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WorksheetsMexican-American War Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What major event took place in 1845?
The Texas Revolution
The Annexation of Texas
The Mexican-American War
The Council House Fight
Who was the Texan who helped write the new State Constitution
David G. Burnett
Sam Houston
William Barret Travis
Jose Antonio Navarro
How many branches of government were created under the new constitution?
One
Two
Three
Four
What Phrase does is found in both the US AND Texas Constitutions?
We The People
E Pluribus Unum
Dulce et decorum est
Justice and Peace
What is the role / power of the Governor of Texas?
Create roads
To Interpret the Laws
To create Laws
To Enforce Laws
Which Branch of Government interprets laws and dispenses justice?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
President Branch
Which Branch of Government makes laws?
Alvarado Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
What was the southern border of Texas that was established by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The Rio Grande
The Brazos River
The Nueces River
The Mississippi
What is the Mexican Cession?
When the US gave up land to Mexico after losing the Mexican-American War
The Land won by the US in the Mexican-American War
The Money Mexico had to pay after the War with the US
The Land Texas won from Mexico after independence
What MAJOR issue do BOTH the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850 address?
Manifest Destiny
Slavery
Annexation of Texas
Texas western border
What concept allowed States to decide the issue of Slavery for themselves?
Manifest Destiny
Annexation of Texas
Popular Sovereignty
Missouri Compromise
What State used Popular Sovereignty in the Compromise of 1850 to become a Free State?
Texas
Wyoming
California
Kansas
How did Texas finally solve its debt problem in the Compromise of 1850?
Texas gave land to Mexico for debt forgiveness
Texas gave up slavery
Texas pledged its loyalty to The United States
Gave up land claims in New Mexico for 10 million dollars
What did Texas do with the money from the Compromise of 1850?
Invested it in banks
Paid its debt and used the rest to fund public education
Used it to rebuild the Texas Army and Navy
Texas used it to to fund infrastructure
Which Treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Velasco
Treaty of Versailles
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
