WorksheetsRepublic of Texas Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Prior to the Mexican-American War, what river did Mexico consider to be the border between themselves and the Texas?
Rio Grande
Nueces River
Guadalupe River
Frio River
What does the term annexation mean?
A part of a library
When one country adds an independent territory or country to their country
To add on or change a document
When two sides come to an agreement on an issue
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Texas receives $10 million to cede part of its territory
Texas is granted status as a slave state
Texas borders are set in the West and North
Texas must give rights to minority groups, such as Mexican Texans and African-Americans
What event happened on February 2nd, 1848 that ended the Mexican-American War?
The United States annexed Texas
Santa Anna is captured at San Jacinto
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed
The Treaty of Velasco is signed
Who was President of the United States that oversaw the Annexation of Texas and led the United States into the Mexican-American War?
James K. Polk
Henry Clay
Joe Byron
Abraham Lincoln
The Santa Fe Expedition was ordered by which Texan President?
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
Anson Jones
Stephen F. Austin
Under President Mirabeau Lamar, the Texas Rangers were commissioned to perform which action?
Broker peace between Texans and Mexicans
Protect settlers from Native American raids from the Western frontier
Play baseball
Lead attacks into Mexico
What problem did Texas face in the early years of being a Republic?
Lack of recognition from foreign countries
Lack of a constitution
Lack of leadership
All the Above
What two ethnic groups were given very few rights within the Republic of Texas?
Native Americans and African Americans
Anglos and Mexicans
African Americans and Anglos
Natives and Mexicans
What event happened on December 29th, 1845
Texas gains independence from Mexico
United States declares war on Mexico
Texas is annexed into the United States
Mexican-American War
The Council House Fight took place during which Texan's presidency?
Mirabeau Lamar
Anson Jones
Sam Houston's 1st term
Sam Houston's 2nd term
Which two countries disputed the area between the Nueces River and Rio Grande River
Great Britain-Mexico
Mexico-Spain
United States-Texas
United States-Texas
What events helped the United States further their belief in Manifest Destiny?
Mexico ceding its remaining northern territory to the United States
Annexation of Texas
Both A and B
None of the above
Which American ideology was a reason for the annexation of Texas?
Manifest Destiny
Slavery
Taxation
Socialism
Which of the following is one of the reasons why the United States initially didn't annex Texas?
Texas was allies with Mexico
The United States couldn't afford the cost of annexing Texas
Texas was pro-slavery and adding another slave state would cause an imbalance in the Union
Texas was currently at war with Mexico
Which of the following events came last?
Mexican Independence
Texan Independence
Annexation of Texas
Mexican American War
The United States claimed this river as the border between them and Mexico?
Arkansas River
Rio Grande
Nueces River
Colorado River
