True or False: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago ended the war between the United States and Mexico in 1848 and gave Mexico control over Texas and the Western states.

Question 1 options:

True


False

Question 2 (2 points)
Place the Republic of Texas presidents in order of when they served.

Question 2 options:

Houston, Lamar, Houston, Jones


Lamar, Houston, Houston, Jones


Houston, Jones, Lamar, Houston


Austin, Houston, Travis, Crockett

Question 3 (2 points)
Texas became which state to join the United States?

Question 3 options:

19th


28th


30th


50th

Question 4 (2 points)
Why did the economy of Texas struggle when it became a republic (after independence)?

Question 4 options:

land was not available for settlers who moved to Texas


Texas outlawed slavery so there was a labor shortage


Texas had so much land that it was tough to trade


Texas was in debt

Question 5 (2 points)
Which statement accurately describes the lives of enslaved African Americans in Texas?

Question 5 options:

They had little medical treatment provided by doctors.


They worked mostly in tobacco and indigo fields.


They lived in large barracks at the plantation.


They had little interest in religion and music.

Question 6 (2 points)
The Bill of Rights to the Texas Constitution granted which right?

Question 6 options:

freedom for all enslaved people


equal rights to women


freedom of religion


right to vote in US elections

Question 7 (2 points)
True or False: The United States President James K. Polk supported Texas being annexed to the United States because of Manifest Destiny.

Question 7 options:

True


False

Question 8 (2 points)
Which European country was against Texas being annexed to the United States (they did not want the United States influence to keep spreading West)?

Question 8 options:

England


France


Spain


Mexico

Question 9 (2 points)
True or False: The biggest cause for the Mexican War between the United States & Mexico was the annexation of Texas to the United States.

Question 9 options:

True


False

Question 10 (2 points)
What happened to Texas after they won independence from Mexico in 1836?

Question 10 options:

Texas was annexed to the United States immediately.


Texas became a Republic for almost 10 years.


Mexico took control over Texas.


Texas annexed Mexico.

Question 11 (2 points)
The incorporating of a country or territory into another country or territory is known as _____________.

Question 11 options:

Secession


Annexation


Ratification


Freedom

Question 12 (2 points)
The Council House Fight included chiefs from which Native American group?

Question 12 options:

Caddo


Waco


Apache


Comanche

Question 13 (2 points)
The ________________ was established as the border between the United States and Mexico.

Question 13 options:

Rio Grande River


Mississippi River


Rocky Mountains


Red River

Question 14 (2 points)
Which President of Texas opposed annexation?

Question 14 options:

Houston


Jones


Austin


Lamar

Question 15 (2 points)
What invention in the 1840s transformed communications?

Question 15 options:

Telegraph


Telephone


Steam Engine


Television