SEMESTER REVIEW

German settlers clashed with other Texans over the issue of

A. empressario contracts.B. Land prices.C. slavery.D. town boundaries

What role did the Mexican War have in helping the United States achieve Manifest Destiny?A. The Rio Grande was set as border between Texas and Mexico.B. Florida became a state after the war.C. The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo gave Mexico’s northern lands to the U.S.D. The United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from France

The years 1826-1834 would best have the title of what?A. The Road to the Texas RevolutionB. Santa Anna is the 1st President of MexicoC. Mexico becomes the next country to be conquered by the U.S.D. Texas becomes the next state in the U. S.

Texas became the 28th state of the United States in what year?

1845

As approved by the U.S. Congress in the Compromise of 1850, what concept gave territories the right to decide whether to allow slavery?

Popular Sovereignty

What two issues did Elisha M. Pease focus on while serving as governor of Texas?A. education and defense against Native AmericansB. railroad building and tax reformC. sale of public lands and railroad buildingD. education and paying off the public debt

Where did most of the immigrants from the Upper South settle in Texas?

Most settled in East Texas or on the prairie

What is the best explanation for the dramatic population increase between 1836 and 1845?a. availability of natural

resourcesb. discovery of gold in

Californiac. the arrival of the

Adelsvereind. the abundance of cheap

land

The branch of government that is responsible for the executing or carrying out the laws is the…

Executive branch

What best describes Anson Jones’s main task as President of Texas?a.Maintain peace with Native

Americansb.Convince Mexico to

recognize Texas independence

c.Maintain a free and independent Texas

d.Oversee the process of annexation

What town was founded by the Adelsverein?

a.San Antoniob.El Pasoc. New Braunfelsd.Corpus Christi

Longitude and Latitude

What is the latitude and longitude of Austin, TX?

31 degrees North latitude and

98 degrees West longitude

What region of Texas is the largest region with the largest urban and cultural centers?a.Mountain and Basinb.Great Plainsc. North Central Plainsd.Coastal Plains

Which statement best explains the significance of the year 1718 in Texas?A. An economy based on farming and slavery developed in TexasB. The Spanish founded a mission, San Antonio de Valero, which

became known as “the Alamo.”C. The United States purchase LouisianaD. The empresario era began in Texas.

Which explorer led an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Gold?

a.La Salleb.Estevanicoc. Pizarrod.Coronado

What is one reason that Mexicans resisted settling in Texas after winning freedom from Spain in 1821?a.Diseaseb.Hostile Native Americansc. Land not suitable for

farmingd.Texas was part of the US

How did the United States and Spain become neighbors?a.British and the War of 1812b.Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgoc. Result of Louisiana Purchase

by USd.Spain gave up claim to Texas

The city of El Paso in far west Texas is located in what region?

a.Basin and Range Regionb.Gulf Coastal Plainsc. Great Plainsd.Central Lowlands

A major Texas city in the Gulf Coastal Plains would bea.El Pasob.Dallasc. Houstond.Fort Worth

Hernan Cortes landed on the coast of Mexico in

a. 1492b. 1519c. 1607d. 1702

Immigration from the United States to Texas in 1830 was ended with the

a. Loss of the Alamob. Mexican Constitution of

1824c. Law of April 6, 1830d. Mexican Cession

What event happened between the Battle of the Alamo and Victory at San Jacinto?

Goliad Massacre

“Following Mexican depredations into Texas in 1842, President Sam Houston deemed the still-frontier town of Austin to be in danger of falling into enemy hands. He therefore ordered the removal of the seat of government, as well as all of its records, from Austin to Houston.”-Name this event

a. Archives Warb. Battle of Goliadc. Runaway Scraped. Siege of the Alamo

Why did Houston want the delegates at the Convention of 1836 to focus on forming the government and not the siege and battle at the Alamo?

Texas needed to establish a legitimate government