5A-Republic of Texas & Early Statehood

Manifest Destiny refers to:

• War with Mexico

• The expansion of slavery

• America's expansion all the way to the Pacific Ocean

• Texas independence from Mexico

Annexation is:

• The process of one country adding territory from 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

Houston's foreign policy for dealing with Mexico was to:

• avoid all conflicts/war

• send an army to the border to keep Mexico out

• ask the American army to help

• negotiate with Santa Anna for peace

As president of Texas, why did Sam Houston want to downsize the military and the government?

• He knew Texas was not going to be attacked by any enemies.

• Most of the people in the government did not like Sam Houston.

• He wanted to reduce debt.

• Because Lamar wanted to reduce the size of Texas.

What was President Houston's policy regarding having a Navy for the Republic of Texas?

• He did not want one because it was too expensive

• He did whatever it took to have a Navy for Texas

• He wanted a medium sized Navy

• He thought it was more important to have an Army than a Navy

How many terms in a row could a president in Texas serve according to the Constitution of 1836?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Sam Houston wanted Texas to be annexed into the U.S.

• True

• False

Instead of the Texas Army, who did Sam Houston want to guard the border of TX?

• U.S. Army

• Texas Navy

• Texas Rangers

• U.S. Navy