Texas Annexation!

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1819
• 1836
• 1845
• 1861

What was Texas Annexation?

• Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States
• Texas becoming a independent country
• Texas joining the Confederacy
• Texas joining Mexico

Why did Texas's annexation cause tension with Mexico?

• Mexicans feared that Texans would attack Tejanos
• Mexico was afraid of losing Texas as an ally
• Many Mexicans felt the America would try to take over Mexico through Texas
• Mexico wanted to take over Texas.

Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?

• Texas Revolution
• American Revolution
• US Mexican War
• Civil War

Which Republic of Texas president is known as the Architect of Annexation?

• Burnet
• Houston
• Lamar
• Jones

Since Texas became a state the head of its executive branch would be --

• the governor
• the president
• the senator
• the representative

When the Republic of Texas gave up its independence, it joined the United States as a --

• free trade zone
• sovereign nation
• territory
• state

As a state, Texas shares its power with the federal government. This is called?

• Limited government
• checks and balances
• federalism
• individual rights

When Texas wrote their state constitution, which country's constitution did they use as a model?

• US Constitution
• Mexico Constitution
• Bill of Rights

What is Manifest Destiny?

• Texas' future to reach the Pacific ocean.
• Americans' belief that it was their God given right to own the land from East to West, from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
• An angel flying through the air from East to West.
• The progress of the White man