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Grade 4 The Frontier
The problems of the Republic of Texas included
  1. a debt over $1 million
  2. attacks on its citizens by Mexican soldiers
  3. attacks on its citizens by Comanches and other Indian groups
  4. all of the above
Grade 4 The Frontier
Most of the first settlers of this state were Mormons
  1. Arizona
  2. Utah
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Arkansas
Grade 4 The Frontier
The land Mexico gave up after the war in the treaty of Guadalupe was known as the
  1. Seward's Folly
  2. Gadsden Purchase
  3. Mexican Cession
  4. Mexican Recession
Grade 4 The Frontier
Mark 3 things that are true about mining towns during the California Gold Rush.
  1. They grew very quickly.
  2. They were very clean places.
  3. They often became "ghost towns".
  4. There were no law-keepers so crime was common.
  5. Most towns had schools and hospitals.
Grade 4 The Frontier
What was Sam Houston's goal for the Republic of Texas?
  1. He wanted Texas to remain an independent country
  2. He wanted Texas to become part of Mexico again
  3. He wanted Texas to print its own money and make its own laws
  4. He wanted Texas to join the United States
Grade 4 The Frontier
Which was not a reason why Mexico passed laws to stop Americans from settling in Texas?
  1. There were too many Americans in Texas already
  2. Americans brought slaves into Mexico which was against Mexican Laws
  3. Mexicans are taking away jobs from Americans who are out of work
  4. The Mexican government was afraid of an uprising (revolution)
Grade 4 The Frontier
Which American president was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase?
  1. George Washington
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. Samuel Adams
  4. James Madison
Grade 4 The Frontier
Texans decided to declare independence from Mexico during
  1. the Convention of 1836
  2. the Fredonia Rebellion
  3. the Battle of San Jacinto
  4. the Texas Revolution
Grade 4 The Frontier
Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States should limit itself to the lands it already had.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 The Frontier
Land that was sold from the French to the United States in 1803.
  1. Kansas territory
  2. Louisiana Purchase
  3. Canada
Grade 4 The Frontier
Most of the first settlers of which state were Mormons?
  1. Arizona
  2. Utah
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Arkansas
Grade 4 The Frontier
Why did Santa Anna and his soldiers enter the Alamo on March 16, 1836?
  1. to sign a treaty
  2. to defeat the Texas army and stop the revolution
  3. to offer to give part of Mexico to Texas
  4. to inaugurate a new president
Grade 4 The Frontier
Stephen F. Austin was made an empresario because ________________.
  1. he was the first person to ask the Mexican government for a grant
  2. Mexican officials were pleased that he had taken the time to learn about Mexican culture
  3. the Mexican government knew Austin could get settlers to come to Texas
  4. the Mexican government wanted a diverse population in Texas
Grade 4 The Frontier
Texas was part of which country before the United States?
  1. Spain
  2. Mexico
  3. England
  4. France
Grade 4 The Frontier
How did the Mexican government attract settlers to Texas?
  1. by offering free land
  2. by a militia
  3. it gave grants to empresarios
  4. none of the above
Grade 4 The Frontier
A mixture of dried buffalo meat and crushed berries is called                
  1. manitou
  2. sinew
  3. pemmican
Grade 4 The Frontier
Where did most immigrants settle in Texas?
  1. along the Rio Grande
  2. in the eastern and southeastern regions along the Gulf coast, and around Austin and San Antonio
  3. in the Mountains and Basins region
  4. in the Panhandle
Grade 4 The Frontier
Mark 3 things that are true about the Homestead Act of 1862.
  1. It allowed anyone over 21 years old to get land.
  2. It gave land to the Native Americans.
  3. Many immigrants rushed to claim land for their families.
  4. A homesteader could earn 160 acres of land in the Great Plains.
  5. A person had to live on the land for 10 years before they owned it.
Grade 4 The Frontier
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American war.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 The Frontier
Mexicans who moved North into Texas were called
  1. dictators
  2. militia
  3. empresarios
  4. Tejanos
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