Quiz #8

U.S. troops are sent to the Rio Grande, and the war begins

• Summer of 1845
• December 29, 1845
• April, 1846
• 1847
• February 2, 1848

President Polk officially makes Texas the 28th state in the U.S.

• Summer of 1845
• December 29, 1845
• April, 1846
• 1847
• February 2, 1848

In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Mexican government -

• declared victory over the U.S.
• was paid $50,000 for Texas
• agreed that the war was a tie
• accepted the Rio Grande as the border

The Mexican Cession was -

• the land from Texas to the Pacific Ocean, given up by Mexico when they lost the war
• the nickname given to the war fought between Mexico and the U.S. in the 1840s
• a meeting of Mexican Generals to determine what they should do next in the war
• none of these answers are correct

Which of these government branches is CORRECTLY described?

• the Executive Branch makes the laws
• the Legislative Branch enforces the laws
• the Judicial Branch interprets the laws
• all of these answers are correct

What is the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American war on March 2, 1848?

• Treaty of Velasco
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Mexico City
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was happening to the population of Texas during this time period?

• it was going up, as people continued coming to Texas for the good, cheap land
• it was going down, as people moved out to get away from angry Native Americans
• it was staying the same, as some people moved in and some people moved out
• it is unknown, since those records were destroyed in a fire

In the first years of the new state of Texas, only white males [over age 21] could -

• have a job
• work on a farm
• vote
• inherit property

In what year did Texas write its first state constitution?

• 1821
• 1836
• 1845
• 1861

Texans based their new state constitution on -

• the U.S. Constitution
• the Treaty of Paris
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Articles of Confederation