7th Grade Semester Exam 2 Question Preview (ID: 54180)


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Which of the following was the primary reason that the United States did not want to annex Texas in 1837?
a) Annexation would likely start a war between the United States and Mexico.
b) The United States did not recognize the independence of the Texas Republic.
c) Annexation would raise problems with slaveholders in the United States.
d) The United States had laws forbidding any slavery state to be admitted.

Who served as President of the Republic of Texas following Sam Houston's first term?
a) Stephen F. Austin
b) Anson Jones
c) Mirabeau Lamar
d) James K. Polk

The primary function of the Texas Rangers for the Republic of Texas was to —
a) built irrigation systems for Texas farmers
b) protect Texans from American Indian tribes
c) return fugitive enslaved people to Texas farms
d) establish a prison system for the Texas justice system

Sam Houston opposed building a navy for Texas because he thought it would —
a) drain Texas’ finances
b) anger the United States
c) heighten tensions with Mexico
d) curb trade on the Caribbean Sea

When traveling from east to west across the state of Texas, which of the following describes the changes in physical geography that occur?
a) Wide open prairies span all across Texas.
b) Canyons and basins turn into coastal plains.
c) The elevation decreases.
d) The elevation increases.

Which region of Texas did most of the Texas Revolution battles take place?
a) Mountains and Basins
b) Central Plains
c) Great Plains
d) Coastal Plains

The Spanish word vaquero refers to a —
a) mayor
b) cowboy
c) sheriff
d) soldier

The Battle of San Jacinto is commemorated by Texans because it resulted in the —
a) loss of Goliad
b) surrender of Santa Anna
c) death of William B. Travis
d) defeat of Sam Houston’s troops

Which group likely viewed the construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion?
a) Catholic priests
b) American Indian tribes
c) Conquistadors
d) Anglo settlers

A major focus of Houston’s administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was —
a) writing a constitution for Texas
b) planning annexation by the United States
c) paying debts from fighting the revolution
d) resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico

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