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1. Which group most benefited from new settlements in South Texas during the 1840s and 1850s?
A: Anglos**
B: Tejanos patrons
C: enslaved African Americans
D: German immigrants
2. What was the U.S Army's solution to the long distances between settlements and hostile American Indians on the western frontier?
A: farms
B: forts**
C: ships
D: towns
3. What did Texas Rangers mainly serve as during the Mexican War?
A: cavalry
B: medics
C: mule drivers
D: scouts**
4. What were the main benefits to the United States that led it to annex Texas? Select all that apply. (2 points)
A: reducing the threat of attack from mexico
B: gaining vast new lands**
C: helping achieve Manifest Destiny**
D: reducing the national public debt
5. Which statement best describes one result of population growth in Texas during early statehood?
A: New cities grew om the North and east of the state.
B: New settlers experienced little conflict with Indians.
C: U.S troops were posted in forts along the Rio Grande.
D: Population in rural areas grew faster than urban areas.**
6. Which Texan leader was most in favor of annexation by United States?
A: Sam Houston**
B: William B. Travis
C: Mirabeau Lamar
D: George Childress
7. What argument for annexation would this person most likely make?
A: Annexation would mean the abolition of slavery in Texas.
B: Annexation would help Texans take land from the Indians.
C: Annexation would provide more economic stability to Texas**.
D: Annexation would maintain peace between Texas and Mexico.
8. Which of the following is not a biased statement about Texas history?
A: Annexation was the only way to solve the debt problem caused by Sam Houston.
B: The Republic of Texas was an independent country for 10 years.**
C: The native Texans were the cause of constant conflict with the Texas settlers.
D: The United States had a right to Texas and the land all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
9. What led to the U.S.-Mexican war?
A: Large numbers of Anglos came to South Texas to take land from rich Tejanos.
B: The U.S. established roads in the Mexican territories along the Pecos River.
C: U.S. soldiers were attacked by the Mexican army for building forts in Mexican territories.
D: The U.S. wanted to claim land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande.**
10. Why was the Compromise of 1850 important to the development of Texas? Select all that apply. (2 points)
A: It helped set the state's borders.**
B: It gave the state money that helped it grow.**
C: It allowed the state to practice slavery.
D: It made the state part of the nation.
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1.a
2.b
3.d
4.b,c
5.c
6.a
7.c
8.b
9.d
10.a,b
1.a
2.b
3.d
4.b and c
5.c
6.a
7.c
8.b
9.d
10.a and b
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