Author Question: In Texas, newly arrived European Americans battled Tejanos __________. A) for cultural influence ... (Read 79 times)

altibaby · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

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