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Social Studies, History
7th
grade
Republic of Texas/Annexation/Mexican-American War
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- 1. Multiple Choice
In 1836 Houston was elected the ____________________________ president of the new Republic of Texas.
third
second
fifth
first
- 2. Multiple Choice
Mirabeau Lamar is remembered for all of the following EXCEPT —
developing the educational system
serving as the Republic's first president
favoring westward expansion
relocating the capital to Austin
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy did many Texans favor annexation to the United States?Texas debts from the republic would be paid.Texas would be a territory rather than a state.Texas would keep 21 million acres of public land.Texas could be divided into five states.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the original purpose of the Texas Rangers
Maintain law and order on the frontier
protect settlers from hostile Native Americans
Patrol the border between Mexico and Texas
Prevent Mexicans from entering white settlements
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Mirabeau B. Lamar known as the “Father of Texas Education”?He persuaded Congress to set aside acreage for public schools in each county.Because he was a college professor.He forced all Texas residents to pay a school tax for each child in the family.His father was the president of Harvard.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The belief that the United States was meant to spread across North America
biennial
westward expansion
Texas Admission Act
manifest destiny
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which issue concerning Texas worried President Polk before annexation?
Texas Indian Tribes
war with Spain
slavery
war with England
- 8. Multiple Choice
All of the following were arguments against Texas annexation EXCEPT--
It would add another slave state
It will cost too much money
It will provoke a war with Mexico
It will increase trade and transportation
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which U.S. president declared war on Mexico?
Sam Houston
James K. Polk
Winfield Scott
Zachary Taylor
- 10. Multiple Choice
All of the following were reasons for annexation of Texas into the United States except —
The U.S. would be closer to completing it's mission of Manifest Destiny.
The U.S. wanted to trade Texas to the British.
the U.S. feared that Mexico would retake Texas.
The U.S. wanted to keep Texas as a trade partner.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMexico and the U.S. disagreed on the southern border of Texas. Mexico believed the ____________ was the border while the U.S. believed that the ___________ was the border.Nueces River, Rio Grande RiverMexico and the U.S. agreed that the Nueces River was the borderTexans believed that the border was the Gulf of MexicoThe border kept changing based upon Indian Wars
- 12. Multiple Choice
What year did Texas gain its independence from Mexico?
1848
1845
1836
1846
- 13. Multiple Choice
What year was Texas annexed to the United States?
1836
1845
1850
1837
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was President Lamar's policy toward Native Americans?
He encouraged Native Americans to settle in the Republic of Texas
He set aside land in the Republic of Texas for Native American reservations
He negotiated peace between the Republic of Texas and several tribes
He forced most Native Americans to move out of the Republic of Texas.
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