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- Q1Which areas of Germany did most German immigrants come?Western GermanySouth GermanyCentral GermanyEastern Germany45s
- Q2What was the goal of the Santa Fe expedition?to meet Mexican officials and discuss recognition of Texas Independenceto capture a $200,000 shipment traveling on the Santa Fe Trailto convince the people of Santa Fe to join the Republic of Texasto explore and map the countryside of New Mexico45s
- Q3Which of the following political parties was also known as the Know-Nothing Party?Republican PartyWhig PartyAmerican PartyDemocratic Party45s
- Q4Under the Texas Admission Act, Texas became the Union's36th state20th state28th state15th state45s
- Q5What was the goal of the Convention of 1845?to create a new state governmentto decide whether to allow slavery in Texasto form a new political partyto debate the role of women in Texas society45s
- Q6How did Texas pay off its debt?gave up its claim to 67 million acres of landdesignated lands for roads, harbors, and railroadssold land for $0.50 per acrestarted colleges, public schools, and universities45s
- Q7What posed a difficult political issue for the United States in the annexation of Texas?American Indians wanted a warMost Texans were RepulicansGreat Britian did not approveTexas wanted to retain slavery45s
- Q8The Judicial branch of the Governmentincluded a senate and house of representativesconsisted of the supreme court and district courtmet every two yearswas composed of senators45s
- Q9Under the new constitution, which of the following was not one of the three branches of the Texas Government?executivebienniallegislativejudical45s
- Q10Which of the following rivers did the United States claim was the border between Texas and Mexico?Rio GrandeNueces RiverBrazos RiverColorado River45s
- Q11What was the root cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?Zachary Taylor built a fort at BrownsvilleUS lieutenant Napoleon Dana stationed his soldiers along the Rio GrandeMexico and the United States could not agree on the Texas-Mexico borderTexas wanted to control Mexico45s
- Q12Which of the following was not a term of the Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoMexico gave up all claim to the territory between the Nueces and the Rio GrandeMexico officially recognized Texas as part of the United StatesMexico gave the United States a cash payment of $15 millionMexico ceded some 529,000 square miles of territory, including California, to the United States45s
- Q13The Mexican Cession wasa time of financial panican area settled by US citizensa territory ceded by Mexico to the United Statesa troop of soldiers from Mexico City45s
- Q14What was the goal of the Compromise of 1850?to strengthen the Us presence in Texasto remove Mexican citizens from Santa Feto resolve the border conflict and the issue of slavery in Texas and New Mexicoto outlaw slavery in TExas45s
- Q15Which group was paid by the federal government to guard the Texas frontier?Texas Air ForceTexas RangersTexas ArmyTexas Navy45s