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CORRECT ANSWERS ARE LOCATED IN THE 2ND HALF OF THIS DOC.
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) The first modern European nation to lay claim to the territory of Texas was
A) France.
B) Spain.
C) England.
D) Portugal.
2) Of the six flags flown over Texas, which represented republics?
A) Texas and Mexico
B) the CSA and France
C) Spain and France
D) France and Mexico
3) The war that led to the declaration of the Republic of Texas began
A) with the battle at the Alamo.
B) in 1835.
C) within months of the arrival of the first American settlers.
D) when the Spanish government imposed restrictions on American settlers.
4) Who won the battle that led to the independence of Texas from Mexico?
A) Steve Austin
B) James Fannin
C) Sam Houston
D) General Santa Anna
5) What is the main reason why early petitions by the Republic of Texas to join the United
States were rejected?
,A) Texas residents favored monarchy, not republicanism.
B) Texas was composed almost entirely of Catholic Spanish speakers.
C) The American government feared sparking a war with Spain.
D) There was controversy over Texas becoming a slave state.
6) The Adelsverien Society promoted the immigration of_________ settlers in Texas.
A) French
B) Spanish
C) Mexican
D) German
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7) Which statement about the events which led to the rebellion against Mexico in late 1835
is
FALSE?
A) President Antonio López de Santa Anna declared himself dictator of Mexico and
issued decrees limiting property rights and economic freedom for Anglos.
B) Texan and Mexican forces fought over a small six-pound cannon in Gonzales, Texas.
The victory of Texans in that incident fed a fever of revolt, and political leaders began
planning for rebellion against Mexico.
C) Internal conflicts between the Catholic Spanish people who wanted independence
from the Mexican dictator, and the Protestant Anglos migrating from the Louisiana
Territory, who generally favored the economic policies of Mexico and the land-grants
given to new settlers from the West.
D) The pro-slavery views of southern white Protestants, who brought African American
enslaved people with them in the 1820s conflicted with the Spanish Catholic settlers
who already occupied Texas. Because of Mexico’s own history of ethnic diversity, a
, strong antislavery movement began to brew.
8) Which of the following statements about Spanish influence in Texas is FALSE?
A) The Spanish introduced slavery to Texas.
B) Many rivers, features, and cities still have Spanish names.
C) The Spanish introduced horses, sheep, and cattle to Texas.
D) Current landownership laws still reflect early Spanish legal systems.
9) Which flag was the fifth to fly over Texas?
A) Spanish flag
B) United States flag
C) Confederate flag
D) Mexican flag
10) Texas’ first petition for statehood was denied because
A) the vast majority of Anglo settlers did not consider themselves American.
B) the U.S. felt that Mexico still had a valid claim to the land.
C) the Spanish and Mexican settlers who remained in Texas threatened revolt.
D) there was not a free state to balance the admittance of Texas as a slave state.
11) Why did the U.S. commit 50,000 troops to Texas at the end of the Civil War in 1865?
A) to prevent Texas from seceding
B) to secure the border after Mexican encroachment
C) to enforce the provisions of Reconstruction
D) to discourage French meddling
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CORRECT ANSWERS ARE LOCATED IN THE 2ND HALF OF THIS DOC.
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) The first modern European nation to lay claim to the territory of Texas was
A) France.
B) Spain.
C) England.
D) Portugal.
2) Of the six flags flown over Texas, which represented republics?
A) Texas and Mexico
B) the CSA and France
C) Spain and France
D) France and Mexico
3) The war that led to the declaration of the Republic of Texas began
A) with the battle at the Alamo.
B) in 1835.
C) within months of the arrival of the first American settlers.
D) when the Spanish government imposed restrictions on American settlers.
4) Who won the battle that led to the independence of Texas from Mexico?
A) Steve Austin
B) James Fannin
C) Sam Houston
D) General Santa Anna
5) What is the main reason why early petitions by the Republic of Texas to join the United
States were rejected?
,A) Texas residents favored monarchy, not republicanism.
B) Texas was composed almost entirely of Catholic Spanish speakers.
C) The American government feared sparking a war with Spain.
D) There was controversy over Texas becoming a slave state.
6) The Adelsverien Society promoted the immigration of_________ settlers in Texas.
A) French
B) Spanish
C) Mexican
D) German
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7) Which statement about the events which led to the rebellion against Mexico in late 1835
is
FALSE?
A) President Antonio López de Santa Anna declared himself dictator of Mexico and
issued decrees limiting property rights and economic freedom for Anglos.
B) Texan and Mexican forces fought over a small six-pound cannon in Gonzales, Texas.
The victory of Texans in that incident fed a fever of revolt, and political leaders began
planning for rebellion against Mexico.
C) Internal conflicts between the Catholic Spanish people who wanted independence
from the Mexican dictator, and the Protestant Anglos migrating from the Louisiana
Territory, who generally favored the economic policies of Mexico and the land-grants
given to new settlers from the West.
D) The pro-slavery views of southern white Protestants, who brought African American
enslaved people with them in the 1820s conflicted with the Spanish Catholic settlers
who already occupied Texas. Because of Mexico’s own history of ethnic diversity, a
, strong antislavery movement began to brew.
8) Which of the following statements about Spanish influence in Texas is FALSE?
A) The Spanish introduced slavery to Texas.
B) Many rivers, features, and cities still have Spanish names.
C) The Spanish introduced horses, sheep, and cattle to Texas.
D) Current landownership laws still reflect early Spanish legal systems.
9) Which flag was the fifth to fly over Texas?
A) Spanish flag
B) United States flag
C) Confederate flag
D) Mexican flag
10) Texas’ first petition for statehood was denied because
A) the vast majority of Anglo settlers did not consider themselves American.
B) the U.S. felt that Mexico still had a valid claim to the land.
C) the Spanish and Mexican settlers who remained in Texas threatened revolt.
D) there was not a free state to balance the admittance of Texas as a slave state.
11) Why did the U.S. commit 50,000 troops to Texas at the end of the Civil War in 1865?
A) to prevent Texas from seceding
B) to secure the border after Mexican encroachment
C) to enforce the provisions of Reconstruction
D) to discourage French meddling
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