WorksheetsUnit 5 Review - Texas Annexation / Civil War
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 33mins
Why is Sam Houston important to Texas History?
He was the 1st president of the Republic of Texas.
He banned slavery in Texas.
He wrote the Texas Constitution.
He started the first college in Texas.
Who is considered the "Father of Texas Education"?
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Mirabeau Lamar
Anson Jones
Why was there 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 continued 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
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 slaves escape from the United States
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
It allowed California to become its own country
It ended the Texas Revolution
It allowed Texas to join the United States as a slave state
Which of the following future states did the United States gain from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Oregon
Texas
California
Florida
Texas became the _________ State in the United States.
15th
28th
45th
50th
Who was President of the United States when Texas was annexed?
President James Polk
President John Tyler
President Henry Clay
President William Howard Taft
What was one of the reasons many Americans wanted to annex Texas?
slavery
Oil production
Manifest Destiny
debt
What was Sam Houston's stance on the Native American issue facing the Republic of Texas?
He wanted a peaceful relationship with Native Americans.
He wanted to remove Natives from the land.
He asked Mexico to help protect settlers from Native attacks.
He ignored the issue.
What was the main problem between Texas and Mexico during the Republic of Texas?
Santa Anna was still being held captive.
Mexico did not recognize the independence of Texas.
Mexico did not like the mistreatment of Natives by the Texans.
Texas owed Mexico money.
Why did the Republic of Texas have so much debt?
Texas had borrowed money to fight the Texas Revolution.
Texas spent lots of money trying to protect its people.
Moving the capital from Houston to Austin was very expensive.
Texas paid Mexico a huge sum of money to end the Texas Revolution.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Texas had a duty to expand westward to the Pacific ocean.
Americans believed it was their God given right to expand westward and own the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Mexico lost one-third of its territory in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
White men over age 21 had the right to vote.
President Sam Houston tried to reduce the Texas debt by doing all of the following EXCEPT
Downsizing the army and Texas Rangers.
Eliminating many government jobs
Selling Texas navy ships.
Lowering taxes
Which of the following best explains why some Americans were concerned about Texas becoming a state?
They did not trust Sam Houston to be involved as a national leader.
They feared it would benefit southern slaveholders and might cause war with Mexico
They did not want to become involved in the Texans’ dispute with the Comanche.
They did not want the Panic of 1837 that occurred in Texas to spread to the rest of the country.
What does annexation mean?
to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc
to lose land or territory
to call a formal meeting
to attach to something larger
Who was the 1st President of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Anson Jones
Stephen F. Austin
Who won the presidency by default because both of the other candidates had died before the election?
Sam Houston
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Anson Jones
Stephen F. Austin
What does this image represent?
Texas annexation
The Mexican American War
Manifest Destiny
Mexican Cession
What treaty ended the US - Mexican War and forced Mexico give up half of it's territory?
Treaty of Ghent
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty of Santa Anna
Mexicans that were living on the Mexican Cession land became citizens of the US if they stayed on the land.
True
False
Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what?
The Treaty Velasco
The Annexation of Texas
The Mexican Cession
The Joint Resolution
Before The Mexican-American War, Texas declared its independence from _____________.
Canada
Mexico
Spain
Europe
How much did The US pay for the Mexican Cession?
The land was free because Mexico lost the war.
$10 Million
$15 Million
$30 million
What differences did Mirabeau B. Lamar and Sam Houston have?
Lamar didn't want to tax the people
Lamar wanted Texas to stay independent
Houston wasn't worried about the debt.
Houston did not want to become part of the United States
This president opposed Texas annexation. He wanted Texas to remain an independent republic so it could expand.
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
Anson Jones
James Polk
Why did President Polk send troops to a disputed region of Texas?
Mexico was violently attacking Texan settlers for no reason.
Mexican troops were advancing on the Texas capital.
The region provided a tactical advantage against Mexico.
He was purposefully provoking a war with Mexico as a tactic to acquire Mexican land.
Which city was the original capital of the Republic of Texas?
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
El Paso
What best describes the border dispute between Texas and Mexico?
Texas claimed the Rio Grande as the border while Mexico claimed the border was the Nueces River.
Texas claimed the Nueces River as the border while Mexico claimed the border was the Rio Grande.
Texans were attempting to force Natives off of their land and into Mexico.
Mexicans caused problems for Texas by forcing Natives off of their land and into Texas.
Which statement is FALSE?
Mexico never recognized Texas as an independent republic.
Texan settlers were strongly in favor of Texas annexation.
The United States debated for 9 years before deciding to annex Texas.
Most Americans were opposed to slavery because it violated people's human rights.
Which event triggered the conflict between the US and Mexico?
Texas declared its independence from Mexico.
Texas and Mexico had skirmishes over borders.
The US annexed Texas.
Mexico would not honor the Treaty of Velasco.
Who was the last president of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
Anson Jones
James Polk
What happened on June 19, 1865?
The Union declared victory in the Civil War.
President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in the U.S.
Enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they were free.
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?
TRUE
FALSE
What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Confederate president Jefferson Davis
Andrew Johnson
The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States?
The thirteenth amendment
The nineteenth amendment
The fifth amendment
The first amendment
The twenty-first amendment
