alamo
b)
Battle of San Jacinto
c)
Battle of Gonzales
d)
Battle of Goliad
66.
Which battle is this flag associated with?
a)
Battle of San Jacinto
b)
Battle of Gonzales
c)
Grass Fight
d)
Battle of the Alamo
67.

Who and their troops were captured during the Battle of Coleto Creek?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

William Travis

d)

James Fannin

68.

Texas Declared Independence on March 2, 1836. Where did this happen?

a)

At the Alamo

b)

At Velasco

c)

Washington-on-the-Brazos

d)

At Goliad

69.
What day is Texas Independence Day?
a)
March 2
b)
July 4
c)
April 21
d)
October 2
70.
The two famous battle cries from this time were "Remember the Alamo" and
a)
Remember Goliad
b)
Liberty or Death
c)
Live Free or Die
d)
Gig Em
71.
Who was captured at Coleto Creek, then executed with his men in the Goliad Massacre?
a)
James Fannin
b)
Jim Bowie
c)
Juan Seguin
d)
Lorenzo de Zavala
72.
Where did the Texas Delegates meet to design their new government?
a)
El Paso
b)
Amarillo
c)
Washington-on-the-Brazos
d)
Odessa
73.
Who was appointed head of the Texas military?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Davy Crockett
d)
William B. Travis
74.
Who was the former congressman who fought at the Alamo?
a)
Davy Crockett
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Juan Seguin
d)
Stephen F Austin
75.
Which of the following was the Commander during the Battle at the Alamo that died on the last day of the battle?
a)
William Travis
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
Sam Houstion
d)
Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
76.

He wrote the Victory or Death letter at the Alamo.

a)

James Bowie

b)

Sam Houston

c)

James Fannin

d)

William B Travis

77.

He was the commander of the volunteer army at the Alamo

a)

James Fannin

b)

James Bowie

c)

William B Travis

d)

Sam Houston

78.
Who said, "Mexico has …invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil"?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Windield Scott
d)
Abraham Lincoln
79.
Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year
a)
1836
b)
1845
c)
1718
d)
1824
80.
Who were known as "los diablos Tejanos" during the Mexican American War?
a)
Mexican soliders
b)
American Soliders
c)
Texas Rangers
d)
None of these
81.
Texas got its well-known shape due to the 
a)
Treaty of Velasco
b)
Treaty of Guadulupe Hidalgo
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Compromise of 1850
82.
The granting of land from one country to another is called
a)
cession
b)
permanent school fund
c)
veto
d)
annexation
83.
Allowing states to decide by popular vote whether or not to prevent slavery is called
a)
cession
b)
permanent school fund
c)
veto
d)
popular sovereignty
84.
Texas joined the United States through a process called
a)
expedition
b)
veto
c)
annexation
d)
joint resolution
85.
Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Mississippi
c)
Colorado
86.
The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the 
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Gadsen Purchase
87.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
88.
Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.
a)
it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery
b)
it could lead to war with Spain
c)
it would increase the number of states that allowed slavery
d)
it would interfere with Manifest Destiny
89.
Which river marks the border between Mexico and the US?
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
The Nueces River
c)
The border is not marked by a river
d)
The Red River
90.

California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah,and Nevada were some of the states that were formed by what land given up by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

The Treaty Velasco

b)

The Annexation of Texas

c)

The Mexican Cession

d)

The Joint Resolution

91.

What years did the Mexican American War take place?

a)

1900 - 1920

b)

2020-2021

c)

1846 - 1848

d)

it is happening in present time

92.

Which Governor was removed from office for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Confederacy?

a)

Mirabeau Lamar

b)

Francis Lubbock

c)

Sam Houston

d)

John Bell Hood

93.

What cash crop accounted for the large increase in the slave population during the 1800's in Texas?

a)

peanuts

b)

sugar cane

c)

potatoes

d)

cotton

94.

Why did the southern states threaten to secede?

a)

They thought that Lincoln would end slavery.

b)

They thought Lincoln would pass another protective tariff.

c)

Lincoln did not win the electoral college.

d)

Lincoln wanted war with Mexico.

95.

Who was the first governor of Texas?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Antonio López de Santa Anna

c)

James Pinckney Henderson

d)

José Antonio Navarro

96.
Why was the Compromise of 1850 necessary?
a)
To set the Boundary between U.S. states and territories
b)
Settled a dispute between England and the United States
c)
Disagreements over slavery and territories
d)
It repealed the Compromise of 1849
97.

Two German Settlements were...

a)

Fredericksburg and New Braunfels

b)

Industry and Colorado

c)

Guadalupe and Indianola

d)

Lambert and Pedernales

98.

Haden and Benjamin Edwards wanted to take over the town of Nacogdoches and the Old Stone Fort.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

John Davis Bradburn was the Mexican Military commander at

a)

San Antonio

b)

San Felipe

c)

Anahuac

d)

Saltillo

100.

True or False. Santa Anna agreed to split Coahuila y Tejas.

a)

True

b)

False

101.

Before Spindletop, Texas was considered an

a)

Industrial state

b)

agricultural state

c)

technological state

102.

Before scientists figured out how to turn crude oil into gas, railroads used what resource to power their trains?

a)

Crude oil

b)

Coal

c)

Wood

d)

Salt mixture

103.

Beaumont, Texas became a __________ town after the oil discovery at Spindletop?

a)

Boom

b)

Bust

c)

Agricultural

d)

Cattle

104.

Beaumont, Texas grew from a population of 10,000 to over 50,000 in a few

a)

days

b)

months

c)

years

d)

decades

105.

After oil discovery at Spindletop,

a)

the US became the largest oil producer in the world.

b)

Texas invented barbed wire to keep prospectors off their land

c)

The cotton business picked up in production

d)

More cattle drives were formed.

106.
What year was the huge oil discovery at Spindletop?
a)
1901
b)
1876
c)
1920
d)
1904
107.

Beaumont, Texas became a __________ town after the oil discovery at Spindletop?

a)

Boom

b)

Bust

c)

Agricultural

d)

Cattle

108.

Who was Captain Anthony F.

Lucas?

a)

He was the owner of Spindletop.

b)

He was the governor of Texas.

c)

He was hired by Patillo Higgins to help find oil.

d)

He bought Spindletop from Patillo Higgins.

109.

What caused Houston to become a leading city in 1914?

a)

The Houston medical center was established

b)

Houston became a leader in developing technology

c)

After the Galveston storm of 1900 the Houston Ship Channel was created.

110.
Which explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes after the Civil War?
a)
Many tribes experienced drought and famine.
b)
Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.
c)
Tribes were removed to reservations.
d)
Tribes farmed after buffalo herds disappeared.
111.
Which nickname was given to the African-American regiments of the Army after the Civil War?
a)
Buffalo Hunters
b)
Red River Rebels
c)
Buffalo Soldiers
d)
Screaming Eagles
112.
All of the following were factors that fostered westward expansion into Texas EXCEPT
a)
 land for farming and ranching
b)
growth of the railroads
c)
removal of American Indians
d)
failure of the cotton crops
113.
How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?
a)
The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth.
b)
Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
c)
Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
d)
The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.
114.

The buffalo soldiers helped to shape the history of Texas because they were -

a)

American Indians who fought with Texas during the Civil War

b)

African Americans who guarded the Texas frontier after the Civil War

c)

Anglo Americans who sided with Mexico before the Texas Revolution

d)

Mexican Americans who defended the Alamo during the Texas Revolution

115.

What is the historical significance of Spindletop?

a)

Cattle were traded there.

b)

The Texas frontier began there.

c)

Buffalo soldiers were stationed there.

d)

The Texas petroleum industry began there.

116.

What CONCLUSION can you draw from the map above?

a)

All cattle trails that started in Texas led to towns in the East.

b)

After the Civil War, ranchers used the trails to bring cattle from other states to Texas.

c)

After the Civil War, numerous trails were added to support the growing cattle industry in Texas.

d)

Before the Civil War, increased settlement encouraged Texas ranchers to find new markets for their cattle.

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