Question 1
The mechanical reaper patented by __________ helped boost levels of grain production.
A) Cyrus McCormick
B) John Deere
C) Robert Fulton
D) Richard Gatling
Question 2
Joaquin Murrieta and his men ___________.
A) sought to defend Catholicism
B) allied themselves with the U.S. government
C) tried to form their own nation
D) raided European American settlements
Question 3
Tejanos were people of Mexican origin or descent living in __________.
A) Texas
B) California
C) Arizona
D) New Mexico
Question 4
In 1853, the United States acquired 30,000 square miles of territory from __________ in the Gadsden Purchase.
A) Russia
B) Mexico
C) Britain
D) Spain
Question 5
During the 1850s, __________ grew increasingly important in Texas.
A) commercial farming
B) manufacturing
C) subsistence homesteading
D) silver mining
Question 6
In Texas, newly arrived European Americans battled
Tejanos __________.
A) for cultural influence
B) over the institution of slavery
C) over religious issues
D) for political and economic supremacy
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