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Quiz for Claiming Texas

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Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. Mary Austin Holley’s rendering of Texas (Document 10.6) fails to mention the

bounties of the Texas land.

disposition of Texans.

tensions between settlers and Mexicans.

potential of success for the industrious.

Correct: The answer is c. Although tensions existed between Texas settlers and Mexicans, Holley did not mention this reality in her letter, which espouses only positive elements of this very complicated territory.

Incorrect: The answer is c. Although tensions existed between Texas settlers and Mexicans, Holley did not mention this reality in her letter which espouses only positive elements of this very complicated territory.

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2. According to Colonel Gregorio Gomez’s Call to Arms against the Texans (Document 10.7), what did he believe about the Mexican treatment of Texan colonists up to that point?

Mexicans had been unjust in their treatment of the settlers.

Mexicans had been too generous with the settlers.

Mexicans had intermingled too much with the settlers.

Mexicans had adopted too many cultural practices of the settlers.

Correct: The answer is b. Gomez called for an end to the “liberal hospitality” given to the settlers and demanded military action against them.

Incorrect: The answer is b. Gomez called for an end to the “liberal hospitality” given to the settlers and demanded military action against them.

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3. In Colonel William Travis’s Appeal for Reinforcements (Document 10.8), how does he justify his request for military reinforcements?

Travis contends that Mexicans were inferior to the white and European settlers.

Travis maintains that Texas should be made safe for plantations and slavery.

Travis argues that a conflict on the frontier is better than one in the settlements or colonies.

Travis claims that Mexicans, not Texans, were the rebels.

Correct: The answer is c. To justify his appeal, Travis connects their battle with the safety and well-being of other Americans. He argues that Santa Ana would either be “fought here, or in the colonies; we had better meet them here, than to suffer a war of desolation to rage in our settlements.”

Incorrect: The answer is c. To justify his appeal, Travis connects their battle with the safety and well-being of other Americans. He argues that Santa Ana would either be “fought here, or in the colonies; we had better meet them here, than to suffer a war of desolation to rage in our settlements.”

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4. According to Benjamin Lundy (Document 10.9) and the southerners who supported Texas settlers (Document 10.10), what issue was at the heart of the debate over the annexation of Texas?

Land

Christianity

White superiority

Slavery

Correct: The answer is d. According to Benjamin Lundy and the author of the article in the Charleston Mercury, slavery was a reason to annex Texas, and abolition was a reason to oppose annexation.

Incorrect: The answer is d. According to Benjamin Lundy and the author of the article in the Charleston Mercury, slavery was a reason to annex Texas, and abolition was a reason to oppose annexation.

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5. Based on the Treaty of the Tehuacana Creek (Document 10.11), what motivated the Comanches and other Indians to agree to the terms of the treaty?

Increased land rights

Decreased conversion efforts

Increased access to trade and resources

Decreased marriage between whites and Indians

Correct: The answer is c. The provisions of the treaty that benefited the Indians centered on the establishment of trading houses and increased access to weapons.

Incorrect: The answer is c. The provisions of the treaty that benefited the Indians centered on the establishment of trading houses and increased access to weapons.