Texas Annexation

The belief that the United States was meant to spread across North America

• biennial

• westward expansion

• Texas Admission Act

• manifest destiny

In the United States, the fight over Texas annexation hinged on the issue of

• Texas's debt

• small population

• relationship with Mexico

• slavery

Texas was the ________ state to enter the United States

• 25th

• 28th

• 1st

• 54th

Manifest Destiny is the belief in the country expanding from coast to coast

• True

• False

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1836

• 1845

• 1945

• 1776

Texas was the ________ state to enter the United States

• 25th

• 28th

• 1st

• 54th

Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army?

• Sam Houston
• William B. Travis
• James Fannin
• Santa Anna

Who was Texas fighting in the Texas Revolution? 

• The Spanish
• The Mexicans
• The Americans
• The British

Why did Texas want independence from Mexico?

• Mexico allowed them to become independent without war
• Mexico was trying to control Texas more than they wanted
• Mexico was giving them more rights.
• They didn't. They wanted to stay under Mexico's control.

What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?

• Manifest Destiny
• Land Speculator
• Decree
• Ordinance