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Chapter 13/14 Test

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

helped 7000 Germans immigrate to Texas

a)

German Emigration Company

b)

William Goyens

c)

Mary Madison

d)

Juan Seguin

e)

Prince Carl

2.

free African American who started a freight line in Texas

a)

German Emigration Company

b)

William Goyens

c)

Mary Madison

d)

Juan Seguin

e)

Prince Carl

3.

German immigrant agent

a)

German Emigration Company

b)

William Goyens

c)

Mary Madison

d)

Juan Seguin

e)

Prince Carl

4.

free African American who was granted a petition to remain in Texas

a)

German Emigration Company

b)

William Goyens

c)

Mary Madison

d)

Juan Seguin

e)

Prince Carl

5.

Mexican Texan who went to Mexico to escape prejudice and racism

a)

German Emigration Company

b)

William Goyens

c)

Mary Madison

d)

Juan Seguin

e)

Prince Carl

6.

13.1 By 1846, the population of Texas, including enslaved people, was about

a)

35,000

b)

65,000

c)

125,000

d)

163,000

7.

13.1 The land policies set down by the new Republic of Texas gave the least amount of land to

a)

immigrant agents

b)

heads of families

c)

veterans of the revolution

d)

Native Americans and women

8.

13.1 The law that protected a family's possessions against seizure for nonpayment of debts was the

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Immigration Act

c)

Decree of 1860

d)

Property Protection Act

9.

13.1 People paid in land or money to relocate settlers to an area were colled

a)

colonists

b)

speculators

c)

immigrant agents

d)

interpreters

10.

13.1 All are reasons why slavery increased while Texas was a republic EXCEPT

a)

many Texans raised cotton with slave labor

b)

the Mexican government encouraged slavery

c)

the Republic did not set limits on slavery

d)

most Anglo Texans believed slavery was necessary for farming

11.

13.1 Tejano who became a successful cattle rancher

a)

Richard Salmon

b)

Dona Maria del Carmel Calvillo

c)

Sidney Sherman

d)

William Goyens

12.

13.1 free African American who served as an interpreter during the revolution

a)

Richard Salmon

b)

Dona Maria del Carmel Calvillo

c)

Sidney Sherman

d)

William Goyens

13.

13.1 Crops sold to raise money are called

a)

luxury crops

b)

subsistence crops

c)

cash crops

d)

necessity crops

14.

13.1 During the period of the republic, Mexican Texans

a)

suffered many hardships

b)

owned the most land

c)

were loyal to Mexico

d)

tried to retake Texas by force

15.

13.1 Which of the following statements describes slavery during the republic?

a)

Slavery continued to spread

b)

Slavery moved into Texas from Mexico

c)

Slavery was not legal

d)

Enslaved people came voluntarily

16.

13.1 Most of the settlers brought to Texas by W.S. Peters and Associates came from

a)

Germany

b)

France and Switzerland

c)

Missouri, Tennessee and Illinois

d)

Mexico

17.

13.1 Between the Battle of San Jacinto and annexation, the Texas population

a)

decreased by half

b)

doubled

c)

tripled

d)

stayed the same

18.

13.1 According to the law passed in 1840, free African Americans who wanted to remain in Texas had to

a)

serve in the Texas army

b)

petition congress

c)

pay a large fee

d)

own land

19.

started a settlement near the Trinity River that later became Dallas

a)

Dona Maria del Carmen

b)

John Neely Bryan

c)

Amelia Barr

d)

Mildred Satterwhite Littlefield

e)

H.L. Kinney

20.

built a trading post at the mouth of the Nueces River

a)

Dona Maria del Carmen

b)

John Neely Bryan

c)

Amelia Barr

d)

Mildred Satterwhite Littlefield

e)

H.L. Kinney

21.

wrote about Texas women of the time

a)

Dona Maria del Carmen

b)

John Neely Bryan

c)

Amelia Barr

d)

Mildred Satterwhite Littlefield

e)

H.L. Kinney

22.

owned a large plantation around the Guadalupe River

a)

Dona Maria del Carmen

b)

John Neely Bryan

c)

Amelia Barr

d)

Mildred Satterwhite Littlefield

e)

H.L. Kinney

23.

inherited a ranch from her father and increased the ranch's livestock

a)

Dona Maria del Carmen

b)

John Neely Bryan

c)

Amelia Barr

d)

Mildred Satterwhite Littlefield

e)

H.L. Kinney

24.

13.2 All are reasons why the cattle industry flourished in Texas EXCEPT

a)

herds of wild cattle roamed South and East Texas

b)

the regions climate was well suited for cattle

c)

abundant grass helped the cattle population multiply

d)

many streams and rivers flowed through the grazing land

25.

13.2 Houston's site was chosen by the Allen brothers because they thought

a)

it was safe from hostile Native Americans

b)

the climate was mild

c)

steamboats could go no farther up Buffalo Bayou

d)

it was centrally located

26.

13.2 Most of the 58,000 bales of cotton grown in Texas in 1849 went to

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

Europe and the United States

d)

France

27.

13.2 Two Texas settlements that lost importance in the 1840's were

a)

San Felipe

b)

Harrisburg

c)

El Paso

d)

Corpus Christi

28.

13.2 The main subsistence crop in Texas before the Civil War was

a)

peppers

b)

corn

c)

sweet potatoes

d)

cotton

29.

13.2 Crops sold to raise money are called

a)

luxury crops

b)

subsistence crops

c)

cash crops

d)

necessity crops

30.

13.1 The law that protected a family's possessions against seizure for nonpayment of debts was the

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Immigration Act

c)

Decree of 1860

d)

Property Protection Act

31.

13.1 People paid in land or money to relocate settlers to an area were colled

a)

colonists

b)

speculators

c)

immigrant agents

d)

interpreters

32.

13.1 All are reasons why slavery increased while Texas was a republic EXCEPT

a)

many Texans raised cotton with slave labor

b)

the Mexican government encouraged slavery

c)

the Republic did not set limits on slavery

d)

most Anglo Texans believed slavery was necessary for farming

33.

13.1 Tejano who became a successful cattle rancher

a)

Richard Salmon

b)

Dona Maria del Carmel Calvillo

c)

Sidney Sherman

d)

William Goyens

34.

13.1 During the period of the republic, Mexican Texans

a)

suffered many hardships

b)

owned the most land

c)

were loyal to Mexico

d)

tried to retake Texas by force

35.

13.1 Which of the following statements describes slavery during the republic?

a)

Slavery continued to spread

b)

Slavery moved into Texas from Mexico

c)

Slavery was not legal

d)

Enslaved people came voluntarily

36.

13.1 Most of the settlers brought to Texas by W.S. Peters and Associates came from

a)

Germany

b)

France and Switzerland

c)

Missouri, Tennessee and Illinois

d)

Mexico

37.

13.1 According to the law passed in 1840, free African Americans who wanted to remain in Texas had to

a)

serve in the Texas army

b)

petition congress

c)

pay a large fee

d)

own land

38.

floating mass of tangled driftwood that often blocks transportation

a)

charter

b)

baile

c)

raft

d)

midwives

e)

fiesta

39.

women who help deliver babies

a)

charter

b)

baile

c)

raft

d)

midwives

e)

fiesta

40.

festival or religious celebration

a)

charter

b)

baile

c)

raft

d)

midwives

e)

fiesta

41.

establish by state contract

a)

charter

b)

baile

c)

raft

d)

midwives

e)

fiesta

42.

festive occasion for dancing held in a hall or in the open air

a)

charter

b)

baile

c)

raft

d)

midwives

e)

fiesta

43.

Churches were not only places for worship and religious instruction but also served as

a)

public libraries

b)

homes for the poor

c)

government meeting halls

d)

social centers

44.

Teachers hired to teach children of rural families were usually paid in

a)

money

b)

farm produce

c)

room and board

d)

books

45.

A stagecoach line that provided transportation and mail services was the

a)

Buffalo Bayou

b)

Fandango

c)

Saint Louis-San Francisco Line

d)

Butterfield Overland Line

46.

An early resident of San Felipe de Austin who won a gold medal at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London was

a)

Jacob de Cordova

b)

Gail Borden Jr

c)

Frances Cox Henderson

d)

Simon Mussina

47.

Published originally in San Felipe, the most influential of the early newspapers was the

a)

Telegraph and Texas Register

b)

American Flag

c)

Galveston Daily News

d)

Rio Grande Register

48.

favored annexation

a)

democratic party

b)

whig party

c)

know-nothing party

d)

Texas House of Representatives

e)

Texas Senate

49.

tried to keep new immigrants from voting

a)

democratic party

b)

whig party

c)

know-nothing party

d)

Texas House of Representatives

e)

Texas Senate

50.

opposed expanding slavery to new territories

a)

democratic party

b)

whig party

c)

know-nothing party

d)

Texas House of Representatives

e)

Texas Senate

51.

elected for four-year terms

a)

democratic party

b)

whig party

c)

know-nothing party

d)

Texas House of Representatives

e)

Texas Senate

52.

elected for two-year terms

a)

democratic party

b)

whig party

c)

know-nothing party

d)

Texas House of Representatives

e)

Texas Senate

53.

The Texas Constitution of 1845 set two-year terms for

a)

state senators

b)

the governor

c)

justices of the state Supreme Court

d)

members of the Democratic Party

54.

Free African Americans could engage in political activity by

a)

petitioning the legislature to remain as free people

b)

joining political parties

c)

voting

d)

running for political office

55.

A political meeting of delegates to select candidates is a

a)

caucus

b)

congress

c)

convention

d)

legislature

56.

The new constitution

a)

did not address slavery

b)

abolished slavery

c)

expanded the system of slavery

d)

protected the system of slavery

57.


In 1850, the change from appointing judges to electing judges

a)

shifted some power from politicians to voters

b)

created chaos in the judicial system

c)

caused controversy among politicians

d)

aided the American Party

58.

Which state had a similar constitution to that of Texas?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Louisiana

c)

New York

d)

Virginia

59.

The Texas Constitution of 1845 provided for all of these EXCEPT

a)

a supreme court

b)

district and county courts

c)

a four-year term for the governor

d)

a legislature with two houses

60.

The "First Lady of Texas" was

a)

Francis Cox Henderson

b)

Mary Madison

c)

Sarah Borginnis

d)

Teresa Viele

61.

The political party that strongly opposed the extension of slavery was the

a)

Whig Party

b)

American Party

c)

Democratic Party

d)

Republican Party

62.

The American Party influenced the Democratic Party in Texas by nominating candidates

a)

in a direct primary

b)

in a general election

c)

using a secret ballot

d)

at conventions

63.

Texas governor who took a leave of absence to command Texas troops

a)

Zachary
Taylor

b)

J Pickney Henderson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Sarah Borginnis

e)

Mariano Paredes

64.

leader who helped write the Peace Act

a)

Zachary
Taylor

b)

J Pickney Henderson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Sarah Borginnis

e)

Mariano Paredes

65.

moved his troops across the Nueces River to the Rio Grande

a)

Zachary
Taylor

b)

J Pickney Henderson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Sarah Borginnis

e)

Mariano Paredes

66.

president of Mexico during the war

a)

Zachary
Taylor

b)

J Pickney Henderson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Sarah Borginnis

e)

Mariano Paredes

67.

traveled with U.S. troops, loading cartridges and dressing wounds

a)

Zachary
Taylor

b)

J Pickney Henderson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Sarah Borginnis

e)

Mariano Paredes

68.

14.2 All were causes of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT

a)

the extension of slavery

b)

westward expansion of trade

c)

a dispute over Texas's boundary

d)

debts owed to American citizens

69.

14.2 The action that directly resulted in fighting between U.S forces and the Mexican Army was

a)

President Polk sending John Slidell to Mexico

b)

Polk's order to move troops across the Nueces River

c)

Texas Rangers scouting along the Rio Grande

d)

American merchants expanding trade into Mexico

70.

14.2 The treaty after the Mexican War stated all of the following EXCEPT

a)

the Nueces River was the southern boundary of Texas

b)

the U.S. got all territory between Texas and the Pacific

c)

the U.S. would pay $15 million for land received

d)

Mexicans living in the area would have the rights of U.S. citizenship

71.

14.2 the vast area of land transferred from Mexico to U.S. is known as the

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Mexican Transfer

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Pearce Act

72.

14.2 An abolitionist is a person who

a)

worked to end slavery

b)

supported an end to Texas independence

c)

wished to fight in a war

d)

opposed trade between Mexico and the U.S.

73.

What was the southern boundary of Texas according to Mexico?

a)
Rio Grande River
b)
Red River
c)
Sabine River
d)
Nueces River
74.

A group that served as army scouts during the war with Mexico was the

a)

teamsters

b)

Know-Nothings

c)

Tiguas

d)

Texas Rangers

75.

The battle that began the Mexican-American War took place at

a)

Vera Cruz

b)

Monterrey

c)

Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma

d)

Corpus Christi

76.

complete count of population

a)

teamster

b)

GTT

c)

census

d)

descendant

e)

Asmonean

77.

offspring of an ancestor

a)

teamster

b)

GTT

c)

census

d)

descendant

e)

Asmonean

78.

message left on many abandoned homes

a)

teamster

b)

GTT

c)

census

d)

descendant

e)

Asmonean

79.

person who drives a team of animals

a)

teamster

b)

GTT

c)

census

d)

descendant

e)

Asmonean

80.

New York newspaper that carried a letter urging European Jews to move to Texas

a)

teamster

b)

GTT

c)

census

d)

descendant

e)

Asmonean

81.

All these conditions attracted settlers to Texas in the 1840's and 1850's EXCEPT

a)

legalized slavery

b)

cheap land

c)

annexation

d)

victory in the Civil War

82.

Most settlers who came to Texas during the early years of statehood came from

a)

Europe

b)

the southern U.S.

c)

the northeastern U.S.

d)

Mexico

83.

Panna Maria was a

a)

town in Karnes County

b)

German immigrant who became a scientist

c)

female Czech doctor

d)

trading business established by Swedish immigrants

84.

This Native American group lived peacefully during the 1850's on a reservation in Polk County.

a)

Kickapoo

b)

Tigua

c)

Alabama - Coushatta

d)

Kiowa

85.

Most Mexican Texans lived in all these areas EXCEPT

a)

between the Nueces and Rio Grande

b)

in the San Antonio-Goliad area

c)

along the Rio Grande from Del Rio to El Paso

d)

between Waco and Nacogdoches

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