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Texas History 4B Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct order of the Presidents of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Austin

Lamar

Houston

Jones

b)

Houston

Lamar

Houston

Jones

c)

Stephen F. Austin

Houston

Lamar

Jones

d)

Austin

Houston

Lamar

Jones

2.

Who was the President of The Republic of Texas when Texas was annexed?

a)

Austin

b)

Jones

c)

Lamar

d)

Houston

3.

Which President would have said Texas is fixed forever in the American Union and "the Republic of Texas is no more."

a)

Anson Jones

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

d)

Greg Abbott

4.

Why would Anson Jones say "the Republic of Texas is no more."

a)

Texas lost the battle of the Alamo

b)

Texas joined the Confederacy

c)

Texas was annexed by the United States

d)

Texas lost the Mexican War

5.

Which president authorized the Santa Fe Expedition to secure the border of Texas.

a)

Mirabeau Lamar

b)

Anson Jones

c)

Sam Houston

d)

James K. Polk

6.

Which of these things did Sam Houston do because he wanted to reduce the debt of Texas? (Select more than one answer)

a)

Attempted to sell the navy

b)

Reduced government expenses

c)

Sold lottery tickets

d)

Made peace treaties with the Native Americans

7.

Why did Northern states oppose the annexation of Texas.

a)

Texas still belonged to Mexico

b)

Texas was a slave state

c)

Texas was anti-slavery

d)

Texas did not want to join the Union

8.

Which president wanted to pursue a war against Indians without mercy?

a)

Austin

b)

Houston

c)

Jones

d)

Lamar

9.

Increased population and diversity in Texas was impacted by .......?

a)

Immigration

in the 1800's

b)

The U.S. and Mexican War

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Texas Revolution

10.

How was the population of Texas impacted between 1836 and 1845 because Texas had cheap, abundant, and fertile land?

a)

The population of Texas declined by almost 75,000 people

b)

The population was not impacted

c)

The population grew by almost 75,000 people

d)

Most people left Texas for the western United States

11.

Which Compromise resulted in:

California is admitted as a free state

Texas gives up its claim to New Mexico for $10 million

Slave trade ends in Washington, D.C.

The Fugitive Slave Law is strengthened

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Treaty of Velasco

12.

Which of these were reasons people immigrated to Texas in the 1800's?

(More than one answer)

a)

Economic Opportunities

b)

Free college tuition

c)

Cheap Land

d)

Frontier adventure

13.

Which immigrant group introduced kindergarten and Santa Claus to America.

a)

Polish

b)

Germans

c)

Irish

d)

Chinese

14.

Which American President said this to Congress as a reason to go to war with Mexico ?

"...Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now at war.... In further vindication of our rights and defense of our territory, I invoke the prompt action of Congress to recognize the existence of the war...." 

a)

Anson Jones

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Joe Biden

d)

James K. Polk