Early Statehood

After Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, who brought families from the U.S. to settle in Texas with land grants?

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• Anson Jones

• William Travis

What states (or part of states) did the US gain in the Treaty of Guadalupe?

• New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California

• New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California

• New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California

• New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Nevada

How does the government accomplish the system of checks and balances?

• Splits power into 3 branches of government

• Gives majority of power to one branch of government

• Gives all the power to the President of the US

• Limits presidential terms to once in a lifetime

Which US President supported the annexation of Texas into the US?

• John Tyler

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Abraham Lincoln

Sam Houston had treaties with the Native Americans.

• True

• False

What was the MAIN purpose of the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

• to criticize the Texans who were fighting under Santa Anna

• To end the civil war between opposing political forces in Mexico

• to show support for Federalist Santa Anna

• to support the Bustamante government's violations of the constitution

What was the name given to Texas after independence ?

• The Monarchy of Texas

• The Imperial Force of Texas

• The Republic of Texas

• The Army of Texas

What is the significance of the Battle of the Alamo?

• It encouraged Texans to continue the fight for independence.

• It gave Texans their independence from Mexico.

• It liberated Texas from Spanish control.

• Texas became part of the United States immediately after the battle.

Although Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836, why did it not become a state until 1845?

• Some U.S. politicians feared adding Texas as another slave state to the Union.

• Texas leaders refused to sign a treaty with the dictator of Mexico.

• Texas politicians failed to request statehood from the United States.

• The majority of Texas landholders wanted Texas to remain an independent republic.