Early Statehood Test Review

United States' desire to own land from coast to coast

• Declaration of Independence
• France
• Spain
• Manifest Destiny

The best selection to complete 5 is -

• Chinese
• German
• Irish

The best selection to complete 6 is -

• cheap farmland
• factory work
• slave labor

Which document inspired the Constitution of the State of Texas of 1845

• U.S. Constitution

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• Compromise of 1850

• State Colonization Law of 1825

Determine whether each impact applied most to German or Czech immigrants or to both groups.

• German

• Influenced the names and traditions of Texas towns like New Braunfels and Fredericksburg

• Both

• Music and instruments influenced Tejano music

• Czech

• Sweet and savory kolaches are sold in many Texas towns.

After the U.S.-Mexican War, the US gained the Mexican Cession. Where is it on a map?

Texas independence recognized by Mexico and Mexican land ceded to the United States ​ (a)   of the U.S.-Mexican War.

• an effect
• a cause

U.S. expansion and Manifest Destiny and a border dispute between Texas and Mexico was ​ (a)   of the U.S.-Mexican War.

• a cause
• an effect

The cotton industry in Texas grew quickly due to -

• an increase in the demand for cotton.

• the invention of barbed wire.

• a decrease in new cotton varieties.

• the Fugitive Slave Act.

Which document is added to constitutions, like the Constitution of the State of Texas of 1845, to protect citizens' rights?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Freedom Proclamation