Texas Annexation: from Republic to Statehood

Which of the following was the main or primary reason the the US did not want to annex Texas in 1837 (one year after it became a Republic)?

• The US had laws forbidding slavery
• The US was afraid annexation would start a war with Mexico

Which issue most likely influenced the voting pattern (the way people voted), on the map

• Battle of the Alamo
• Expansion of slavery

Why did many Texans favor annexation to the US?

• Texas would be a territory rather than a state
• Texas debts from the Republic would be paid

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Hidalgo?

• Texas gained independence from Mexico
• The US and Mexico ended their conflict

Which of the following events occurred during the era of Early statehood in Texas History?

• industrial growth
• population expansion

Which number on the map reflect territory gained by the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• 1
• 4

Which number on the map reflect territory gained by the United States as a result of the Treaty of Velasco?

• 1
• 4

Many German immigrants settled in Texas in the 1840s around the 

• The Coastal Plains
• Texas Hill Country

A major Port for the early state of Texas was in 

• Houston
• Corpus Chrisit

The majority of the state's slaveholders lived in both

• South and East Texas
• East and West Texas