WorksheetsTexas Republic & Annexation Assessment
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which Texas president was in office when the country annexed
to the United States? (4.3C)
Anson Jones
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Mirabeau Lamar
What was the biggest issue between the Native Texans and the Texas settlers? (4.3D)
access to cattle
Texas citizenship
access to land
shipping in the Gulf of Mexico
What are the founding documents of the Republic of Texas? (4.13A)
The Constitution of 1824 & the US Constitution
The Treaties of Velasco & the Treaty of Peace and
Friendship
The Texas Declaration of Independence & Texas
Constitution
The Republic of Texas Constitution & the Constitution of
1824
Who is being described in the graph above? (4.3C, 4.19C)
Jose Antonio Navarro
Juan N. Seguin
Jose Francisco Ruiz
Enrique Esparza
What topic was very important to Mirabeau Lamar? (4.3C)
relations with Spanish
annexing Texas to the U.S.
education in Texas
increasing ranching in Texas
What organization is being described above and by who? (4.3D, 4.19A)
The Texas Army and Stephen F. Austin
The Texas Rangers and Stephen F. Austin
The Texians and Sam Houston
The Mexican Army and Antonio López de Santa Anna
Who belongs in the graphic organizer above? (4.3C, 4.19C)
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Mirabeau Lamar
José Antonio Navarro
What is NOT a quality or act of a good leader? (4.16B)
Reading a lot
Forcing events to happen
Writing a lot
Listening to people’s needs
Which is NOT related to Sam Houston? (4.3C, 4.15D)
He was the 1st and 3rd president of Texas.
He made peace treaties with Native Tribal leaders.
He reduced Texas government spending.
He formed the Texas Rangers to protect settlers.
How did the land in Texas help the Texas government the
most? (4.3D)
It recovered quickly from the Texas Revolution.
They used it to pay a lot of their debts to people.
The Runaway Scrape left a lot of empty buildings.
There was plenty for government cattle to graze on.
What was NOT a job of the Texas Rangers? (4.3D)
surveying land in Texas
protecting the settlers of Texas
prospecting in the mines of Texas
escorting settlers during the Runaway Scrape
What is a quality of leadership by José Antonio Navarro?
(4.16B)
He learned multiple languages and gave many
speeches.
He refused to give up and worked for what he believed
in.
He spent years learning about government from George
Washington.
He gave speeches and wrote letters.
What was set as the border between Mexico and Texas? (4.3E)
Red River
Rio Grande
Nueces River
Colorado River
Why were some U.S citizens against the annexation of Texas? (4.3E, 4.19C)
Texas was not a slave state
Most Texans spoke German
Texas was a slave state
Texas was too far from the nation's capital
Who is being described in the graph above? (4.3E, 4.19B)
Reasons for leaving Texas and immigrating to the U.S.
Reasons people in Germany wanted to immigrate to Texas
Reasons the Mexican government wanted Texas as a state
Reasons most Texans wanted to annex to the United States
What is being described in the graph above? (4.3E, 4.19B)
The Constitution of 1845
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
The Mexican Declaration of War
The Treaty of Velasco
Which Texas president gave speeches and worked for Texas’ annexation? (4.15D)
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
Stephen F. Austin
José Antonio Navarro
Who was the first governor of the state of Texas? (4.16A)
Sam Houston
Stephen Fuller Austin
James Pinckney Henderson
Anson Jones
What is being described in the graphic organizer above? (4.11C, 4.19B)
activities of settlers that met their social/emotional needs
activities of settlers that met their physical needs
activities of settlers that started new dances
activities of settlers that started new cultures
Which economic activity grew fastest in Texas due to the immigration of the 1800s? (4.11C)
ranchero
goat herding
trading posts
agriculture
Which group dealt with these problems in Texas during the
early 1800s? (4.11C, 4.19B)
German immigrants
Native Americans
Irish immigrants
Texas Congress
Why did German towns like New Braunfels develop in
Texas? (4.11C)
Texas decided where immigrants lived and put people
from certain places together.
Germany bought land in Texas and sold it to citizens so
they would leave their nation due to overpopulation.
Immigrants of the same culture tended to live near
each other.
Texas Rangers told settlers where to live so they could
protect them.
Which statement below is not related to Quanah Parker? (4.3D)
Son of Cynthia Ann Parker
Grandson of Daniel Boone
Last Comanche Chief
Became a successful businessman
