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