Early Statehood

The year 1845 is significant to Texas History because-

• Texans won at the battle of the Alamo.
• Texas was annexed to the U.S.

Which Texas president strongly favored annexation?

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

• David G. Burnet

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The U.S. was destined by God to take over the whole world.
• The belief that the U.S. was meant to spread from ocean to ocean.

Which U.S. president believed in Manifest Destiny?

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

After the U.S.-Mexico War, where was the border between the two countries?

• Pecos River

• The Rio Grande

• Nueces River

• Sabine River

Which document finally acknowledge Texas as being part of the U.S.?

• The Treaty of Velasco
• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidaglo

Which is the best title to the map?

• Mexican Cession
• Guadalupe Hidgalo 
• Louisiana Purchase
• California Territory 

How did the Compromise of 1850 change Texas?

• Texas had new boundaries because it sold part of their land. 
• Texas became a slave state.

Which is the best reason to explain why Germans immigrated to Texas?

• Their countries potato crop was ruined by a winter storm.  
• They were looking for a better economic opportunity and Texas land was cheap to buy. Also, weather was good where they settled.

What is Manifest Destiny?

• the idea that we all have a destiny

• The belief that the United States had the right and the duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean.

• The need to fix everything.

• The idea that we should expand everywhere