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Test Description: TX history
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1) Which political party was also known as the Know Nothing Party?
A
American
B
Republican
C
Whig
D
Democratic
2) Texas is what number of state in the US?
A
15th
B
30th
C
28th
D
1st
3) The goal of the Convention of 1845 was to do what?
A
the leave the union
B
create a new state government
C
to allow women to vote
D
to allow slavery in Texas
4) Why was the US concerned about letting Texas join as a state?
A
Texas didn't want to follow US laws
B
Indians wanted a war
C
Texas wanted to join as a slave state
D
Texas wanted to join as a free state
5) What river is the border between Texas and Mexico?
A
Brazos
B
Trinity
C
Red
D
Rio Grande
6) What reason did President Polk give when he asked congress to declare war on Mexico?
A
to keep religious freedoms
B
to ensure slavery would continue in Texas
C
To stop Mexican attacks against US Territory
D
to prevent human rights abuses in Mexico
7) After Texas was annexed by the US, what war followed?
A
Mexican Independence
B
War of 1812
C
Mexican American War
D
Revolutionary War
8) After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, what did the US recieve?
A
land in southern Mexico
B
land bought from Mexico
C
new border for Texas
D
gold
9) What was the name of the government group that Texas used to guard the frontier?
A
Army
B
Air Force
C
Texas Rangers
D
Navy
10) The goal of the Compromise of 1850 was to do what?
A
to resolve the border conflict and the issue of slavery
B
to strengthen the US presence in Texas
C
to move Mexican citizens to Santa Fe
D
to outlaw slavery in Texas
11) Abolitionists in Texas were
A
famous
B
harassed and attacked for their beliefs
C
belonged to the Know-Nothing political party
D
welcomed by local ministers
12) The first battle of the US Civil War was where?
A
Orlando
B
Philadelphia
C
Fort Sumter
D
Austin
13) Who was the US President when the Civil War started?
A
James Polk
B
Sam Houston
C
Abraham Lincoln
D
David E Twiggs
14) The North had a strategy in the Civil War to take control of what to cut the Confederacy in half?
A
Mississippi River
B
Oregon Trail
C
Gulf of Mexico
D
Rocky Mountains
15) The South lost the war and surrendered at Appomattox Court House. Who was the south's leader that surrendered?
A
Sam Houston
B
Henry Clay
C
Abraham Lincoln
D
Robert E Lee
16) The 13th Amendment, passed during the Reconstruction Era, stated what?
A
African American males could vote
B
the south was free to do what they wanted
C
former slaves were given free land
D
slavery in the US was illegal
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