Texas Annexation

Texas Annexation

7th Grade

40 Qs

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Texas Annexation

Texas Annexation

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

U.S. President Martin Van Buren was reluctant to annex Texas because of concern that such a move would anger _____ and start a war.

the British
Mexico

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In April 1844, representatives from the United States and Texas negotiated a treaty in which Texas would join the Union as a(n) _____, but it never went into effect.

state
territory

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The U.S. Senate rejected the 1844 annexation treaty because _____.

Texas allowed slavery
the government would have to pay off the republic's debt

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the mid-1800s, many Americans believed in _____, the idea that it was preordained that the United States would settle North America from coast to coast.

the American Dream
Manifest Destiny

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On February 28, 1845, the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution admitting Texas to the Union as a(n) _____.

state
territory

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_____ opposed annexation because they thought they could obtain better terms trading with the Republic of Texas than they could if Texas were part of the United States.

The British
Mexico

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the 1844 U.S. presidential election, ____ was the candidate who openly favored annexation of Texas.

James K. Polk
Martin Van Buren

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