Republic of Texas and Annexation Review

Mexico recognized Texas as independent.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Mexico DID NOT recognize Texas as independent.

Who volunteered to defend the Texas frontier?

• Indians

• Texas Rangers

• Sam Houston

Who did Texas gain independence from?

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

 Sam Houston (Texas President) and James K. Polk(US President)  both favored annexation.

• True

• False

Texas faced these 3 problems after gaining its independence:

• Texas was in debt ( owed money)

• Texas wanted more land

• Mexico didn’t recognize them as an independent nation

• Indians attacked them

Sam Houston was the First president of the Republic and Anson Jones was Vice                    

    President.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Sam Houston (P) Mirabeau Lamar (VP)

The _________________________________helped the new Republic of Texas organize its government.

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Texas Constitution

• The Bible

The US constitution was used as a model for the Texas constitution.

• True

• False

_______________ is where the duties of each branch of government is divided.

• Legislative

• Separation of Powers

• Executive

• Checks and Balances

Texans wanted to Annex to the US because_______________.

• They felt like it.

• The US had more people.

• They wanted to help Manifest Destiny.

• They wanted protection from Mexico.