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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was the MAIN GOAL for the State of Texas?
To allow slavery
To get out of debt
To allow immigrants
To annex to the United States
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which list shows the reason Immigrants came to Texas?
weather, gold, land
land, jobs, natural resources
land, jobs, weather
gold, natural resources, weather
- 3. Multiple Choice
_________________believes that the Nueces River is the border, ______________ believes the Rio Grande River is the border
Spain, Mexico
United States, Mexico
Mexico, United States
Mexico, Spain
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which shows the correct sequence of events:
1. Mexico City is captured
2. Shots fired from both sides
3. Treaty is signed
1,2,3
1,3,2
2,3,1
2,1,3
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why did the US want to annex Texas?
To clear their debt
To fulfill Manifest Destiny
To anger Mexico
To have another slave state
- 6. Multiple Choice
What happened to the Native Americans due to the increase of Texas' population?
They lost their hunting ground
They lived peacefully with the white settlers
They moved into nearby towns
They were allowed to stay on their land and live peacefully
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Mexicans attacked the US because
Taylor moved his army to the Nueces River
Taylor moved his army to the Rio Grande River
Taylor moved his army to the Neches River
Taylor moved his army to the Nueces River and then the Rio Grande River
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the cause of the Mexican American War?
Money problems
Land sale
Border dispute
Immigration
- 9. Multiple Choice
We paid $15 million for a huge part of land.
What was this land called?
Nueces Strip
Disputed Area
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
- 10. Multiple Choice
What group immigrated to New Braunfels and Fredericksburg?
Polish
Norweigan
German
Swiss
- 11. Multiple Choice
*New Mexico and Utah could decide slavery
* Runaway slaves had to be returned
* California would be a free state
What events were these part of?
Treaty of Velasco
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Compromise of 1850
Law of April 6, 1830
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the outcome of the Mexican American War?
Annexation
Rio Grande becomes border
Debt
Bloodshed
- 13. Multiple Choice
* full citizenship
*cover claims/damage
Who agreed to these terms?
Spain
Mexico
Canada
US
- 14. Multiple Choice
What era describes the following:
Immigration, border dispute, question of annexation, Manifest Destiny
Republic of Texas Era
Texas Revolution Era
Early Texas Statehood Era
Mexican National Era
- 15. Multiple Choice
* Rio Grande is the border
* recognize TX is part of the US
Who agreed to these terms?
Canada
Spain
US
Mexico
- 16. Multiple Choice
The purpose of Manifest Destiny was to
build railroads
build trade ports
claim land all the way west
claim Texas as part of the US
- 17. Multiple Choice
Mexico and the United States were fighting over this.
money
slaves
annexation
boundary
- 18. Multiple Choice
How did immigration affect Texas population?
increased
decreased
stayed the same
went up, then down
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was the main issue of the Compromise of 1850?
money
slavery
Manifest Destiny
American Blood on American Soil
- 20. Multiple Choice
What ended the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Velasco
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Compromise of 1850
Declaration of Independence
- 21. Multiple Choice
What area is the arrow pointing at on the map?
Disputed area
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Republic of Texas
- 22. Multiple Choice
What area is the arrow pointing at on the map?
Disputed area
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Republic of Texas
- 23. Multiple Choice
What area is the arrow pointing at on the map?
Disputed area
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Republic of Texas
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