Texas Republic and Statehood Review

Front

Define "annexation."

Back

the process of adding land to an existing country

Front

Why is 1845 significant to Texas history?

Back

It is the year Texas was annexed by the United States.

Front

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

Back

1845

Front

Which President of the Republic of Texas wanted to keep peace with the Native Americans?

Back

Sam Houston

Front

Which President of the Republic of Texas forced Cherokees and other Native American tribes from their lands?

Back

Mirabeau Lamar

Front

What was one of the domestic issues in the Republic of Texas?

Back

The Texas Republic faced financial problems.

Front

Why did many Texans favor annexation to the US?

Back

Debts would be paid and US would protect Texas from Mexico

Front

Why did the United States Congress refuse to annex Texas in the 1830s?

Back

Northerners did not want to add a large slave state.

Front

What letter on the map is on the territory that Texas (U.S) and Mexico had a dispute over?

Back

Letter C

Front

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand west across the North American continent?

Back

Manifest Destiny