WorksheetsTexas History Review Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why did this location increase tensions and help lead to war?
It allowed Mexico to tax American settlers
It was placed in disputed territory that Mexico viewed as an invasion
It was built far inside Mexican territory to attack Mexico City
It limited Texas’s growth to the north
Which situation best shows how Manifest Destiny influenced the outbreak of the U.S.–Mexican War?
The U.S. claimed Texas despite Mexico’s objections
Mexican forces attacked U.S. troops at Palo Alto
Mexican citizens continued to support Texas independence
Mexico refused diplomatic talks over borders
What was a major result of this population growth during early Texas statehood?
Farming stopped across the state
Conflicts with Native Americans completely ended
New towns and trading centers developed
Federal troops left the Texas border
How did President Mirabeau Lamar’s belief in military strength and full independence affect the Republic of Texas?
Texas gained international recognition and financial stability
Military spending and Native American removal increased debt
Education reforms quickly solved economic problems
Texas gained new territory through the Santa Fe Expedition
What conclusion is best supported by the data showing a rapidly increasing enslaved population in Texas before the Civil War?
Texans wanted to remain neutral
Texas’s economy depended on factories
Slavery was becoming less important
Texans sought to protect an economy based on enslaved labor
What type of document states there would be 'firm and universal peace' between the United States and Mexico?
A Confederate surrender agreement
A peace treaty ending a war
A state constitution
A declaration of secession
What was the most direct result of Texas leaders debating tariffs, slavery expansion, states’ rights, and loyalty to the Union?
Texas joined the Confederacy by seceding
Texas gained land from Mexico
Texas became a U.S. state
Texas created the Freedmen’s Bureau
Based on his actions and beliefs, which statement best reflects Sam Houston’s opinion on secession?
Texas should immediately join the Confederacy
Texas should become independent again
Texas should remain in the Union
Texas should abolish slavery and secede
How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo resolve Texas’s border dispute with Mexico?
Texas lost its western lands
The Nueces River became the border
No borders were settled
The Rio Grande became the official border
Which issue caused the greatest conflict between the North and South before the Civil War?
Immigration policies
Foreign trade agreements
Expansion of slavery
Currency standards
Which factor did NOT contribute to the annexation of Texas by the United States?
Belief in Manifest Destiny
Desire to expand slavery
Discovery of large gold deposits
Texas’s growing debt
