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What is does Annex mean?

• add a part on to something

• take away a piece of something

• buy from the store

• win a prize in a game

What was Texas Annexation?

• Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States
• Texas becoming a independent country
• Texas joining the Confederacy
• Texas joining Mexico

What is Manifest Destiny?

• Texas' future to reach the Pacific ocean.
• Americans' belief that it was their God given right to own the land from East to West, from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
• An angel flying through the air from East to West.
• The progress of the White man

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1819
• 1836
• 1845
• 1861

Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?

• Texas Revolution
• American Revolution
• US Mexican War
• Civil War

What was one of the reasons many Americans wanted to annex Texas?

• Northern States wanted another slave state
• Oil production
• Manifest Destiny
• none of the above

What territory, prior to it's annexation, was a disputed land between Mexico and the United States?

• Texas

• Oregon

• Florida

• Louisiana

What river was considered by the United States to be the true border between Texas and Mexico?

• Rio Grande

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Colorado

What was the name of the conflict between Mexico and the United States?

• The Mexican-American War

• The Civil War

• War of 1812

• The Spanish-American War

What treaty ended the war, making Mexico give up half of it's territory?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Treaty of Santa Anna