Republic and Statehood

Study the image above. What event and correct date best corresponds to the image?

• 1836- Texas Declares Independence

• 1845- Texas Annexation to the U.S

• 1848- End of the U.S. Mexican War

• 1861- Start of the Civil War

What is this picture depicting?

• Debt

• Manifest Destiny

• Security

• Religion

What is this picture depicting?

• Money

• Security

• Debt

• Wealth

What is this picture depicting?

• Security

• Manifest Destiny

• Safety

• Lockup

“In the case of the Texas Germans... Johann Friedrich Ernst, was the dominant personality. He immigrated to America … he learned that large land grants were available to Europeans in Texas. Ernst wrote letters to friends in Germany, and influenced other prospective (future) migrants. It had abundant game and fish, was fertile and rich...The Germans were ambitious farmers...."

According to the passage above, what was a major factor in German migration to Texas?

• Texas granted more rights and freedoms to its citizens.

• Texas had many major manufacturing centers offering employment.

• Texas wasn’t welcoming to Europeans and available land was scarce

• The appeal of Texas' abundant land for farming or agriculture.

How do German Americans maintain their cultural heritage in Texas?

• By holding festivals such as the Oktoberfest and Kindermaskenball

• By giving presents of money in red envelopes for the New Year

• By putting a mezuzah—a box with a scroll inside—on their doorposts

• By celebrating holidays like Juneteenth (June 19th)

"The Republic of Texas is no more."

-Anson Jones

In the quote above what event is Anson Jones referring to?

• Texas Revolution

• Civil War

• Annexation

• Mexican Independence

Established capital in Houston

Reduced the size of the army

Proposed peace treaties For Texas Annexation into the U.S

Which president’s policies are reflected above?

• Stephen F. Austin

• David G. Burnet

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

The forced removal of Natives from Texas were due to the policies of which president of the Republic of Texas?

• David G. Burnet

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

Based on the map, why would the location of Santa Fe encourage Mirabeau Lamar to annex it?

• to control land occupied by Native American groups he wanted to remove from Texas

• to gain control over disputed land that both Texas and Mexico claimed and as the first step in the Republic’s expansion to the Pacific Ocean

• so he could move the capital of the republic closer to Mexico

• so he could take over Louisiana and Mississippi.