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Texas History - Unit 5 - Review Game 3
Test Description: Early Statehood
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Mexicans were most angered in 1845 by ...
A
taxes paid to raise an army for Santa Anna.
B
the way Texans acted toward immigrants.
C
annexation of Texas.
D
the behavior of U.S. diplomats.
2) General Scott's new strategy for winning the war involved ...
A
the use of the Colt six-shooter.
B
landing forces in Veracruz and marching inland to Mexico City.
C
drafting Texas Rangers into the regular army.
D
marching south in two columns from Brownsville.
3) Most U.S. soldiers lost in the Mexican War died from ...
A
disease.
B
accidental causes.
C
wounds received in battle.
D
cannon fire.
4) Fort Worth was abandoned by the army after ...
A
the Comanche burned it.
B
the surrender by Mexico at Monterrey.
C
the first attack by Mexican troops on Texas soil.
D
settlers moved past it, deeper into the frontier.
5) Texas's African American population grew enormously in the 1850s because ...
A
many southerners were moving to Texas with their slaves.
B
an improving economy meant better nutrition for all Texans.
C
many came looking for jobs in the growing cities.
D
more freed slaves were staying in Texas and raising families.
6) Which of the following is a means for communicating by wire over long distances using coded signals?
A
telegraphs
B
gristmill
C
satellite
D
telephone
7) Which of the following is a region of the southern United States in which most of the country's cotton crop was grown?
A
cotton belt
B
northern plains
C
southern mountains and basins
D
wheat zone
8) Which of the following was a free African American who owned a large ranch?
A
Aaron Ashworth
B
Thomas J. Pilgrim
C
Elise Waerenskjold
D
Melinda Rankin
9) Which of the following means large-scale farmers who held at least 20 slaves?
A
harvesters
B
squatters
C
soldiers
D
planters
10) Which of the following were machines that were found in most Texas towns, used to make flour from grain?
A
lumber mills
B
locomotive
C
thresher
D
gristmills
11) Which of the following is beef fat used for making soap and candles?
A
lard
B
tallow
C
buckskin
D
venison
12) Which of the following terms means the ending of slavery?
A
offensive
B
resolutions
C
manifest destiny
D
abolition
13) Which of the following was a Texan who developed condensed milk that could be stored for a long time?
A
Melinda Rankin
B
Gail Borden Jr.
C
Thomas J. Pilgrim
D
John Tyler
14) Which of the following was the first railroad line in Texas?
A
Pittsburgh railroad
B
Harrisburg railroad
C
Chicago railroad
D
Burlington railroad
15) Which of the following an an immigrant to Texas who spoke out against slavery?
A
William Goyens
B
Elise Waerenskjold
C
Elisha M. Pease
D
Melinda Rankin
16) By 1860 Texans did not make a living from agriculture.
A
false
B
true
17) In the 1850s planters dominated the Texas legislature.
A
true
B
false
18) Most slaves lived in East Texas.
A
false
B
true
19) In the 1850s little money was made available for schools in Texas.
A
true
B
false
20) Roads in the state of Texas were far better than when the Spanish were in control.
A
false
B
true
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