Texas Annexation

What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?

• Manifest Destiny
• Land Speculator
• Decree
• Ordinance

What year was Texas annexed into the U.S?

• 1836
• 1845
• 1832
• 1829

What was the main money crop in the Eastern part of Texas?

• corn
• potatoes
• cotton
• wheat

Which president of the Republic of Texas favored annexation?

• Sam Houston
• Mirabeau Lamar
• Both
• Neither

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

• Mexico
• Germany
• United States
• France

What year was Texas annexed into the U.S?

• 1836
• 1845
• 1832
• 1829

Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.

• it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery
• it could lead to war with Spain
• it would increase the number of states that allowed slavery
• it would interfere with Manifest Destiny

Immigrants to Texas generally _________________ annexation to the United States

• favored
• opposed

The election of 1844 did not affect the issue of Texas annexation.

• true
• false

Which sentence best describes Manifest Destiny?

• The United States should not acquire Texas.
• The united States needed to compete for trade with Asia.
• The United States was meant to share North America with England and France.
• the United States had the right to settle North America from coast to coast.