Texas Government Ch 1
As compared to today's Texas boundaries, Spanish Texas was - ANS Much smaller
After Europeans discovered North America, France claimed all the territory encompassing the
______ system. - ANS Mississippi River
Spanish influence spread throughout the state after they settled the Rio Grande Valley and
regions as far north and east as the city of - ANS San Antonio
Which region of Texas did Anglo settlers begin to inhabit during the 1820s? - ANS East Texas
The flags of which nations were among the "six flags" of Texas? - ANS Spain
France (briefly)
Spain, again
The Republic of Mexico
The Republic of Texas
The Confederate State of Texas
While Pineda explored and mapped the Texas coastline as early as the year 1519, who
surveyed the interior around 1540? - ANS Coronado
After the failure of the French at Fort Saint Louis, the fort was destroyed and the remaining
settlers were killed or captured by - ANS The Karankawa Indians
One of the first acts of the new Republic of Texas was to - ANS petition the U.S. government for
statehood.
The influence of Spanish legal systems is most apparent in Texas's laws relating to - ANS land
ownership
In which of the following towns did the majority of German immigrants settle in the 1840s? -
ANS Fredericksburg
The flag of the Republic of Mexico was the ______ flag to fly over Texas. - ANS third
From where did the first inhabitants of Texas originally come? - ANS Northern Asia
Texas became a state of the United States in - ANS 1845
In what year did Texas secede from the Union? - ANS 1861
, Which of the following describes the key obstacle to Texas's admission to the U.S. after winning
independence from Mexico? - ANS A slave-free state would also need to be created.
What best describes support for secession in Texas on the eve of the Civil War? - ANS Most
Texans supported secession and the slave system.
What problems faced the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1845? - ANS hostilities with the
Indians
border disputes with Mexico
poor infrastructure
lack of revenue
What country invaded Mexico in 1861, thereby influencing the American Civil War? - ANS
France
The territory that had been Spanish Texas was by 1824 combined with another province to form
a new Mexican state, - ANS Coahuila and Texas.
The Treaty of ______ (1848) together with the Gadsden Purchase (1853) made Texas,
California, and all the land between them officially part of the United States. - ANS Guadalupe
Hidalgo
When did General Grander begin the process of emancipation in Texas? - ANS June 1865
"Juneteenth"
From 1848 to 1860, Texas's economy became increasingly tied to that of - ANS the southern
states.
In Texas during Reconstruction, which group was considered outsiders that could not be trusted
by "true" southerners? - ANS Republicans
Texans' treatment of ______ was indicative of the vitriolic divisions over slavery and secession
in Texas during the Civil War. - ANS Sam Houston
The Texas "carpetbagger's constitution" of 1869 did which of the following? - ANS It
disenfranchised whites who had participated in the Civil War.
It gave African Americans the right to vote.
Texas's exposure to the ravages of the Civil War was limited by - ANS geography and France's
failure to fully support the Confederate war effort.
For most of its history, Texas has had a(n) _______ -based economy. - ANS Land
What was a sitio (or legua)? - ANS land granted to a family willing to settle in Texas
As compared to today's Texas boundaries, Spanish Texas was - ANS Much smaller
After Europeans discovered North America, France claimed all the territory encompassing the
______ system. - ANS Mississippi River
Spanish influence spread throughout the state after they settled the Rio Grande Valley and
regions as far north and east as the city of - ANS San Antonio
Which region of Texas did Anglo settlers begin to inhabit during the 1820s? - ANS East Texas
The flags of which nations were among the "six flags" of Texas? - ANS Spain
France (briefly)
Spain, again
The Republic of Mexico
The Republic of Texas
The Confederate State of Texas
While Pineda explored and mapped the Texas coastline as early as the year 1519, who
surveyed the interior around 1540? - ANS Coronado
After the failure of the French at Fort Saint Louis, the fort was destroyed and the remaining
settlers were killed or captured by - ANS The Karankawa Indians
One of the first acts of the new Republic of Texas was to - ANS petition the U.S. government for
statehood.
The influence of Spanish legal systems is most apparent in Texas's laws relating to - ANS land
ownership
In which of the following towns did the majority of German immigrants settle in the 1840s? -
ANS Fredericksburg
The flag of the Republic of Mexico was the ______ flag to fly over Texas. - ANS third
From where did the first inhabitants of Texas originally come? - ANS Northern Asia
Texas became a state of the United States in - ANS 1845
In what year did Texas secede from the Union? - ANS 1861
, Which of the following describes the key obstacle to Texas's admission to the U.S. after winning
independence from Mexico? - ANS A slave-free state would also need to be created.
What best describes support for secession in Texas on the eve of the Civil War? - ANS Most
Texans supported secession and the slave system.
What problems faced the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1845? - ANS hostilities with the
Indians
border disputes with Mexico
poor infrastructure
lack of revenue
What country invaded Mexico in 1861, thereby influencing the American Civil War? - ANS
France
The territory that had been Spanish Texas was by 1824 combined with another province to form
a new Mexican state, - ANS Coahuila and Texas.
The Treaty of ______ (1848) together with the Gadsden Purchase (1853) made Texas,
California, and all the land between them officially part of the United States. - ANS Guadalupe
Hidalgo
When did General Grander begin the process of emancipation in Texas? - ANS June 1865
"Juneteenth"
From 1848 to 1860, Texas's economy became increasingly tied to that of - ANS the southern
states.
In Texas during Reconstruction, which group was considered outsiders that could not be trusted
by "true" southerners? - ANS Republicans
Texans' treatment of ______ was indicative of the vitriolic divisions over slavery and secession
in Texas during the Civil War. - ANS Sam Houston
The Texas "carpetbagger's constitution" of 1869 did which of the following? - ANS It
disenfranchised whites who had participated in the Civil War.
It gave African Americans the right to vote.
Texas's exposure to the ravages of the Civil War was limited by - ANS geography and France's
failure to fully support the Confederate war effort.
For most of its history, Texas has had a(n) _______ -based economy. - ANS Land
What was a sitio (or legua)? - ANS land granted to a family willing to settle in Texas
