Texas History - Unit 5 - Review Game 2 Question Preview (ID: 58169)


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Which of the following was the U.S. general who captured Mexico City?
a) William H. Wharton
b) John Coffee Hays
c) Winfield Scott
d) John Tyler

Which of the following was the agreement that ended the Mexican War?
a) Compromise of 1850
b) Convention of 1833
c) Manifest Destiny
d) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Which of the following was U.S. diplomat who negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a) Henry Clay
b) Aaron Ashworth
c) Nicholas Trist
d) Moses Austin

Which of the following was commander of U.S. forces in Texas when the Mexican war began?
a) Nicholas Trist
b) Zachary Taylor
c) Haden Edwards
d) Stephen F. Austin

Under the new constitution, corporations ...
a) could only operate with permission from the legislature.
b) could only employ white males over the age of 21.
c) were not allowed to offer shares of ownership for sale.
d) did not have to pay any kind of tax.

The annexation resolution made Texas agree to reduce its public debt by ...
a) raising taxes.
b) selling public lands.
c) printing more and more paper money.
d) refusing to undertake public improvements.

The most popular political party in Texas in the 1840s and 1850s was ...
a) the Know-Nothing Party.
b) the Tejano Alliance.
c) the Whig/Republican Party.
d) the Democratic Party.

Under the Constitution of 1845, the only groups allowed to vote were white males and ...
a) women.
b) Tejanos.
c) American Indians.
d) African Americans.

A difficult political issue for the United States in the annexation of Texas was ...
a) that most Texans were republicans.
b) the problem of war with American Indians.
c) whether Great Britain and France would approve.
d) slavery.

Which of the following was a Federal Indian agent who disagreed with U.S. government policy?
a) Henry Clay
b) Thomas J. Pilgrim
c) Robert S. Neighbors
d) Haden Edwards

Which of the following was a famous Texas Ranger who fought in the Mexican War?
a) Elisha M. Pease
b) Frances Trask
c) William H. Wharton
d) John Coffee Hays

Which of the following was the territory in northern Mexico that was ceded to the United States?
a) Anahuac
b) Louisiana Purchase
c) Mexican Cession
d) Cole's Settlement

Which of the following was an agreement under which Texas gave up land claims in New Mexico?
a) Convention of 1833
b) Constitution of Texas
c) Fredonian Rebellion
d) Compromise of 1850

Which of the following were American Indians whose right to remain in Texas was recognized by the state government?
a) Comanche
b) Cherokee
c) Apache
d) Tonkawas

Which of the following terms means a major troop advance?
a) defensive
b) offensive
c) march
d) retreat

'Rip' Ford and John Coffee Hays were well-known __________.
a) soliders
b) delegates
c) Texas Rangers
d) Tejanos

The head of the Mexican forces during the war, ___________, was an old foe to many Texans.
a) Manuel de Mier y Teran
b) Santa Anna
c) Jose Antonio Navarro
d) Zachary Taylor

The first action in the war took place when Mexican forces crossed the _________ and attacked U.S. troops in Texas.
a) Rio Grande
b) Colorado River
c) North Canadian River
d) South Canadian River

By the end of the war, U.S. forces to the west of Texas had captured Mexican territory in __________ and New Mexico after fierce fighting.
a) Oklahoma
b) Kansas
c) Louisiana
d) California

When U.S. troops captured __________, the war ended.
a) Austin
b) Mexico City
c) Corpus Christi
d) Laredo

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