Who were the Texas Rangers?

Special military creted to keep the peace on the frontier

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Freed all slaves in the South and let them join the Union.

What was a major difference between the North and the South?

The South had plantations and the North had factories

Which side did Texas fight for during the Civil War?

The Confederacy because they wanted slavery.

Last President of Texas before annexation

Why is Juneteenth celebrated in Texas?

It was the day slaves were declared free in Texas

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Texas History: Republic to Statehood to Civil War

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A review quiz for 4th grade TX history going from 1836-1865

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1
What is the capital of Texas
Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
2
Bonus Question 1: Which country was NOT one of the "Six Flags of Texas" countries?
Spain
England
Mexico
France
3
What is a plantation?
A small warehouse
A large farm
A small farm
A large factory
4
What was the Republic of Texas?
The capital of Texas
When Texas was its own country
The original name for the United States
The final battle in the Civil War
5
Who were the Texas Rangers?
A cattle drive
A baseball team
Special military creted to keep the peace on the frontier
A government group
6
Who was the only native Texan who helped write the first Texas Constitution
Anson Jones
Sam Houston
Jose Antonio Navarro
Stephen F. Austin
7
What were the northern states called during the Civil War?
Confederacy
Union
Mexico
Republic
8
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Made the Confederacy their own country.
Freed all slaves in the South and let them join the Union.
Ended the Civil War
Allowed Texas to become part of the United States.
9
What was a major difference between the North and the South?
The South had plantations and the North had factories
The North had plantations and the South had factories.
The North had more people.
The South was fighting Mexico.
10
To break away from the Union
constitution
annexation
secede
conflict
11
First President of the Republic of Texas
Sam Houston
Anson Jones
Stephen F. Austin
Mirabeau Lamar
12
The official southern border of Texas
San Antonio River
Colorado River
Nueces River
Rio Grande River
13
Who was the president of the United States at the time of the Civil War?
Sam Houston
Jefferson Davis
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
14
Which side did Texas fight for during the Civil War?
The Confederacy because they didn't want slavery.
The Union because they didn't want slavery.
The Union because they wanted slavery.
The Confederacy because they wanted slavery.
15
Who was the Father of Education in Texas?
Mirabeau Lamar
Abraham Lincoln
Sam Houston
Anson Jones
16
Who was Anson Jones?
Last President of Texas before annexation
Head of the Texas Rangers
President of the United States
Governor of Texas
17
What war started after Texas became a state?
French and Indian War
Revolutionary War
Mexican/American
Civil War
18
What was the South called?
The Confederacy
The Union
The Republic
The Democracy
19
Challenges that Texas Republic faced
conflicts with Native Americans
money issues
tension wit Mexican government
all of the above
20
Why is Juneteenth celebrated in Texas?
It was the day slaves were declared free in Texas
It is Texas Independence Day
It is the day Texas became a state
It is a national holiday
21
Why did Texas want to be annexed by the United States?
protection from Mexico
protection from Native Americans
all of the above
they needed money to pay off debt
22
What river did Mexico think was the border of Texas?
Rio Grande
Nueces
Guadalupe
San Antonio

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