Texas Frequency Review Quiz

Which country claimed Florida, Texas, and California and built missions during the Age of Contact?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

• It halved the size of the U.S.

• It doubled the size of the U.S.

• It led to the Civil War

• It ended slavery

What was the political theory that the will of the people is the basis of the authority of government?

• Manifest Destiny

• Consent of the governed

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

What document listed grievances and asserted the right to create a new government?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Emancipation Proclamation

What was the United States' desire to own land from coast to coast called?

• Manifest Destiny

• The Great Expansion

• The American Dream

• The Frontier Movement

What caused the U.S.-Mexican War?

• Disputes over slavery

• U.S. annexing Texas

• The Gold Rush

• The Louisiana Purchase

What was the major debate leading up to the Civil War?

• Immigration

• Slavery

• Industrialization

• Women's rights

What invention by Samuel Morse was used to communicate rapidly over long distances?

• Telephone

• Telegraph

• Radio

• Television

What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• To abolish slavery

• To help newly freed slaves

• To enforce Black Codes

• To promote industrialization

What did the 14th Amendment grant?

• Voting rights to women

• Citizenship to African Americans

• Abolishment of slavery

• Right to bear arms