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Texas Republic, Statehood, and Civil War DA #2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the effects of the Treaty of Guadalupe

a)

Mexico would recognized the annexation of Texas

b)

U.S lost of all its land

c)

Mexico still did not recognize the annexation of Texas

d)

It ended the war between Texas and Mexico

2.

What organization owned the Gulf of Mexico

a)

Texas Elite Soldiers

b)

Texas Rangers

c)

Texas Navy

d)

Texas Wildcats

3.

What was the effects of westward expansion on the Natives

a)

Many americans indians joined the U.S

b)

Americans Indians cities were built across the U.S

c)

The government tried to move them onto reservation

d)

The U.S forced them to move into Mexico

4.

Benefits of joining the U.S - Money system, Postal system, Protection from the U.S

a)

Reason against Texas establishing its own republic

b)

Reasons for the secession of Texas from the U.S

c)

Reasons for the annexation of Texas to the U.S

d)

Reasons against gaining Texas gaining independence from Mexico

5.

What type of graph would you use to trace the amounts of precipitation in Houston over the span of 10 years

a)

Diagram

b)

Line graph

c)

Bar graph

d)

Circle graph

6.

What is one of the goals that Lamar identified as his term as president of Texas

a)

He supported annexation to the U.S

b)

He decrease government spending and the national debt

c)

He established an education system in Texas

d)

He attempted to assimilate Texas Natives into the Texas culture

7.

Texas Colonist declare loyalty to Mexico and Supported President Santa Anna

a)

Fredonian Rebellion

b)

Turtle Bayou Resolution

c)

Constitution of 1824

d)

Law of April 6, 1830

8.

Mexico had to recognize the annexation of Texas, Mexico accepted the Rio Grande as the Tex/Mex border, Mexico cedes land to U.S,

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Ironclad oath 

c)

Compromise of 1850 

d)

Treaty of Velasco 

9.

Annexation of Texas - War with Mexico - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - Mexican Cession 

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Progressivism

c)

Universal Emancipation

d)

Texas Independence

10.

What time period was the Civil War 

a)

1861 - 1865

b)

1519 - 1821

c)

1830 - 1836

d)

1836 - 1845

11.

Who was the 1st/3rd president of Texas

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Anson Jones

c)

David Burnet

d)

Mirabeau Lamar

12.

Complete the timeline Texas Wins Independence - ? - U.S Mexican War - The Civil War 

a)

Fredonian Rebellion

b)

Texas Annexation

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Turtle Bayou Resolution

13.

The Republic of Texas is no more...

a)

End of slavery in the south

b)

declaration of Texas Independence

c)

Secession of Texas from the Union

d)

Annexation of Texas to the United States

14.

Which four cities on the map has the lowest elevation

a)

El Paso

b)

San Antonio

c)

Houston

d)

Dallas

15.

Mexican Army won the battle, Travis was the commander,

a)

Texas Win independence

b)

Fall of the Alamo

c)

Mexico defeated in the war with U.S

d)

Sam Houston elected Texas President

16.

What are "Red Backs"

a)

Money from Mexico

b)

Money that is valuable

c)

Printed out money that is worthless

d)

Houston printed out money

17.

What was Anson Jones only accomplishment

a)

Annexation of Texas to U.S

b)

Secession of Texas from U.S

c)

Creating an education system

d)

Made peace treaties with Chief Bowles

18.

Who is Mary Maverick

a)

Commander of the Texas Navy

b)

Wrote diaries and drawings of Texas History

c)

Fought for Tejano rights

d)

Made peace treaties

19.

Who is Jose Narvarro

a)

Made peace treaties with Natives

b)

Helper of Sam Houston

c)

Fought for Tejano rights in Texas

d)

Commander of the Texas Rangers

20.

Why did Sam Houston step down from leadership before the Civil War started?

a)

He was forced to leave Texas

b)

He opposed/went against Texas leaving the U.S

c)

Was in favor of Texas remaining neutral as an independent republic

d)

He was undecided on how Texas should vote on secession

21.

Why did Texas support the Confederate States of America (Da South)?

a)

Texas agreed with the South's view on Slavery and State's right

b)

Texas supported the views of the abolitionists in the south

c)

Texas wished to regain lands lost in the Mexican War

d)

Texas wanted to help preserve the Union

22.

What was the purpose of railroads, barbed wire, and overgrazing land? 

a)

Decline of railroads in Texas 

b)

Decrease in the demand for beef

c)

Expansion of the open range

d)

End of the great cattle drives

23.

What happens on March 2, 1861

a)

Texans oppose withdrawing from the Union

b)

Texas joins the Confederacy

c)

Texas is once again a republic of its own

d)

The Civil War ends

24.

Goliad Massacre

Runway Scape

Cordova Rebellion

Council House Fight

Creation of the Texas Navy

a)

Natural Texas and its people

b)

Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction

c)

Revolution and Republic

d)

Mexican National

25.

 

In which of the state’s natural regions did most of the Civil War battles in Texas occur?

a)

North Central Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

26.

What were the social effects of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

They created new congressional districts in Texas.

b)

They granted civil rights primarily to African Americans.

c)

They established a process for bringing western states into the Union.

d)

They brought immediate equality to the American Indians.

27.

Which of the following lists the selected historical eras in the correct sequence?

a)

Age of Contact, Spanish Colonial, Mexican National, Revolution and Republic

b)

Revolution and Republic, Mexican National, Spanish Colonial, Age of contact

c)

Spanish colonial, Age of Contact, Revolution and Republic, Mexican National

d)

Mexican National, Revolution and Republic, Age of Contact, Spanish Colonial

28.

On June 19, 1865, Today, Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated by many people in Texas, but it has a special meaning for Texans who are -

a)

German-American

b)

Anglo Saxons

c)

African-Americans

d)

Polish-American

29.

African-American troops, called Buffalo Soldiers by the Indians, served -

a)

in frontier forts and along the Rio Grande during the Indian Wars

b)

as guards in the Spanish presidios along many Texas rivers

c)

as scouts for the Mexican army during the Texas Revolution

d)

with Hood's Texas Brigade during the Civil War

30.

Which natural region has the cities Abilene, Fort Worth, San Angelo

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

Mountain and Basins

d)

North Central Plains

31.

The battle of Palmito Ranch is significant important event of the Civil War in Texas because it

a)

Prevented the Confederacy from winning the war

b)

Was the last battle of the Civil War

c)

Delayed the Union from gaining control of key areas of Texas

d)

Was the first battle of the Civil War

32.

Which of the following provided help and legal aid to former slaves in post-civil war Texas

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Freedman’s Bureau

c)

Davis Guards

d)

Texas Rangers

33.

Davis Guards successfully delayed the Union from gaining control of key areas of Texas by achieving a victory at the

a)

Battle of Galveston

b)

Battle of Sabine Pass

c)

Battle of Palmito Ranch

d)

Battle of Glorieta Pass

34.

What happened to Texas after the Civil War Economically?

a)

The Pre- War plantation system remained unchanged

b)

The economy was left in ruins

c)

Texas continued to be the riches state

d)

A strong economy quickly developed

35.

Creation of the Freedman's Bureau

13th, 14th and 15th amendment past

Texas Constitution of 1869

a)

Effects of Reconstruction

b)

Results of Texas Independence

c)

Causes of the U.S - Mexican War

d)

Causes of the Civil War