WorksheetsEarly Statehood - Texas
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Why did the U.S not want to annex Texas?
(2 answer choices)
Debt
No Resources
Slavery
They annexed Texas in a heartbeat
Who was the last President of Texas?
James Polk
George Washington
Anson Jones
Donald Trump
Who was the President of the U.S when Texas was annexed.
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
James Polk
Why did Texas get annexed?
(2 answer choices)
Manifest Destiny
Resources
To start the Mexican-American war
To be more powerful
When was Texas annexed into the United States?
1830
1845
1869
1876
What number state did Texas become?
29th
30th
45th
28th
What is Manifest Destiny?
To expand westwards towards the Pacific Ocean
To expand north towards the Pacific Ocean
To expand westwards to the Atlantic Ocean
To expand north towards the Atlantic Ocean
What started the Mexican-American war?
Mexico wouldn't pay reparations
Mexico angered Polk
Mexico killed an innocent American man
Mexico got framed
True/False: United States did not pay Texas's debt?
True
False
Which treaty end the Mexican American war
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
there was no treaty
In which region were the most settlements located?
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Panhandle
Mountains and Basins
What is the name of this era?
Texas and its People
Early Statehood
Getting Annexed
Mexican-American war
Who won the Mexican-American war?
Mexico
America
France
Native-Americans
True/False: Texas was allowed to have slavery.
True
False
Which towns did the Irish people settle in?
(2 answer choices)
San Patricio
Refugio
Houston
El Paso
Where did most Mexican people settle?
(2 answer choices)
Del Rio
El Paso
San Patricio
Refugio
In what region was slavery most popular?
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
North-Central Plains
How did the foreigners preserve their religion?
They kept parts of their religion in daily life
They didn't
They grew native crops
They kept souvenirs from their hometown
What was the most important event that happened for the Republic of Texas in 1845?
They created the Texas Navy.
The attack on Fort Sumter happened.
They were annexed by the U.S.
The Mexican-American War began.
True or false: Mexico and other countries around the world wanted the Republic of Texas to be annexed by the U.S.
True
False
What is NOT true about the Mexican Cession?
Mexico ceded all of their NW lands.
It included 7 modern day states.
It helped the U.S. achieve Manifest Destiny.
It happened before Texas annexation.
What effect did the Compromise of 1850 have on Texas?
It gave Texas its current borders.
Helped Texas solve their debt problems.
Made Texas cede a lot of land.
All the above
