Manifest Destiny's Texas Annexation Problem

Fill in the blank: James K. Polk championed adding two states to the United States which were _____________ and ________________. 

• California and Iowa
• New Mexico and Arizona
• Texas and California
• Texas and Oregon

Whose influence finally won enough support for Texas annexation?

• Sam Houston
• John Tyler
• James Polk
• Andrew Jackson

What was Van Buren's position on the Texas problem?

• He opposed it completely.
• He died before taking a position
• He avoided taking a public stance.
• He supported it completely. 

What do the colors on the Texas flag represent?

• Loyalty, bravery, and purity
• Honor, independence, and liberty
• Sovereignty, unity, and loyalty
• France, Spain, and the USA

What is the name of the Texas state flag?

• The Lone Star Flag
• The Code Flag
• The National Standard of Texas
• The Texas flag has no special name.

How long did it take for the annexation of Texas to be approved and how many presidents went over the issue of annexing Texas? 

• Twenty years; Four presidents
• Ten years; One president
• Ten years; Five presidents

The Republic of Texas was established as a sovereign nation. What do you think sovereign means using context clues?

•  Complete independence and self-government
• under another nation's control

What does annexation mean?

• to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc
• to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important. Definition 2: to incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state:Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia.
• important; of consequence. Definition 2: having or expressing a meaning; indicative; suggestive:

Which of the following is prohibited (_{to forbid an action, activity, etc. ^{by authority or law}}) by the Flag Code of Texas?

• Flying the Texas flag at night
• Flying the Texas flag from the same flagpole as the US national flag
• Flying the Texas flag below the US national flag
• Flying the Texas flag at half-mast

Before Texas was part of the USA, Texas was ruled in this order: 
(ACCORDING to dates in history)

• Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America
• England, Mexico, New France, Republic of Texas, and Confederate States of America and 
• The United States of America, the Confederate, the Republic of Texas, France, and Mexico