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Mexican-American War Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What major event took place in 1845?

a)

The Texas Revolution

b)

The Annexation of Texas

c)

The Mexican-American War

d)

The Council House Fight

2.

Who was the Texan who helped write the new State Constitution

a)

David G. Burnett

b)

Sam Houston

c)

William Barret Travis

d)

Jose Antonio Navarro

3.

How many branches of government were created under the new constitution?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

4.

What Phrase does is found in both the US AND Texas Constitutions?

a)

We The People

b)

E Pluribus Unum

c)

Dulce et decorum est

d)

Justice and Peace

5.

What is the role / power of the Governor of Texas?

a)

Create roads

b)

To Interpret the Laws

c)

To create Laws

d)

To Enforce Laws

6.

Which Branch of Government interprets laws and dispenses justice?

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

President Branch

7.

Which Branch of Government makes laws?

a)

Alvarado Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Legislative Branch

8.

What was the southern border of Texas that was established by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

The Rio Grande

b)

The Brazos River

c)

The Nueces River

d)

The Mississippi

9.

What is the Mexican Cession?

a)

When the US gave up land to Mexico after losing the Mexican-American War

b)

The Land won by the US in the Mexican-American War

c)

The Money Mexico had to pay after the War with the US

d)

The Land Texas won from Mexico after independence

10.

What MAJOR issue do BOTH the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850 address?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Slavery

c)

Annexation of Texas

d)

Texas western border

11.

What concept allowed States to decide the issue of Slavery for themselves?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Annexation of Texas

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Missouri Compromise

12.

What State used Popular Sovereignty in the Compromise of 1850 to become a Free State?

a)

Texas

b)

Wyoming

c)

California

d)

Kansas

13.

How did Texas finally solve its debt problem in the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Texas gave land to Mexico for debt forgiveness

b)

Texas gave up slavery

c)

Texas pledged its loyalty to The United States

d)

Gave up land claims in New Mexico for 10 million dollars

14.

What did Texas do with the money from the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Invested it in banks

b)

Paid its debt and used the rest to fund public education

c)

Used it to rebuild the Texas Army and Navy

d)

Texas used it to to fund infrastructure

15.

Which Treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

a)

Treaty of Velasco

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo