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Republic Of Texas And Statehood
Test Description: When Texas was a Republic and then into statehood
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Council House Fight started because...
A
Comanche wanted peace
B
Comanche only brought one prisoner
C
Texas Rangers were happy to see the Comanche
2) President Polk started a war with Mexico. Why?
A
To gain land for Manifest Destiny
B
To stop Manifest Destiny
C
To kill all Tejanos in Texas
3) How did Houston try to get Texas out of debt?
A
broke Navy apart and sold the ships
B
He created redback money
C
Sold Land in Texas
4) Who was the second president of Texas/
A
Houston
B
Jones
C
Lamar
5) What land did the U.S. receive from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
A
Ohio River Valley
B
Mexican Cession
C
Oregon Territory
6) What was President Lamar's nickname?
A
Father of the U.S.
B
Father of Texas
C
Father of Education
7) What was the primary function of the Texas Rangers?
A
to capture Santa Anna
B
to protect settlers from Indian attacks
C
to police the U.S. territory
8) What is the belief that the U.S. should expand from Ocean to Ocean?
A
American Progress
B
Council House Fight
C
Manifest destiny
9) Who was the first president of the republic of Texas?
A
Houston
B
Jones
C
Lamar
10) What happened to Texas in 1845?
A
ceded to Britain
B
annexed to the U.S.
C
annexed to Mexico
11) What river did the U.S. claim as the border between U.S. and Mexico
A
Rio Grande
B
Mississippi
C
Nueces
12) Indian territory is in the present day state of -
A
Oklahoma
B
New Mexico
C
Texas
13) Who was President of Texas when Texas was annexed?
A
Houston
B
Jones
C
Lamar
14) What did Polk do in the disputed territory to provoke a war with Mexico?
A
sent troops to Rio Grande area
B
failed to send troops to Mexico
C
created a law against slavery
15) What land did the U.S. get after the Mexican-American War?
A
Mexican Cession
B
Florida
C
Texas
16) Winfrield Scott is remembered for the defeat of
A
Florida
B
Texas
C
Mexico City
17) what Native American Nation was forced to walk the Trail of Tears?
A
Cherokee
B
Seminole
C
Comanche
18) What mineral was discovered on Native American land in Georgia?
A
silver
B
salt
C
gold
19) What river did Mexico claim as the border between Mexico and the U.S.?
A
Rio Grande
B
Brazos
C
Nueces
20) Who was the President of the U.S. during the Trail of Tears?
A
Lamar
B
Jackson
C
Houston
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