Texas History Bundle 4 Review - Early Statehood & Civil War
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- Q1
Which statement best explains how a belief in “Manifest Destiny” influenced the U.S. annexation of Texas?
Most of those believing in “Manifest Destiny” hoped for slavery to spread westward in order to increase the number of slave states in the United States.
Many Texans supported annexation because they thought it would bring new opportunities to settle on the frontier of West Texas.
Americans saw Texas as a place to develop new factories and mills to support economic growth in the United States.
Many Americans supported Texas statehood because they were eager to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean.
45s - Q2
Which cause-effect statement accurately shows the relationship between land grants and immigration in Texas?
The United States entered an economic depression; free land attracted settlers to Texas.
Vacant land was abundant; settlers forced to live on land for 3 years.
New settlers acquired land; the surrounding area became more valuable.
More settlers moved into an area; the value of land decreased.
30s - Q3
This passage must come from which of the following?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Republic of Texas Constitution
Texas State Constitution
Treaty of Velasco
30s - Q4
This painting depicts two flags, one of which is being raised on the flagpole. Based on your knowledge of this time period, what is the likely occasion of this ceremony?
The ceding of land as part of the Mexican Cession
The defeat of Mexico in the U.S.-Mexican War
Texas’ secession from the Union and joining of the Confederacy
Texas’ gaining statehood and entering the United States
30s - Q5
Which reason could be added to this diagram?
Threats from foreign powers
Discovery of precious metals
Sectionalism
Indian removal
30s - Q6
Which term in the Compromise of 1850 is shown in the map?
New states would decide whether to allow slavery.
Texas would get money to pay off its debt if it gave up some of its land.
California entered the Union as a free state.
Texas entered the Union as a slave state.
30s - Q7
What was the significance of Palmito Ranch?
It served as a camp for prisoners of war.
It was the farthest point south that Union troops advanced.
It served as a weapons factory during the Civil War.
It was the site of the last Civil War battle.
30s - Q8
Which statement explains the significance of the year 1861?
General Robert E. Lee surrendered.
Texans voted to stay in the Union.
The first shots of the Civil War were fired.
Colonel Benavides fought Union troops at Laredo.
30s - Q9
Which statement describes one cause and its effect on Texas during the Civil War?
Texas men were away at war; women managed the homesteads.
Union forces blockaded Texas; women transported goods by land.
Troops needed pay and supplies; Texas government raised taxes.
Confederates lacked weapons; Texas prison inmates made guns.
30s - Q10
Most of the battles in Texas occurred on or near which physical feature?
Great Plains
Edwards Plateau
Davis Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
30s - Q11
One major contribution of the Freedmen’s Bureau was
The payment of money to all Confederate soldiers who fought in the Civil War
The spread of the Ku Klux Klan into all Texas cities
The creation of schools for African American children
The creation of jobs for Mexicans living in Texas
30s - Q12
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in 1865?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
12th Amendment
30s - Q13
On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger issued a proclamation at Galveston declaring that-
All enslaved persons were free.
African Americans had the right to vote.
Taxes were increased.
Women had the right to vote.
30s - Q14
Which of the following best completes the timeline above?
Nullification Crisis
Emancipation Proclamation
Secession of Southern States
Kansas-Nebraska Act
30s - Q15
In which battle did Confederate troops under Major General John B. Magruder attack and expel Union troops enforcing the naval blockade of the Texas coast?
Palmito Ranch
Vicksburg
Sabine Pass
Galveston
30s
