Chapter 14:
The Young State
1.
Texas's new Constitution of 1845 provided for all of the following EXCEPT ________.
a.
a governor to be elected for a two-year term
b.
a legislature made up of two houses
c.
a supreme court and district and county courts
d.
the abolition of slavery
2.
Who was the first governor of Texas?
a.
J. Pinckney Henderson
b.
Sam Houston
c.
Thomas J. Rusk
d.
Timothy Pillsbury
3.
Most of the leaders of early Texas joined the ________.
a.
Republican Party
b.
Democratic Party
c.
Whig Party
d.
Know-Nothing Party
4.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Mexican–American War?
a.
Mexico refused to accept the Rio Grande as the boundary between Texas and Mexico.
b.
Mexico refused to pay the U.S. government money for property damage in Texas.
c.
Mexico refused to negotiate a treaty giving California to the United States.
d.
Mexico reinstated Santa Anna as its president.
5.
Who led troops across the Nueces River to the Rio Grande?
a.
General Winfield Scott
b.
Mirabeau B. Lamar
c.
General Zachary Taylor
d.
Mariano Paredes
6.
In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ________.
a.
the people of New Mexico asked to become part of Texas
b.
the Rio Grande became Texas's southern and western boundaries
c.
Texas gave up its claims to the Santa Fe disputed area
d.
Texas gave up its claims to the land south of the Nueces River
7.
Under the Homestead Act, settlers obtained land ________.
a.
by paying the state government $5 per acre
b.
by living on it and improving it
c.
if they could prove that their ancestors were part of the Old Three Hundred
d.
if their ancestors were part Tejano
8.
From 1850 to 1860, the population of Texas ________.
a.
nearly doubled
b.
nearly tripled
c.
stayed the same
d.
fell drastically
9.
Which of the following settlements was founded by Germans?
a.
Dallas
b.
Castroville
c.
New Braunfels
d.
Panna Maria
10.
Which Native American group has lived near El Paso for 300 years?
a.
the Alabama–Coushattas
b.
the Cherokees
c.
the Tiguas
d.
the Kickapoos
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Unit 1
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Unit 8
Unit 9
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
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