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Unit 5 Republic of Texas & Statehood

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cordova Rebellion and the Council House Fight are both examples of conflicts

during the Lamar administration that involved -

a)

enslaved Texans

b)

Tejano Landowners

c)

Catholic Priests

d)

Native Texan Tribes

2.

The problems faced by the Republic of Texas led to:

a)

President Houston and others supporting U.S. annexation to solve their problems.

b)

A treaty / truce with Mexico.

c)

President Jones raised an army and navy in order to attract new settlers.

d)

Texas renewing its efforts to annex Mexico proper.

3.
Which U.S president believed in manifest destiny?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Anson Jones
4.

What was the cause of the Mexican American War?

a)

Money problems

b)

Land sale

c)

Border dispute

d)

Immigration

5.

What was Texas Annexation?

a)

Texas joining the Confederacy

b)

Texas becoming a independent country

c)

Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States

d)

Texas joining Mexico

6.

Who was the first elected President of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

David G. Burnet

d)

Anson Jones

7.
Anson Jones was a leader during the —
a)
Battle of Gonzales
b)
annexation of Texas
c)
early settlement of Texas
d)
signing of the Treaties of Velasco
8.
A major focus of Houston’s administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was —
a)
writing a constitution for Texas
b)
planning annexation by the United States
c)
paying debts from fighting the revolution
d)
resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico
9.

How did the Compromise of 1850 affect TX?

a)

Many U.S. southerners moved to TX

b)

New borders were established for TX

c)

TX was admitted to the U.S. union

d)

The practice of enslaving people was expanded

10.

What reason did President James Polk give Congress to declare war against Mexico in 1846?

a)

Mexico had invaded U.S. territory south of the Rio Grande

b)

Mexico was late paying reparations from the Texas Revolution

c)

Mexico wanted more money for giving up Texas land

d)

Mexico had shed American blood on American soil

11.
What were the two issues Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar strongly disagreed on?
a)
Relationships with Texas Indians and annexation into the U.S
b)
Educational system and establishment of the Texas Rangers
c)
Debt and the use of resources in west Texas
12.

Why did people decide to move to Texas?

a)

Events in Europe (like war) led people to other lands

b)

Land was plentiful and cheap

c)

Texas offered freedom from political / religious persecution

d)

All of the above

13.

_________________believes that the Nueces River is the border, ______________ believes the Rio Grande River is the border

a)

Spain, Mexico

b)

United States, Mexico

c)

Mexico, United States

d)

Mexico, Spain

14.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

15.

Which group tried to protect settlers from American Indian attacks after the Texas Revolution?

a)

U.S. Army

b)

Texas Rangers

c)

Army of the Republic

d)

Texas Militia

16.

Texas was denied annexation in 1837 because:

a)

U.S. did not recognize Texas as independent

b)

Texas would change the balance of power in the U.S. Congress

c)

Slavery would be outlawed

d)

It would provoke war with Spain

17.

Which of the following are true of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo except:

a)

Mexico Recieved $15 million

b)

Rio Grande River became the new international border between Texas and Mexico.

c)

Mexican Cession lands went to United States

d)

Slavery Outlawed in Texas.

18.

Which major city was located in the area claimed by both the Republic of Texas & Mexico?

a)
Phoenix
b)

Santa Fe

c)
San Antonio
d)
Los Angeles
19.

The striped area, disputed territory, began what major event?

a)

Texas Revolution

b)

Civil War

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

War of Mexican Aggression

20.

The primary function of the Texas Rangers for the Republic of Texas was to --

a)

build irrigation systems for TX farmers

b)

protect Texans from American Indian tribes

c)

return fugitive enslaved people to TX farms

d)

establish a prison system for the TX justice system

21.

How did German Texans preserve their home culture after migrating to TX?

a)

through returning to Germany after several years

b)

by maintaining food, festivals, & religious practices

c)

through activities with Irish Texans and other immigrants

d)

by pushing for a state law that allowed the German language in schools

22.

What's a reason why people immigrated to the United States as well as Texas?

a)

Variety of foods

b)

Cheap land

c)

Freedom to explore

23.

U.S. migration to Texas spread what institution?

a)
feudalism
b)
slavery
c)
sharecropping
d)
indentured servitude
24.

Immigration: to escape poverty and famine?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

25.

Immigration: to work on the transcontinental railroad or for cheap land ...

a)

Push

b)

Pull