Unit 4 - 2024

Check all that apply: The Constitution of 1876 is known for-

• Being the current constitution used in Texas today

• Limiting the rights of state government

• Being the first constitution to be written in Texas

• Being required for the TX to be re-admitted to the US after the civil war

Define Manifest Destiny

• The formal process of adding new land or territory to existing land

• The belief that people hold the final authority in government

• A belief that the United States was destined to expand from coast to coast

• The action of formally withdrawing or separating from a territory

What year did Texas become a state?

• 1836

• 1845

• 1850

• 1878

What did Texas and the United States believe the boundary was during the Mexican War?

• Nueces River

• Red River

• Rio Grande

• Southern Boundary

What did Mexico believe the boundary was during the Mexican War?

• Nueces River

• Red River

• Rio Grande

• Southern Boundary

Who was sent to Mexico to negotiate the purchase of the Mexican Cession in the Mexican War?

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• José Joaquín de Herrera

• John Slidell

Who was US President during the Mexican War?

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• José Joaquín de Herrera

• John Slidell

Who is known as responsible for "sparking" the Mexican War with his troop's actions?

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• José Joaquín de Herrera

• John Slidell

Who was the president of Mexico during the Mexican War?

• Santa Anna

• Zachary Taylor

• José Joaquín de Herrera

• John Slidell

What sparked the official start of the Mexican War?

• General Zachary Taylor moved his troops across the Nueces River.

• Boundary disputes between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande.

• John Slidell traveling to Mexico to negotiate the price of the disputed land.

• Mexico's inability to accept Texas independence,