UNIT 7 REVIEW YOU WILL NEED 10 NOTE CARDS

1. How did the Compromise of 1850 affect Texas? A) Many U.S. southerners moved to Texas. B) New borders were established for Texas. C) Texas was admitted to the United States union. D) The practice of enslaving people was expanded.

1. How did the Compromise of 1850 affect Texas? New borders were established for Texas

2. Which of the following was the primary reason that the United States did not want to annex Texas in 1837? Annexation would likely start a war between the United States and Mexico.

3. Why did many Texans favor annexation to the United States? A)Texas could be divided into five states. B) Texas debts from the republic would be paid. C) Texas would be a territory rather than a state. D) Texas would keep 21 million acres of public land.

3. Why did many Texans favor annexation to the United States? Texas debts from the republic would be paid.

4. Which of the following events occurred during the era of Early Statehood in Texas History? A) Industrial growth B) Population expansion C) Outbreak of a civil war D) Preparation for world war

4. Which of the following events occurred during the era of Early Statehood in Texas History? Population expansion

5. Which of the following motivated President Polk to favor admitting Texas into the Union? A) His belief in Manifest Destiny B) His goal of peace with foreign powers C) His anger with the government of Mexico D) His desire to limit the expansion of slavery

5. Which of the following motivated President Polk to favor admitting Texas into the Union? His belief in Manifest Destiny

6. What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? A)Texas gained independence from Mexico. B) Americans agreed to admit Texas into the union. C) The United States and Mexico ended their conflict. D) Peace was established with American Indian tribes.

6. What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? The United States and Mexico ended their conflict

7. As a result of the U.S.-Mexican War, the southern boundary of Texas was — A)designated as the Rio Grande B) disputed for many more years C) established at the Nueces River D) marked with the building of a fence

7. As a result of the U.S.-Mexican War, the southern boundary of Texas was — designated as the Rio Grande

8. Which areas of Texas were home to a majority of the state’s slaveholders? A)South and East Texas B) East and West Texas C) North and West Texas D) South and West Texas

8. Which areas of Texas were home to a majority of the state’s slaveholders? South and East Texas

9. A major event leading to the Mexican War came about because of the — A)annexation of Texas to the United States B) agreement dividing Texas and New Mexico C) efforts of Texans to gain independence from Mexico D) disputes between Texans and American Indian tribes

9. A major event leading to the Mexican War came about because of the — annexation of Texas to the United States

10. Which number reflects territory gained by the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo?

10. Which number on the map reflects territory gained by the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo? 1

11. Why would the majority of the northern state vote against annexation? A) Battle of the Alamo B) Expansion of slavery C) Competition for rail lines D) Threat of war with Spain

Why would the majority of the northern state vote against annexation? Expansion of slavery

12. On the map, the area marked by the circle includes — A)the capital of the state of Texas B) a major port for the early state of Texas C) one of the largest ranches in the state of Texas D) the site of the first battle in the war with Mexico

12. On the map, the area marked by the circle includes — a major port for the early state of Texas

13. Which number indicates the location where many German immigrants settle within Texas in the1840s? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

13. Which number indicates the location where many German immigrants settle within Texas in the1840s? 3

14. ESSAY – NOTE CARD WRITE QUESTION ON FRONT ANSWER ON BACK GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF GROUPS THAT WORRIED ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF STATEHOOD AND EXPLAIN WHY.

Both African Americans and Tejanos were worried about a loss of their civil liberties. Civil rights are those legal protections granted to citizens under the jurisdiction of the civil law of a state. They are distinguished from human rights in that they may be violated or removed, and they may or may not apply to all individuals living within the borders of that state.citizenscivil lawstatehuman rights