Republic of Texas and Early Statehood Mini-Review

Which United States president believed in Manifest Destiny?

• James K. Polk

• Sam Houston

• Anson Jones

• Abraham Lincoln

Use the map: What area was gained by the Treaty of Guadalupe?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

What was the main duty of the Texas Rangers?

• To protect Texans from American Indian tribes

• To help establish annexation into the United States

• To help protect Eastern Texas from American settlers

• To return fugitive slaves to Texas farms

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• To end the war between Texas and Santa Anna's army

• To end the conflict between United States and Mexico

• To attain the eastern part of the United States

Who was president when Texas was annexed to the USA?

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

What is Texas Annexation?

• Texas becoming part of the Confederate States of America.
• Texas becoming a part of independent Mexico.
• Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States.
• Texas becoming an independent republic.

Based on the venn diagram, what name belongs in the blank box above?

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• Sam Houston

• David Burnet

• Anson Jones

What was a direct result of the annexation of Texas?

• American Revolution
• U.S. Mexican War
• Texas Revolution
• Civil War

Why would President Polk want to start a war with Mexico?

• Santa Anna said something inappropriate about his mother.
• Mexico owned the land that Polk and other Americans believed was destined to be theirs. 

Manifest Destiny was the belief that...

• It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
• Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
• The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
• All people in the United States should have the right to vote.

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