CBA #4

We elect people to the state legislature to represent our wishes. What do we call this principle of government

• Liberty of the people

• Checks and balances

• Separation of powers

• Representative Government

Historians divide periods of time with similar characteristics into eras in order to _____.

• Predict the future

• Analyze historical maps

• Record economic data about Texas

• Organize information about the past

Which economic activity of missions thrived in the physical geography and environment of Central Texas?

• Farming

• Shipping

• Mining

• Ranching

Determine which part of the summary BEST shows what the land agents were meant to do.

Select the correct answer.

• Textbox 1

• Textbox 2

• Textbox 3

• Textbox 4

Who was the first Anglo land agent described in the second paragraph

• Martin De Leon

• Green DeWitt

• Dr. James Long

• Moses Austin

Early presidents of Texas had to develop both foreign and domestic policies for how Texas would be run as a country. Which location on the map is in an area that would be under DOMESTIC policy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

I am a part of Texas History because I :

Fought at the Battle of San Jacinto

Served as President of the Republic of Texas

Had a major Texas city named after me

Who am I?

• William B. Travis

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Juan Seguin

Most Texans wanted to quickly rejoin the United States once they won their independence from Mexico. Why did the U.S. delay the annexation of Texas?

• The U.S. never really had any interest in annexing Texas.

• Issues concerning slavery and Mexico caused the U.S. to delay annexation.

• Texas was unable to raise the required "annexation fee" that they owed the U.S.

• Annexation would require that Mexico recognize Texas independence, which they refused to do.

This map details America's expansion throughout the 1800s.

Americans believed that it was their Manifest Destiny to fill the land with states from coast to coast. How was this achieved?

• Through the Annexation of Texas

• Through the Republic

• Through warfare

• Through the Mexican Cession

The election of __________ showed that Americans wanted Texas to be annexed.

• Andrew Jackson

• Jefferson Davis

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln