Texas Statehood

True or False. Mexico had threatened war with the United States if they allowed Texas to join the United States.

• True

• False

Who am I?

*I was a member of the U.S. Congress before I came to

*Texas. I led the troops to success at San Jacinto. I was

*President of the Republic of Texas. A major Texas city is named for me.

Who am I?

• Anson Jones

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

Because I set aside land for public schools and two universities during my term as President of the Republic of Texas, I am often called the “Father of Texas Education.” Who am I?

• Juan N. Seguin

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Sam Houston

• Sam Rayburn

Which of the following was a problem that the Republic of Texas faced in 1836?

• People stopped moving to the Republic of Texas.

• Mexico refused to recognize Texas as an independent country.

• The United States took land in the Republic of Texas.

• The United States supported Mexican control of Texas.

Which of the following was another major problem for the Republic of Texas?

• Oil wells began to dry up.

• Pirates captured ships in the gulf.

• Raids by American Indians.

• People left Texas to mine gold in California.

Which of the following best describes the government created in the Republic of Texas with the passage of the Constitution of 1836?

• A dictatorship led by José Antonio Navarro

• A dictatorship led by Sam Houston

• A democracy, with power divided between two branches

• A democracy, with power divided between three branches

Houston sends delegates to Washington, D.C. to request

• tacos

• statehood

• independence

• peace

True or False: The United States accepted Houston's request because the U.S. wanted a war with Mexico.

• True

• False

For _____ years, there was no formal request from Texas to become part of the U.S.

• 3

• 6

• 7

• 1

Why did the U.S. say no to Texas joining the U.S.?

• U.S. did not like Sam Houston.

• The U.S. did not like the weather in Texas

• Andrew Jackson wanted war with Mexico

• The U.S. did not want another slave state