The State of Texas

What did Mexico claim as the border between Mexico and Texas?

• Rio Grande

• Colorado River

• Brazos River

• Nueces River

When the Mexican government refused $30 million dollars for Mexican land west of Texas and refused to talk about the issues regarding Texas land, what did President Polk do?

• invited the president of Mexico to the White House

• sent U.S. military troops to Texas

• went to Texas to speak with the new state government

• sent a delegate to Mexico City

How did the Mexican-American War end?

• General Winfield Scott marched an army into Texas and won every battle.

• General Winfield Scott marched an army into Mexico City and took it over.

• The Texas Rangers fought and defeated the Mexican Army in Texas' new capital - Austin.

• Sam Houston fought the Mexican Army at San Jacinto and won.

What did Mexico get after the war that was outlined in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• $50 million dollars

• $30 million dollars

• $15 million dollars

• nothing because they lost

What did the United States get after the war that was outlined in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Texas

• $30 million dollars

• $15 million dollars

• land west of Texas to the Pacific Ocean

Where was the border between Mexico and Texas set?

• Nueces River

• Colorado River

• Rio Grande

• Brazos River

What document set the agreement between Mexico and the United States at the end of the Mexican War?

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The Treaty of Velasco

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Treaty of US & Mexico

What did Sam Houston speak out for and helped others understand why it was so important?

• Texas continued independence

• annexation of Texas to the United States

• Texas fundraising

• Texas Military

Who was the first governor of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• Antonio López de Santa Anna

• James Pinckney Henderson

• José Antonio Navarro

Which was not a reason to annex Texas?

• Texas was deep in debt

• Religious freedom

• Constant battles with Mexico

• Constant battles with Native Texans