Social Studies Review - Republic of Texas to Statehood

Under Mexican Rule, Texas settlers had to follow all of these rules except...

• Become Roman Catholic

• join the Mexican military

• speak Spanish

• declare loyalty to Mexico

Why was the Battle of San Jacinto an important part of the Texas Revolution?

• Texas lost independence

• Mexico won the battle

• Texas won independence

• It was the first battle of the war

I was a frontiersman, a US congressman, and led the Tennessee Mounted Volunteers. Who am I?

• James Bowie

• William Travis

• Sam Houston

• Davy Crockett

I led the Texas volunteers at the Alamo, but fell ill before the battle. Who am I?

• James Bowie

• Sam Houston

• WIlliam Travis

• Davy Crockett

I was a lawyer and commanded the Texans at the Alamo. Who am I?

• James Bowie

• Sam Houston

• William Travis

• Davy Crockett

I was the Texas president that supported statehood and tried to decrease debt. Who am I?

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Abraham Lincoln

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

In 1845, Texas was ______________ by the United States.

• subtracted

• divided

• annexed

• voted

Once Texas was annexed into the US, the ____________________ War began.

• World War I

• World War II

• US/Mexican

• Vietnam

Which of the following was a result of the US/Mexican War?

• The Rio Grande became the southern border between Texas and Mexico

• The US lost land to Mexico.

• The Nueces River became the southern border between Texas and Mexico.

• Mexico gained land

Which of the following was a result of the Civil War?

• slavery ended

• Mexico lost land

• slavery was allowed in all states

• Mexico gained land