Texas Annexation

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

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

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

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

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

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

• state
• territory

_____ 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

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

• James K. Polk
• Martin Van Buren

Texans favored the 1845 annexation treaty because it allowed Texas to keep _____.

• the Disputed Territories
• its public lands

Under the Texas Constitution of 1845, _____ were exempt from forced sales to pay off debts.

• family homesteads
• Tejanos

The state constitution drawn up by Texans in 1845 directed the state legislature to provide for the support and maintenance of _____.

• Native American reservations
• public schools