Worksheets7.3 - Early Statehood
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
United States' desire to own land from coast to coast
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
William Goyens
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
George Childress
2.
Wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
William Goyens
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
George Childress
3.
List of grievances/complaints, right to create new government
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
William Goyens
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
George Childress
4.
First successful African American businessman in Texas
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
William Goyens
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
George Childress
5.
This is a map of Texas.
Which location on the map did the United States consider to be the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
Select the correct answer.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
The U.S.-Mexican War was started because of the American expansionists’ belief in -
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Free enterprise
c)
Divine intervention
d)
Popular sovereignty
7.
Which letter correctly identifies Africa?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
Which letter correctly identifies the United States?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
What is the title of the map?
4 lines
10.
Which region of Texas saw the most fighting?
4 lines
11.
Why did the fighting only last for two years?
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12.
How do you think geographic features such as the Gulf of Mexico, mountains, and rivers affected the war?
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13.
Which statements explain how the Compromise of 1850 helped to deal with the issue of slavery?
Select TWO correct answers.
a)
The U.S. Congress wrote the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, making it a crime to help runaway slaves.
b)
People living in New Mexico would vote to determine whether to become a free or slave state.
c)
Texas received money for parts of western and northern New Mexico after banning slavery.
d)
Southerners and their slaves rushed to New Mexico to expand the practice of slavery.
e)
Texas agreed to move the western border back to the Nueces River in order to expand the slave trade.
14.
SCR: What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo accomplish AND how did it impact Texas?
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15.
Texas was annexed because of American expansionists’ belief in ______________________________________________________.
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Slavery
c)
Consent of the governed
d)
Brownsville
e)
Louisiana Purchase
16.
The U.S.-Mexican War began after Mexican forces killed American troops near ______________________________________________________.
a)
Brownsville
b)
Slavery
c)
Consent of the governed
d)
Louisiana Purchase
e)
Manifest Destiny
17.
The ______________________________________________________was held to draft and adopt a new constitution.
a)
Convention of 1845
b)
Slavery
c)
Consent of the governed
d)
Brownsville
e)
Louisiana Purchase
18.
The practice of ____________________________________________________ was protected under the Constitution of 1845.
a)
Slavery
b)
Consent of the governed
c)
Brownsville
d)
Louisiana Purchase
e)
Manifest Destiny
19.
The ___________________________________________ doubled the size of the United States and provided access to the Mississippi River.
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Slavery
c)
Consent of the governed
d)
Brownsville
e)
Manifest Destiny
20.
____________________________________________ is a political theory that a government’s authority is based on the will of its people.
a)
Consent of the governed
b)
Slavery
c)
Brownsville
d)
Louisiana Purchase
e)
Manifest Destiny
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