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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter XII, what is the largest city in Texas?
(a) Austin.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Houston.
(d) San Antonio.

2. Which of the following groups is NOT welcome in Larkin County after the arrival of the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) Asians.
(b) Jews.
(c) Catholics.
(d) Blacks.

3. The capital of Texas moved to _____________ in 1839.
(a) Dallas.
(b) San Antonio.
(c) Austin.
(d) Waco.

4. Why does Beth Morrison have problems in school in Texas?
(a) She started in the middle of the year.
(b) She has a really strong accent.
(c) She didn't have some of the basic subjects.
(d) She is constantly reminded that she is not a native Texan.

5. What does Santa Anna do with the money given to him by the U.S. government?
(a) Retires to Rio de Janeiro.
(b) Builds fortresses along the Rio Grande.
(c) Buys jewels and art.
(d) Develops an army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Laurel face trial within his church?

2. Earnshaw Rusk is a Quaker from which state?

3. How old is Otto in Chapter VII?

4. Why does Yancey Quimper withdraw from the political race?

5. Which Presidential administration meets with the exiled Santa Anna?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Republic of Texas come to an end and on what date does that occur?

2. Why do Todd and Maggie Morrison move to Texas and how successful are they at adapting?

3. How does General Santa Anna deceive the U.S. government through a deal with the Polk administration?

4. Why do the Cobb women not tell their slaves about the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

5. What year is it in Chapter XII and what is the composition of Texas rural areas to city areas?

6. When does the Ku Klux Klan appear in Larkin County and which groups of people are most affected by their presence?

7. What responsibilities does Earnshaw assume for the town and what is it eventually named?

8. Why does the speaker at the Task Force meeting think that Texas was greatly influenced by the South?

9. Why do new Texas residents like Persifier and Somerset Cobb decide to side with the South in the Civil War?

10. How did the Indians feel about President Polk's Peace Policy?

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