Font size
WorksheetsEarly Statehood Practice Test
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 13mins
Texan's claimed the border as the Rio Grande, Mexico claimed the border as being on what river?
Sabine River
Rio Grande
Colorado River
What was the most developed port-city and trading center in Texas during the 1800s?
Houston
Austin
What is a cotton gin AND how did this invention impact slavery?
What law was passed by the United States that punished those who helped runaway slaves, while also requiring Texas to cede portions of its land?
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Why did the Irish immigrate to Texas during the 1850's?
To escape the Great Famine.
What were the TWO main effects of the U.S.-Mexican War?
Texas independence recognized by Mexico.
The U.S. acquired a large portion of Mexico's territory.
Which immigrant group is known for bringing kolaches to Texas?
Irish immigrants
What is the name of the official treaty that ended the U.S.-Mexican War?
Mexican Federal Treaty of 1848
What caused the debates over slavery to intensify after the U.S.-Mexican War?
Why did so many Southerners start bringing their slaves to Texas?
The Texas Congress provided citizenship to slaves who fought in the war.
The Texas Rangers recruited former slaves to fight in the U.S.-Mexican War.
The Texas Constitution permitted the practice of slavery within the state.
The Texas Legislature granted free status to slaves who settled in Texas.
Texas was mainly annexed because the United State's belief in what?
Divine Intervention
What were the TWO main causes of the U.S.-Mexican War?
Dispute over Texas-Mexico border
Economic sanctions imposed by the U.S
U.S. territorial expansion desires
The towns of Fredericksburg and New Braunfels received their names from which immigrant group?
Czech immigrants
Irish immigrants
This individual worked with the U.S. Army to capture Mexico City, he was also the captain of the Texas Rangers.
Anson Jones
James K. Polk
Jack Coffee Hays
What was added to the Constitution of Texas (1845) in order to protect Texan's individual freedoms?
The Constitution of Texas of 1845 was modeled after which major document?
Compromise of 1850
State Colonization Law of 1825
Mexican Constitution of 1824
Why did the cotton industry grow so much during the 1800s?
The decrease in new cotton varieties
The construction of irrigation systems
The passage of a fugitive slave law
The increased demand for cotton textiles
What was the main reason people were moving to Texas during the 1800s?
Settlers were paid to move to Texas.
Escaping harsh winters in the North.
For cheap farmland in Texas.
Texas became a state in the United States.
Which area on the map was known as the Mexican Cession?
5
3
6
