The Republic of Texas

Manifest Destiny refers to:

• War with Mexico

• The expansion of slavery

• America's territorial expansion

• Texas independence from Mexico

Annexation is:

• The process of one country taking over all or part of another country

• The process of one state leaving a country

• America's plan to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• Always a hostile takeover of someone else's land

Foreign policy is:

• A government's plan to deal with issues INSIDE a country

• A government's plan to deal with issues OUTSIDE a country

Domestic policy is:

• A government's plan to deal with issues INSIDE a country

• A government's plan to deal with issues OUTSIDE a country

An example of a FOREIGN POLICY is:

• Houston's plan to make peace with the natives

• Lamar's plan to remove the natives

• Houston's plan to reduce the size of the army

• Houston's plan to ignore all of Mexico's attacks

An example of a DOMESTIC POLICY is:

• Lamar's plan to offer Mexico $5 million to leave the RoT alone

• Houston's negotiations with America for annexation

• Lamar's plan to expand the RoT to the west

• Lamar's plan to remove all natives from RoT

Based ONLY on the following quote, "I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone," what is the BEST word to describe Houston's Indian policy?

• Popular

• Aggressive

• Supportive

• Unpopular

Why was Sam Houston most likely elected President of the RoT instead of SFA or Lamar?

• SFA didn't fight in the Revolution

• Lamar was unknown in Texas

• Sam Houston was a war hero

• Most people believed SFA was a coward

An example of public lands:

• Grocery store

• National park

• A person's home

• A neighborhood park

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the US denied annexation to the US:

• Large public debt

• It would unbalance slave and free states in the US

• America was no longer interested in Manifest Destiny

• It would cause a war with Mexico