Texas Annexation

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What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

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1845

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What was Texas Annexation?

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Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States

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When Texas became a state, the __________________ became the top state government official.

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the governor

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Who was President of the United States when Texas was annexed?

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President James Polk

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What was one of the reasons many Americans wanted to annex Texas?

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Manifest Destiny

Front

Sam Houston did NOT support annexation.

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False

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What is Manifest Destiny?

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Americans' belief that it was their right to own the land from East to West, from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.

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Texas was the ________ state to be annexed to the United States.

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28th

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Who was President of Texas during annexation?

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Anson Jones

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Why would northern states in the US vote AGAINST annexation of Texas?

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Concerned about expansion of slavery