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Unit 6 Early Statehood Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ways people attempt to maintain their culture

a)

Political and Religion

b)

Religion and Geography

c)

Festivals and Ethnic Food

2.

Which of these does NOT influence the culture in Texas

a)

Climate

b)

Language

c)

Food

d)

Architecture

3.

The year Texas was annexed into the United States

a)

1836

b)

1861

c)

1845

d)

1718

4.

The cause of the Mexican American War

a)

The United States wanted to spread slavery to Mexico

b)

Texas had gained Independence

c)

The United States and Mexico did not agree where the southern border was

d)

The United States annexed Texas

5.

Put these events in chronological order - Mexican Independence, Texas Statehood, Texas Independence

a)

Mexican Independence, Texas Independence, Texas Statehood

b)

Texas Statehood, Mexican Independence, Texas Independence

c)

Texas Independence, Mexican Independence, Texas Statehood

d)

Texas Independence, Texas Statehood, Mexican Independence

6.

How did Manifest Destiny contribute to the United States annexing Texas?

a)

Texas wanted to be added as a slave state

b)

Americans wanted to expand agriculture

c)

The United States wanted to have all the the land east to west in North America

d)

The United States did not want to expand slavery

7.

How did Texas join the United States?

a)

Through a treaty

b)

Through annexation

c)

Through the Mexican Cession

d)

Through war

8.

A cause of the Mexican War

a)

Slavery

b)

US military in the disputed territory

c)

Signing of of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d)

United States paid Mexico $15 million

9.

An effect of the Mexican American War

a)

Mexico agreed that the Rio Grande was the border

b)

James K Polk wanted to complete Manifest Destiny

c)

Texas was annexed into the United States

10.

A cause of the the Mexican American War

a)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed

b)

Mexico agreed to the Rio Grande being the southern border

c)

James K Polk wanting to complete Manifest Destiny

d)

Paying $15 million dollars to Mexico

11.

One effect of the Mexican American War

a)

The United States pays $15 million to Mexico

b)

The United States military occupied the disputed area

c)

James K Polk wanting to complete Manifest Destiny

d)

Mexico agreed the Nueces River as the Southern border

12.

One effect of the Mexican American War

a)

Texas was annexed into the United States

b)

The United States agreed that Nueces River was the Southern border

c)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed

d)

The United States did NOT achieve Manifest Destiny

13.

What role did the annexation Texas into the United States play in Manifest Destiny?

a)

Many Americans wanted to expand the United States all the way to the Pacific Ocean

b)
Manifest Destiny was primarily focused on economic growth, not territorial acquisition.
c)

The annexation had no role in Manifest Destiny

d)
The annexation of Texas was opposed by most Americans at the time.
14.

One result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

a)

Mexico doubled in size

b)

Texas gained independence

c)

The United States paid Mexico $15 million

d)

The United States did not complete Manifest Destiny

15.

The land in the dark grey on the map is known as

a)

Texas

b)

Mexico

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

California Cession

16.

One result of the Mexican American War that is in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

a)

Texas became a slave state

b)

The United States lost land

c)

Mexico accepted the Rio Grande as the border

d)

Mexico gained land

17.

A geographic factor that caused the Mexican American War

a)

US believed in Manifest Destiny and Texas's location was part of the land the US wanted

b)

Texas had natural resources that the United States wanted

c)

Texas had many plants and animals that the United States Natives needed

d)

Texas had nothing that the United States wanted

18.

What was one thing that happened to Texas due to the Compromise of 1850

a)

Part of Texas was given back to Mexico

b)

Texas was given $10 million dollars and gave up its parts to New Mexico

c)

Texas became independent again

d)

Texas was admitted as a free state

19.

What was one thing thing that happened to California due to the Compromise of 1850

a)

California stayed part of Mexico

b)

California was given $10 million dollars to become a state

c)

California was admitted into the United States as a free state

d)

California was admitted as a slave state into the United States

20.

One reason the people of the United States did not want to annex (admit) Texas into the Union

a)

The balance of power would change between free and slave holding states

b)

James K Polk did not want to admit Texas

c)

Most Texans did not want to join the United States

21.

One reason the people in the United States did not annex (admit) Texas into the Union

a)

Texans did not want to join the United States

b)

Texas would enter the United States as a free state

c)

James K Polk wanted to annex Texas

d)

It could lead to war with Mexico