Early Statehood Practice Test

Front

The Constitution of Texas of 1845 was modeled after which major document?

Back

The United States Constitution

Front

What was added to the Constitution of Texas (1845) in order to protect Texan's individual freedoms?

Back

A Bill of Rights

Front

Texas was mainly annexed because the United State's belief in what?

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

Which area on the map was known as the Mexican Cession?

Back

California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado and New Mexico

Front

What law was passed by the United States that punished those who helped runaway slaves, while also requiring Texas to cede portions of its land?

Back

Compromise of 1850

Front

What is the name of the official treaty that ended the U.S.-Mexican War?

Back

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Front

Texan's claimed the border as the Rio Grande, Mexico claimed the border as being on what river?

Back

Nueces River

Front

What caused the debates over slavery to intensify after the U.S.-Mexican War?

Back

The acquisition of new territories and the debate over the extension of slavery into them.