Question 1

Which statement best explains how a belief in “Manifest Destiny” influenced the U.S. annexation of Texas?

Accepted Answer

Many Americans supported Texas statehood because they were eager to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean.

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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.

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Many Texans supported annexation because they thought it would bring new opportunities to settle on the frontier of West Texas.

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Americans saw Texas as a place to develop new factories and mills to support economic growth in the United States.

Question 2

Which cause-effect statement accurately shows the relationship between land grants and immigration in Texas?

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New settlers acquired land; the surrounding area became more valuable.

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The United States entered an economic depression; free land attracted settlers to Texas.

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Vacant land was abundant; settlers forced to live on land for 3 years.

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More settlers moved into an area; the value of land decreased.

Question 3

This passage must come from which of the following?

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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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Republic of Texas Constitution

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Texas State Constitution

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Treaty of Velasco

Question 4

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?

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Texas’ gaining statehood and entering the United States

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The ceding of land as part of the Mexican Cession

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The defeat of Mexico in the U.S.-Mexican War

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Texas’ secession from the Union and joining of the Confederacy

Question 5

Which reason could be added to this diagram?

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Sectionalism

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Threats from foreign powers

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Discovery of precious metals

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Indian removal

Question 6

Which term in the Compromise of 1850 is shown in the map?

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Texas would get money to pay off its debt if it gave up some of its land.

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New states would decide whether to allow slavery.

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California entered the Union as a free state.

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Texas entered the Union as a slave state.

Question 7

What was the significance of Palmito Ranch?

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It was the site of the last Civil War battle.

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It served as a camp for prisoners of war.

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It was the farthest point south that Union troops advanced.

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It served as a weapons factory during the Civil War.

Question 8

Which statement explains the significance of the year 1861?

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The first shots of the Civil War were fired.

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General Robert E. Lee surrendered.

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Texans voted to stay in the Union.

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Colonel Benavides fought Union troops at Laredo.

Question 9

Which statement describes one cause and its effect on Texas during the Civil War?

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Texas men were away at war; women managed the homesteads.

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Union forces blockaded Texas; women transported goods by land.

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Troops needed pay and supplies; Texas government raised taxes.

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Confederates lacked weapons; Texas prison inmates made guns.

Question 10

Most of the battles in Texas occurred on or near which physical feature?

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Gulf of Mexico

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Great Plains

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Edwards Plateau

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Davis Mountains

Question 11

One major contribution of the Freedmen’s Bureau was

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The creation of schools for African American children

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The payment of money to all Confederate soldiers who fought in the Civil War

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The spread of the Ku Klux Klan into all Texas cities

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The creation of jobs for Mexicans living in Texas

Question 12

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in 1865?

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13th Amendment

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14th Amendment

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15th Amendment

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12th Amendment

Question 13

On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger issued a proclamation at Galveston declaring that-

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All enslaved persons were free.

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African Americans had the right to vote.

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Taxes were increased.

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Women had the right to vote.

Question 14

Which of the following best completes the timeline above?

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Nullification Crisis

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Secession of Southern States

Question 15

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?

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Galveston

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Palmito Ranch

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Vicksburg

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Sabine Pass

Question 16

Which of the following explains the significance of 1876?

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The current state constitution of Texas was adopted.

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The Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States.

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Oil was discovered at Spindletop.

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The Civil War between the United States and the Confederacy began.

Question 17

Which statement describes an impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the economy of Texas?

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Ranching, sharecropping, tenant farming and railroad construction came to dominate the state’s economy.

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Texas landowners struggled to restore slavery to its pre-Civil War importance.

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Carpetbaggers and former Confederate officers cooperated in rebuilding the economy.

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Freedmen were given their own land and livestock to compensate for years of servitude.

Question 18

Which of these was a benefit for Texas if it joined the United States?

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The United States would help pay Texas’ debt

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The United States and Mexico were on friendly terms

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The United States would force Mexico to accept Texas’ independence

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The United States would end slavery

Question 19

Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

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Question 20

Political, Social, and Economic Effects of Civil War and Texas (MATCHING Activity)

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