Texas Republic & Annexation Assessment

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Which Texas president was in office when the country annexed to the United States?

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Anson Jones

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What was the biggest issue between the Native Texans and the Texas settlers?

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access to land

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What are the founding documents of the Republic of Texas?

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The Texas Declaration of Independence & Texas Constitution

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What topic was very important to Mirabeau Lamar?

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education in Texas

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Who belongs in the graphic organizer above?

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Mirabeau Lamar

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Which is NOT related to Sam Houston? He was the 1st and 3rd president of Texas. He made peace treaties with Native Tribal leaders. He reduced Texas government spending. He formed the Texas Rangers to protect settlers.

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He formed the Texas Rangers to protect settlers.

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Why were some U.S citizens against the annexation of Texas? Options: Texas was not a slave state, Most Texans spoke German, Texas was a slave state, Texas was too far from the nation's capital

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Texas was a slave state

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Who is being described in the graph above? (4.3E, 4.19B) Options: Reasons for leaving Texas and immigrating to the U.S., Reasons people in Germany wanted to immigrate to Texas, Reasons the Mexican government wanted Texas as a state, Reasons most Texans wanted to annex to the United States

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Reasons most Texans wanted to annex to the United States

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Which Texas president gave speeches and worked for Texas’ annexation?

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Sam Houston

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Which statement below is NOT related to Texas immigration both before the Texas Revolution and after during annexation?
mild climate made Texas ideal for farming immigrants,
The Law of 1830 banned immigration from the US,
The US believed in Manifest Destiny and wanted their citizens to spread across the continent

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Gold was discovered in Texas causing an immigration boom