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Grade 4 The Frontier
The Texas Rangers began as volunteers and later fought with the United States Army in the war against Mexico.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 The Frontier
The Republic of Texas was deeply in debt. Why were redbacks not good for paying back the debt?
  1. The money was colored red, not green
  2. A redback was a dollar printed by the Republic of Texas
  3. A redback was worth only about two cents by 1841
  4. all of the above
Grade 4 The Frontier
What was Mirabeau Lamar's goal for the Republic of Texas?
  1. He wanted to make Houston the capital of Texas
  2. He wanted Texas to remain an independent nation
  3. He wanted the Republic of Texas to abolish slavery so it could become a state
  4. He wanted to give the Cherokees land grants so they would continue to live in Texas
Grade 4 The Frontier
What important decision was made at the Convention of 1836?
  1. that Texan colonists should send more troops to the Alamo
  2. that Santa Anna should leave office
  3. that Texans should write a declaration of independence from Mexico
  4. that a flag should be designed to represent Texas
Grade 4 The Frontier

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What is a prospector?
  1. Someone who makes jewelry out of gold or other precious metals.
  2. Someone who cuts down lumber.
  3. Someone who digs or mines for gold, silver or other precious metals.
  4. Someone who raises cattle.
Grade 4 The Frontier
Sam Houston was in support of annexation of Texas by the U.S.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 The Frontier
How was the Texas state constitution different from other state constitutions?
  1. It borrowed ideas from the Constitution of the Republic of Texas
  2. It borrowed ideas from Spanish law
  3. It borrowed ideas from Mexican law
  4. all of the above
Grade 4 The Frontier
What early battle gave Texas the courage to start a revolution?
  1. Alamo
  2. San Antonio
  3. Hastings
  4. Gonzales
Grade 4 The Frontier
                were business people who brought in settlers to occupy lands in Texas.
  1. soldiers
  2. fishermen
  3. empresarios
  4. hunters
Grade 4 The Frontier
During what time period did people move west?
  1. 1700-1800
  2. 1800-1890
  3. 1900-1950
  4. 1750-1799
Grade 4 The Frontier
California became a state only after gold was discovered in it.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 The Frontier
The Archives War started because people worried that Sam Houston would move the capital of Texas from
  1. Houston
  2. Austin
  3. Columbia
  4. Plum Creek
Grade 4 The Frontier
Who did Levi Strauss first make blue jeans for?
  1. Rich people
  2. Farmers
  3. Railroad workers
  4. Gold miners
Grade 4 The Frontier
Why did the Indians dislike the miners?
  1. They did not speak the same language.
  2. They were rude.
  3. They ate too much.
  4. They ruined the land and scared away game (animals).
Grade 4 The Frontier
The person known as the "Father of Texas Education" was:
  1. James P. Henderson
  2. Stephen F. Austin
  3. Mirabeau B. Lamar
  4. James Polk
Grade 4 The Frontier
What German settlements were founded in the mid-1840s?
  1. New Braunfels and Houston
  2. New Braunfels and Fredericksburg
  3. Houston and Fredericksburg
  4. San Antonio and Austin
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To take over or add to        annex        
Money owed to someone else       debt       
Free from the control of others              independent              
The basic rules by which a state or country is governed               constitution               
A form of government in which people vote for leaders who will make laws and run the government           republic           
The production and use of goods and services          economy          
A government official in charge of a country's dealings with other countries                     secretary of state                     
To overthrow or fight against the government in power             revolution             
An official promise to follow the laws and beliefs of a group or country               loyalty oath               
A person who was given a large amount of land by the Mexican government. In return, he promised to bring more settlers to Texas             empresario             
He was born in Mexico and became an empresario                 Martin De Leon                 
He wanted to establish the first American colony in Texas but did not live to see him dream complete               Moses Austin               
He fufilled his father's dream by starting the first American colony in Texas                    Stephen F. Austin                    
Grade 4 The Frontier
In what year did the battle of the Alamo take place?
  1. 1776
  2. 1859
  3. 1836
  4. 1936
Grade 4 The Frontier
When was gold discovered in California?
  1. January 29, 1983
  2. January 24, 1948
  3. January 24, 1848
  4. January 24, 1828
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What caused the Comanches to begin attacking Texas settlers on the frontier again?
  1. the Battle of Plum Creek
  2. the Council House Fight
  3. the creation of the Texas Rangers
  4. the Mexican Cessation
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