TX Annexation and Mexican American War

Under the Joint Resolution for annexation, Texas could be divided into 5 separate states.

• True
• False

Who was the first governor of Texas? 

• J. Pinckney Henderson

• Sam Houston
• Anson Jones
• James K. polk

Which political party did most Texans join prior to the Civil War? 

• Democrat
• Republican
• Whig
• American

All of the following are branches of the state government EXCEPT

• Congressional
• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive

The Texas Constitution was modeled after which neighboring state?

• Louisiana
• Oklahoma
• Mississippi
• Arkansas

Annexation meant Texas entered the Union as the ______ state.

• 28th
• 45th
• 18th
• 24th

The first order of business for the new state government was.... 

• writing a constitution
• paying off debt
• collecting taxes
• protecting the border

Which political party believed in Nativism and wanted to restrict immigration? 

• American
• Democrat
• Republican
• Whig

What is the belief that God wanted the US to spread from coast to coast?

• Manifest Destiny
• Westward Expansion
• Providence
• O Fortuna

What name was given to the land are given up by Mexico after the war? 

• Mexican Cession
• Gadsden Purchase
• California Annexation
• New Mexico Territory