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    Fall benchmark review
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  • In 1519 which Spanish explorer became the first European to study and map the Texas coastline?
    Hernan Cortes
    Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
    Panfilo de Narvaez
    Juan de Onate
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  • What was Mexico's policy regarding slavery in Texas?
    reed enslaved people who had been brought to Texas by settle
    ended slavery in Mexico and Texas
    ended slavery in Mexico, but it was not enforced in Texas
    slavery was allowed throughout Mexico and in Texas
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  • What action did the Mexican government do to encourage settlement of Texas?
    provided land to railroad companies to encourage developemen
    provided large cash funds to encourage Mexican families
    provided empresario land grants to Anglos
    provided pardons to criminals to encourage settlement
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  • "I am Antonio de Santa Anna, president of Mexico, commander in the chief of the army of operations, and I put myself at the dispostion of the brave General Houston...[as] a prisoner of war." Santa Anna spoke these words after which battle?
    Battle of the Alamo
    Battle of San Antonio de Bexar
    Battle of Goliad
    Battle of San Jacinto
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  • How did the issue of slavery affect the debate over Texas annexation? If Texas joined the Union ____
    US would have more free states than slave states
    Texas slaveholders would have to free their slaves
    US would have more slave states than free states
    Texans would be allowed to decide the slavery issue
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  • One of the documents that members of the Convention of 1836 used as a model for establishing the freedoms of citizens of the Republic of Texas was -
    Articles of Confederation
    Mexican Constitution of 1824
    United States Constitution
    Magna Carta
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  • As the population of Texas grew during the early years of statehood, the largest group of European immigrants came from which country?
    Germany
    Ireland
    Norway
    Poland
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  • What contributed to the growth of settlements in certain locations of the republic?
    presence of existing farms and ranches
    cooperation of local citizen groups
    natural resources and geographic features
    established roads and schools
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  • Which region of Texas is the largest in geographic area and population size?
    Coastal Plains
    North Central Plains
    Mountains and Basins
    Great Plains
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  • What did Lamar do to end the threats posed by Native Americans and Mexico?
    he ran for president and opposed the policies of Sam Houston
    he asked Sam Houston to defend Texas
    he gained recognition of Texas independence
    he expanded the Texas Rangers and rebuilt the Texas Navy
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  • Which action was taken by delegates to the Convention of 1836?
    elected Sam Houston commander in chief
    sent an appeal to other Mexican states to join fight
    sent a letter to President asking that TX become part of US
    wrote TX Declaration of Independence and Constitution of TX
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  • To protect their claims to lands in Texas against French settlement, the Spanish
    asked the US to join forces with them against the French
    built missions, presidios, and towns
    encouraged immigration by asking empresarios to recruit
    negotiated a series of peace treaties & alliances w/ Natives
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  • What lands did Cabeza de Vaca explore and describe in his writings?
    northern Mexico and present-day New Mexico
    present-day Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
    present-day South and West Texas and northern Mexico
    the Panhandle of present-day Texas
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  • After obtaining freedom from Mexico, Texans chose a form of government for their independent nation that insured them political freedom. Which form of government was chosen?
    Monarchy
    Republic
    Military
    Imperial
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  • During the presidency of Mirabeau B Lamar, the Texas Rangers -
    protected settlers from the Mexican army
    worked with the US Army to defend the frontier
    helped establish Texas settlements in present day New Mexico
    waged a war against the American Indians
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  • What was Santa Anna's role during the Texas Revolution?
    commander of the garrison at Goliad
    president and military leader of Mexico
    founder and mayor of San Antonio
    leaders of the rebellion at Fredonia
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