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3rd 9 Week Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who am I?:

-4th president of the Republic of Texas

-limited government spending

-last president before Texas was annexed

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Anson Jones

c)

Mirabeau B. Lamar

d)

Stephen F. Austin

2.

As a result of the US-Mexican War, which river was established as the southern boundary of Texas?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Sabine River

c)

Nueces River

d)

Red River

3.

Texas Rangers were created to -

a)

Texas Ranger Leader

b)

Cherokee leader and friend of Sam Houston

c)

Protect Texans from Indian raids

d)

Wrote memoirs that help historians understand this period of Texas history

4.

• Hero of the Texas Revolution

• Worked to increase rights of Tejanos

• Served two terms in state senate


Who is being described above?

a)

Jose Antonio Navarro

b)

Edwin Moore

c)

Annexation

d)

Texas Rangers

5.

How did Texas pay a lot of the people it owed?

a)

with American money

b)

with Mexican gold

c)

with land

d)

with cattle

6.

Which branch of Texas government makes laws?

a)

senatorial

b)

executive

c)

judicial

d)

legislative

7.

Which branch of Texas government interprets the laws?

a)

judicial

b)

executive

c)

representative

d)

congressional

8.

Why were the Texas Rangers created?

a)

To survey the Texas land for the Republic of Texas

b)

To protect settlers from attacks by Native Texans

c)

To protect settlers fleeing the Mexican Army in the Runaway Scrape

d)

To fight the Battle of the Alamo giving the Texas Army time to escape

9.

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial are..

a)

the amendments

b)

branches of the government

c)

the framers

10.

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are

a)

the final count down

b)

the 10 Commandments

c)

the Bill of Rights

11.

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.
What was Mirabeau Lamar's major contribution as President of the Republic of Texas?
a)
Developing an educational  system in Texas 
b)
Establishing the Texas Rangers
c)
Annexing Texas into the United States
13.
What were the two issues Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar strongly disagreed on?
a)
Relationships with Texas Indians and annexation into the U.S
b)
Educational system and establishment of the Texas Rangers
c)
Debt and the use of resources in west Texas
14.

Which of the following was a problem that the Republic of Texas faced in 1836?

a)

People stopped moving to the Republic of Texas.

b)

Mexico refused to recognize Texas as an independent country.

c)

The United States took land in the Republic of Texas.

d)

The United States supported Mexican control of Texas.

15.
Mexico and the U.S. disagreed on the southern border of Texas.  Mexico believed the ____________ was the border while the U.S. believed that the ___________ was the border.
a)
 Nueces River, Rio Grande River
b)
Mexico and the U.S. agreed that the Nueces River was the border
c)
Texans believed that the border was the Gulf of Mexico
d)
The border kept changing based upon Indian Wars
16.

the three industries responsible for helping to establish the Texas economy

a)

oil

b)

military

c)

cotton

d)

railroads

17.
 How did the railroads affect the cattle drives?
a)
The railroads in Texas did not affect the cattle drives
b)
People still chose to do cattle drives because it was cheaper
c)
There was still a lot of open land so the cattle went around the railroad tracks
d)
The cattle could now be put directly on the railcars and then sent to market
18.
The governor heads the ____ branch.
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
d)
federal
19.
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
20.
Was President of Texas when Texas was annexed to the United States
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
c)
Anson Jones
21.

Texas was the ________ state to enter the United States

a)

25th

b)

28th

c)

1st

d)

54th

22.

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

a)

1836

b)

1845

c)

1945

d)

1776

23.
Which president of Texas served twice?
a)
Mirabeau Lamar
b)
Anson Jones
c)
Sam Houston
24.
Who is known as the "Father of Education" in Texas?  He made sure land was set aside in every county for public schools & Universities. 
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
c)
Jose Antonio Navarro
d)
Edwin W. Moore
25.

What is the purpose of the Texas Constitution?

a)

It is a set of rules for the government and citizens of Texas.

b)

It lists famous Texans of the Republic of Texas.

c)

It declares Texas as independent.

d)

It is a document written to explain the Texas flag.

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