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WorksheetsTexas Studies Weekly
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 33mins
Who am I?:
-4th president of the Republic of Texas
-limited government spending
-last president before Texas was annexed
Sam Houston
Anson Jones
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Stephen F. Austin
As a result of the US-Mexican War, which river was established as the southern boundary of Texas?
Rio Grande
Sabine River
Nueces River
Red River
Texas Rangers were created to -
Texas Ranger Leader
Cherokee leader and friend of Sam Houston
Protect Texans from Indian raids
Wrote memoirs that help historians understand this period of Texas history
• Hero of the Texas Revolution
• Worked to increase rights of Tejanos
• Served two terms in state senate
Who is being described above?
Jose Antonio Navarro
Edwin Moore
Annexation
Texas Rangers
How did Texas pay a lot of the people it owed?
with American money
with Mexican gold
with land
with cattle
Which branch of Texas government makes laws?
senatorial
executive
judicial
legislative
Which branch of Texas government interprets the laws?
judicial
executive
representative
congressional
Why were the Texas Rangers created?
To survey the Texas land for the Republic of Texas
To protect settlers from attacks by Native Texans
To protect settlers fleeing the Mexican Army in the Runaway Scrape
To fight the Battle of the Alamo giving the Texas Army time to escape
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial are..
the amendments
branches of the government
the framers
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are
the final count down
the 10 Commandments
the Bill of Rights
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following was a problem that the Republic of Texas faced in 1836?
People stopped moving to the Republic of Texas.
Mexico refused to recognize Texas as an independent country.
The United States took land in the Republic of Texas.
The United States supported Mexican control of Texas.
the three industries responsible for helping to establish the Texas economy
oil
military
cotton
railroads
Texas was the ________ state to enter the United States
25th
28th
1st
54th
What year was Texas annexed to the United States?
1836
1845
1945
1776
What is the purpose of the Texas Constitution?
It is a set of rules for the government and citizens of Texas.
It lists famous Texans of the Republic of Texas.
It declares Texas as independent.
It is a document written to explain the Texas flag.
