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Tharp: Texas Republic and Early Statehood

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1836, Texas gained its independence from (a)   with the Treaty of ​ (b)   following the Texas Revolution.

Choose from the below words
Spain
Mexico
France
Britain
Velasco
Paris
London
Austin
2.

Order each Texas President by matching their chronological order with their name

1st Period

Sam Houston

4th President

Mirabeau Lamar

3rd President

Anson Jones

2nd President

Sam Houston

3.

Categorize each president's opinion

Categorize the following

Supported annexation

Wanted peace with Mexico

Wanted to save money

Wanted the capital in Houston

Hated Native Americans

Did NOT support annexation

Wanted war with Mexico

Wanted to spend money

Wanted the capital in Austin

Loved Native Americans

Houston
Lamar
4.

In the summer of 1838, the sudden increase of Anglo settlers in Nacogdoches upset the town’s (a)   citizens, who felt like they were losing their rights to the Anglos.

Choose from the below words
Tejano

Anglo

Native American

Spanish

5.

Annexation means to _______.

a)

A) Divide a country

b)

B) Add a country or territory to another country

c)

C) Remove a country

d)

D) Isolate a country

6.

In the summer of 1838, because the ​ (a)   citizens were upset, they began the ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words

Anglo

Native American

Tejano
Cordova Rebellion

Council House Fight

Archives War

Mier Expedition

Sante Fe Expedition

7.

Texans wanted annexation because the country’s ​ (a)   would be paid off and they would be better​ (b)   from ​ (c)   and the ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
debts
protected
Mexico
Native Americans

slavery

taxes

attacked

Spain

England

USA

8.

Texas wasn’t initially annexed by the USA because Texas allowed (a)   .

Choose from the below words

Freedom

Slavery

Independence

Trade

9.

What did Texas have to do in order to be annexed by the USA?

(Choose three correct answers)

a)

Vote for annexation

b)

Create a state constitution

c)

Sell off some of it's land to pay off its $10 million of debt

d)

Make peace with Mexico

10.

Because of the participation of the

(a)   in the Cordova Rebellion, Lamar pushed the tribe completely out of Texas.

Choose from the below words
Cherokee

Comanche

Apache

Karankawa

11.

Following the Sante Fe Expedition, Mexico became very ​ (a)   and tensions ​ (b)   between Mexico and Texas.

Choose from the below words

calm

happy

excited

decreased

angry
increased
12.

Following the Sante Fe Expedition, the ​ (a)   army defeated the ​ (b)   forces and took them ________.

(c)  

Choose from the below words

A) Hostage

Prisoner

C) Refugee

D) Guest

Mexican
Texan
13.

(a)   ordered the invasion of Texas following the Sante Fe Expedition.

Choose from the below words
A) Santa Anna

B) Sam Houston

C) Mirabeau Lamar

D) James Fannin

14.

Which town did Texan forces invade to demand supplies in 1842?

a)

Monterrey

b)

Mier

c)

Veracruz

d)

Puebla

15.

10% of the Texans were executed in the Black Bean Event. If you picked a ​ (a)   bean you were ​executed, but if you picked a​ (b)   bean you were​ spared.

Choose from the below words

red

blue

brown

white

released

black
16.

Because he believed that Austin was too close to Mexico for safety, President Houston ordered all of Texas’ _______ to be removed from Austin.

a)

Books

b)

Archives

c)

Letters

d)

Documents

17.

Place the events in chronological (by date) order

a)

Texas gained independence from Mexico

b)

The Cordova Rebellion

c)

The Council House Fight

d)

The Santa Fe Expedition

e)

The Mier Expedition

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
18.

Match each event with its purpose

Cordova Rebellion

To establish trade with New Mexico

Sant Fe Expedition

To trade prisoners

Council House Fight

To overthrow the Texas government

Mier Expedition

To get supplies

19.

In the Venn Diagram, identify differences and similarities between the Cordova Rebellion and the Council House Fight regarding which groups of people participated in them