3rd 9 Weeks Benchmark Review

What year is Texas annexed by the US

• 1850

• 1945

• 1845

• 2001

Why did the United States not want to annex Texas at first?

• To avoid having another free state enter the union.

• To avoid trouble with Meixco

• Because Americans did not think that area was worthwhile

• Because few American lived there

• Texas would be a slave state

Which of these did Texas and Mexico disagree on before the U.S. Mexican War?

• allowing slavery in New Mexico

• control of San Antonio

• Where the border of Texas was (Rio Grande vs Nueces River)

• citizenship for Mexicans who lived in Texas

What was one of Mirabeau Lamar's goals for the Republic of Texas?

• He wanted Texas to become a state
• He wanted to set aside public land for schools and universities
• He wanted the Republic of  Texas to abolish slavery
• He wanted to give the Cherokees land grants so they would continue to live in Texas

What reason did President Polk use to declare war on Mexico in 1846?

• Mexico had invaded U.S. territory south of the Rio Grande
• Mexico was late paying reparations from the Texas Revolution
• Mexico wanted more money from giving up Texas land
• Mexico had shed American blood on American soil

Who served as President of the Republic of Texas following Sam Houston's first term?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Anson Jones

• James Polk

• Mirabeau Lamar

What was a major focus of Sam Houston's administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas?

• paying debts from the revolution

• settling Texans away from the border with Mexico

• writing a constitution for Texas

• planning annexation by the United States

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

· Expansion from “Sea to Shining Sea”

· Mexican War

· The belief that the U.S. should occupy the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

· Westward movement of people and railroads

Which of the following would be the best title for the above list? (7.4C)

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Manifest Destiny

• Louisiana Purchase

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was the name of the land the US received from Mexico in 1848?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Gadsden Purchase
• Mexican Cession
• Texas Annexation