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WorksheetsTexas Republic and Annexation
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year was Texas annexed to the United States?
a)
1819
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1861
2.
What was Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States
b)
Texas becoming a independent country
c)
Texas joining the Confederacy
d)
Texas joining Mexico
3.
Since Texas became a state the head of its executive branch would be --
a)
the governor
b)
the president
c)
the senator
d)
the representative
4.
Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
US Mexican War
d)
Civil War
5.
Which Republic of Texas president is known as the Architect of Annexation?
a)
Burnet
b)
Houston
c)
Lamar
d)
Jones
6.
Who was President of the United States when Texas was annexed?
a)
President Polk
b)
President Tyler
c)
President Clay
d)
President Houston
7.
What was one of the reasons many Americans wanted to annex Texas?
a)
Northern States wanted another slave state
b)
Oil production
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
none of the above
8.
Sam Houston did NOT support annexation.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What was Sam Houston's stance on the Native American issue facing the Republic of Texas?
a)
Make peace with Native Americans
b)
Go to war for the land
c)
Get help from Mexico
10.
What was the main issue between Texas and Mexico during the Republic of Texas?
a)
Santa Anna was still being held captive
b)
Mexico did not recognize the Independence of Texas
c)
Mexico did not like the mistreatment of Natives by the Texans
11.
What major political policy of Sam Houston did Lamar oppose?
a)
Building public schools
b)
Annexation to the USA
c)
Forming a National Navy
12.
What caused the country of Texas to be in so much debt?
a)
The Texas Revolution
b)
The Texas rangers cost too much to protect the people.
c)
Moving the capital building.
13.
Who wanted peace with Native Americans
a)
Houston
b)
Lamar
14.
Who wanted the capital to be in Austin?
a)
Houston
b)
Lamar
15.
Lamar believed in education setting aside land for public schools
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Public debt was a major issue of the Republic of Texas
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Lamar pursued peace with Native Americans
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Why did Texas's annexation cause tension with Mexico?
a)
Mexicans feared that Texans would attack Tejanos
b)
Mexico was afraid of losing Texas as an ally
c)
Many Mexicans felt the America would try to take over Mexico through Texas
d)
Mexico wanted to take over Texas.
19.
Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
US Mexican War
d)
Civil War
20.
When the Republic of Texas gave up its independence, it joined the United States as a --
a)
free trade zone
b)
sovereign nation
c)
territory
d)
state
21.
When Texas wrote their state constitution, which country's constitution did they use as a model?
a)
US Constitution
b)
Mexico Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
22.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
Texas' future to reach the Pacific ocean.
b)
Americans' belief that it was their God given right to own the land from East to West, from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
c)
An angel flying through the air from East to West.
d)
The progress of the White man
23.
The Legislative branch does what?
a)
Judges the laws
b)
enforces the laws
c)
makes the laws
d)
rejects the laws
24.
The Judicial Branch is led by the --
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Congress
c)
the President
d)
the Governor
25.
The head of the executive branch for the whole country is --
a)
the President
b)
the governor
c)
the king
d)
a senator
26.
Checks and Balances is a principle that ensures
a)
no one branch gets more powerful than the other.
b)
the states share powers with the federal government
c)
the government pays everything in checks
d)
no one is above the law
27.
The principle of Republicanism is --
a)
when people are allowed to elect their leaders.
b)
when congress decides who becomes president
c)
a political party
d)
when no branch of government gets more power than the rest of the branches.
28.
The US and Texas constitution say that the government gets its power from --
a)
the people
b)
the king
c)
money
d)
congress
29.
Which Texas president was the only president to also serve as governor in the state of Texas?
a)
Lamar
b)
Burnet
c)
Houston
d)
Jones
30.
What is an era?
a)
a time period marked by one characteristic
b)
a fancy restaurant
c)
a type of treaty
d)
a mispelling of ear.
31.
Choose the definition of rebellion?
a)
people stand up against or fight the authority
b)
fighting for your country
c)
the idea of a perfect government
d)
a type of hot dog
32.
To analyze means to --
a)
study something in parts to understand it
b)
the translate the meaning
c)
memorize
d)
read about
33.
Based on this chart the population of Texas --
a)
grew significantly over time.
b)
is predominantly Philippino
c)
has decreased over time
d)
is predominantly German
34.
Why did Mexico refuse to acknowledge the Treaties of Velasco?
a)
The Mexican government had executed Santa Anna.
b)
They felt Santa Anna only signed them because he feared for his life.
c)
Velasco was an enemy of the Mexican Army.
d)
There was no Treaty of Velasco
35.
What problems did every president of Texas face?
a)
Problems with American Indians
b)
Large public debt
c)
Problems with Mexico
d)
All answers correct
36.
As president of Texas, why did Sam Houston want to downsize the military and the government?
a)
He knew Texas was not going to be attacked by any enemies.
b)
Most of the people in the government did not like Sam Houston.
c)
He wanted to reduce the public debt.
d)
Because Lamar wanted to reduce the size of Texas.
37.
How could Texans have calmed the fears of Americans who didn’t want annexation of Texas?
a)
By reducing the number of American immigrants in Texas.
b)
By ending slavery in Texas.
c)
By electing Mirabeau B. Lamar president.
d)
By forcing residents of Texas to speak Spanish.
38.
Which president was the LAST president of Texas?
a)
Lamar
b)
Burnet
c)
Jones
d)
Houston
39.
What do David Burnet, Anson Jones, Mirabeau Lamar, and Sam Houston all have in common?
a)
All were born in Texas
b)
All fought as soldiers in the Texas Revolution
c)
All served as Presidents of Texas
d)
All hated Native Americans
40.
Who was the first ELECTED president of Texas?
a)
Burnet
b)
Houston
c)
Lamar
d)
Jones
41.
What year did Texas win its independence?
a)
1832
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1860
42.
Which president of Texas, nicknamed "The Raven," wanted peace with Native Americans?
a)
Burnet
b)
Houston
c)
Lamar
d)
Jones
43.
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
44.
What was the main issue between Texas and Mexico during the Republic of Texas?
a)
Santa Anna was still being held captive
b)
Mexico did not recognize the Independence of Texas
c)
Mexico did not like the mistreatment of Natives by the Texans
45.
Who wanted the capital to be in Austin?
a)
Houston
b)
Lamar
46.
Why did Texas join the United States?
a)
They believed the US would be better by joining Texas.
b)
They didn't want to learn Spanish.
c)
They needed money and protection
d)
They had nothing better to do.
47.
What was Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States
b)
Texas becoming a independent country
c)
Texas joining the Confederacy
d)
Texas joining Mexico
48.
What was one of the reasons many Americans wanted to annex Texas?
a)
Northern States wanted another slave state
b)
Oil production
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
none of the above
49.
On December 29, 1845, Texas became the ____ state of the Union.
a)
50th
b)
5th
c)
18th
d)
28th
50.
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
51.
What does annexation mean?
a)
to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc
b)
to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important. Definition 2: to incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state:Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia.
c)
important; of consequence. Definition 2: having or expressing a meaning; indicative; suggestive:
52.
The U.S. Senate rejected the 1844 annexation treaty because _____.
a)
Texas allowed slavery
b)
the government would have to pay off the republic's debt
53.
Who was the first country to recognize Texas as a Republic?
a)
Mexico
b)
Germany
c)
United States
d)
France
54.
What was a question the U.S. had to debate when trying to decide if Texas should be allowed to join the union?
a)
How adding a slave state would affect the balance of Congress
b)
Who would control the Port of Galveston
c)
Whether Lamar should be thrown in jail for the Santa Fe Expedition
d)
Who would be the leader of Texas when they became a territory
55.
One issue between Texas, Mexico, and the US was...
a)
A dispute on how much Texas was worth
b)
A dispute on trade
c)
A dispute on religion
d)
A dispute on territorial boundaries
56.
Why did Southern states want to expand westward?
a)
To find more land for industry
b)
To expand slavery
c)
To find more land for freedmen to work
d)
To find Waldo
57.
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 many Americans in it
58.
Why were many people in the US opposed to the annexation of Texas?
a)
fear that admitting another slave state would upset the balance of power between slave and free states
b)
fear the the US already had more land that is could control and it would only cause more wars with Native Americans
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