2nd Six Weeks Test
This company lacks arms, horses, coats, and in a word everything necessary to carry out its obligations.
1. A Spanish soldier made the statement above to convince the Marqués de Rubí that
a.
b.
c.
d.
most of the missions should be abandoned.
more supplies should be sent to the missions.
the mission system was working in East Texas.
American Indians were destroying the Spanish missions.
2. According to this chart, which of the following was not a cause of the Mexican struggle for
independence?
a.
b.
economic ruin
example of other revolutions
c.
d.
political corruption
divisions between rich and poor
3. What major event occurred in 1821?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Nacogdoches was founded.
The modern boundaries of Texas were established.
Mexico won independence from Spain.
Spain gave up all its lands in the Americas.
Spain should abandon all missions and presidios except those at La Bahía and San Antonio. San Antonio
should replace Los Adaes as the capital of Texas. The Spanish population in East Texas should be moved
to San Antonio. The Spanish should befriend the Comanches as an ally against the Apaches.
4. Who made the recommendations listed above to the Spanish government?
a.
b.
Marqués de Rubí
José Gutiérrez de Lara
c.
d.
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Agustín de Iturbide
5. What year on this graph reflects the influence of the empresario system in Texas?
a.
b.
1783
1809
c.
d.
1821
1834
6. What was Mexico’s main goal when it created the empresario system?
a.
b.
to make empresarios rich
to provide privileges to Tejanos
c.
d.
to bring settlers to Texas
to create a trade center
7. The State Colonization Law of 1825 required new Texas settlers to
a.
b.
pay higher taxes.
protect the borderlands.
c.
d.
become Catholics.
create a capital.
8. Most of the immigrants coming into Texas during the 1820s and 1830s were
a.
b.
c.
d.
ranchers from Europe.
soldiers from other parts of Mexico.
farmers from the southern United States.
American Indian immigrants from the United States.
9. Which of the following is a reason that people moved from the United States to Texas?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the promise of cheap land
easy payment terms for land
escaping debts
all of the above
Immigrants brought their traditional recipes and cooking styles to Texas. For example, German
immigrants introduced spicy sausages and sauerkraut. Settlers from the United States expanded their diets
as they encountered new foods. Many settlers became fond of Mexican tortillas and tamales. Sometimes
settlers combined traditional dishes to form a new tradition, such as Tex-Mex food.
10. According to this passage, settlers from which region helped sausages and sauerkraut become popular
in Texas?
a.
b.
Mexico
Germany
c.
d.
United States
Texas
11. Mexican General Manuel de Mier y Terán warned of
a.
b.
c.
d.
the increasing number of settlers arriving from Europe.
the growing American influence in East Texas.
the water shortages in areas of West Texas.
American Indians who did not want to be Mexican citizens.
12. What was the main objective of the Law of April 6, 1830?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to strictly control the American presence in Texas
to create new government offices
to prohibit slaveholders from settling in Texas
to revoke empresario titles
13. According to this map, the first conflict in Texas in the years leading up to the Texas Revolution
occurred near which town?
a.
b.
Anahuac
Nacogdoches
c.
d.
Velasco
San Antonio
14. What was the goal of the Convention of 1832?
a.
b.
c.
d.
to create public schools in Texas
to convince Santa Anna that Texans were loyal to Mexico
to write resolutions regarding several Texas affairs
to start a new rebellion in the southern part of Texas
15. Which conflict is generally considered the beginning of the Texas Revolution?
a.
b.
Battle of Gonzales
Grass Fight
c.
d.
Battle of Goliad
Battle of San Jacinto
16. Why was defending the Alamo important to the Texans?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Alamo was strategically located on the Gulf of Mexico.
The Alamo was strategically located on one of the major routes through Texas.
The Alamo was the religious capital of Texas.
The Alamo was the headquarters of the Texas army.
17. Why was the Constitution of the Republic of Texas modeled after the U.S. Constitution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Many of the framers of the Texas Constitution wanted government experience before serving in
the United States government.
Many of the framers of the Texas Constitution had been born in the United States.
The U.S. Constitution was the only other recognized constitution in the world.
The same people wrote both constitutions.
18. Which statement does not describe how geography helped the Texans defeat the Mexicans at the
Battle of San Jacinto?
a.
Texas ships fired on Mexican troops from a harbor.
b.
The only way the Mexicans could attack the Texans would be to cross a field.
c.
Texas troops were hidden by a grove of trees.
d.
Texas troops attacked from higher ground.
19. The victory at San Jacinto was important to Texas because it
a.
b.
c.
d.
started the Texas Revolution.
meant Santa Anna would no longer be in power in Mexico.
proved that the Texas army was well trained.
helped Texas win its independence from Mexico.
20. What is the significance of the Treaties of Velasco?
a.
b.
c.
d.
They created a temporary government in the Republic of Texas.
They made Sam Houston the first president of the Republic of Texas.
They set the terms of the end of the war with Mexico.
They established the border of Texas and Mexico.
21. Why did the Mexican government refuse to honor the terms of the treaty of Velasco?
a.
b.
c.
d.
As a prisoner of war, Santa Anna had no authority to sign the treaty.
As ad interim president of Texas, David Burnet had no authority to sign the treaty.
Texas forces south of the Rio Grande did not withdraw from Mexico.
The treaty had been kept secret.
22. Which of the following was not a problem faced by President Houston during his first term?
a.
b.
c.
d.
disagreements within his cabinet about annexation
national debt
growing unrest in the army
conflicts between settlers and American Indians
23. Why did the Panic of 1837 in the United States have an effect on Texas?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Texas no longer collected custom duties on imports.
Texas traded heavily with the United States.
Settlers moved to Texas to escape economic problems in the United States.
Settlers moved to the United States to escape economic problems in Texas.
24. President Houston believed that the best American Indian policy was to
a.
b.
c.
d.
use the army to maintain peace.
remove the Cherokees from East Texas.
make peace with each American Indian group.
prohibit the sale of guns to Plains Indians.
25. Austin was chosen to be the capital of Texas because
a.
b.
c.
d.
it was more centrally located in Texas than Houston.
Sam Houston liked the city.
it had a larger population than Houston.
it was far from Indian territory.
Answer
TEKs
1. B
2C
2. A
2D
3. C
1C
4. A
2C
5. D
2F
6. C
2F
7. C
2D
8. C
2D
9. D
2F
10. B
21A
11. B
3A
12. A
3A
13. B
3A/21C
14. C
3A
15. A
3C
16. B
3C/9A
17. B
3C/21B
18. A
3C/8A/9C/21C
19. D
3C
20. C
3D/4A
21. A
4A
22. A
4A
23. B
4A/21B
24. C
4A
25. A
4A/9A/21B