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WorksheetsFrontier Texas, 1846-1861
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
South Texas included ___________of the state population in 1860 but was dominated by Tejanos.
More than 50%
less than 10%
More than 25%
Less than 1%
Rapid growth of the Anglo population in Texas pressured many Mexican Americans out of traditionally Tejano centers such as
Dallas and Houston
Austin and Amarillo
Galveston and Nacogdoches
San Antonio and Victoria.
The US Army established a chain of new forts in ___________ Texas in the aftermath of the US-Mexico War.
North
South
East
West
The first battle of the war between the US and Mexico occurred at ___________ when Mexican troops attacked US forces
Palo Alto
Brownsville
San Angelo
Los Angeles
Tejanos who herded and cared for cattle were known as _____________.
Conquistadores
hijos de vacas
hombres muy peligrosos
vaqueros
____________ led an armed rebellion in the Rio Grande Valley in 1859 in response to Anglo mistreatment of Tejanos in South Texas.
Che Guevara
Colonel Juan De La Pena
Juan Cortina
Fernando Valenzuela
In 1848, Colonel Jack Hays led more then 30 ___________ from San Antonio into West Texas to explore the region and establish greater ties to El Paso
Houston Texans
Houston Astros
Texas Rangers
Texas Longhorns
The largest group of Indians in Texas, __________, struggled as bison populations declined on the Plains.
The Cheyenne
The Comanche
The Sioux
The Wichita
What part did Texas play in the Mexican American war
A boarder dispute between the United States and Mexico in Texas
Texas asked the United states for help in there rebellion against Mexico
The desire of Texas to take over all of Mexico
The claim that The Red River marked the southern border of Texas
In 1875, Quanah Parker’s band of Texas Comanche were the last ________________
To be killed in by the Texas Rangers
To accept land from Texas and establish a cotton Plantation
to Pledge loyalty to Texas
to abandon Texas for Indian Territory
