Unit 6 Reteach

Who was the first President to recognize Texas as a Republic?

• Andrew Jackson

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

What term is used to describe the changing of capitals during Houston and Lamar's presidencies?

• Capital Wars

• The Austin Wars

• Archives War

• Presidential War

Why did Texas want annexation?

• To gain independence from Mexico

• To relieve them from their debt and provide safety

• To establish a trade agreement with other countries

• To expand its territory

How is the Texas state constitution different from other state constitutions at that time?

• Texas chose writers with no experience

• It ended the Mexican-American War

• It gave women rights that other states did not allow

• It was written in Spanish

What was the cause of the Mexican American War?

• Disputes over the annexation of Texas

• Trade disagreements between Mexico and the United States

• A revolution in Mexico

• Border disputes between the United States and Canada

What is the importance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• It ended the American Civil War

• It marked the independence of Texas from Mexico

• It ended the Mexican American War

• It started the Spanish-American War

What role did the Texans have in the Mexican American War?

• They were neutral observers.

• They provided support to the Mexican forces.

• They fought alongside the American forces.

• They acted as mediators between Mexico and America.

What was the result of the Compromise of 1850?

• Texas gained independence from Mexico.

• Texas was admitted as a non-slave state.

• The boundaries of Texas were not established.

• Texas ceded land to the US federal government.

What was the fastest growing population in Texas between 1836 and 1860?

• Native American population

• Anglo-American population

• Enslaved African American population

• Hispanic population

What does Assimilation mean?

• The process of adopting a new culture and abandoning the old one.

• The act of segregating different cultures within a community.

• The preservation of one's native culture in a new environment.

• The legal process of becoming a citizen of another country.