Unit 6 Texas Annexation Review

What happen in Texas History in 1845?

• Santa Anna became President of Mexico

• Texas declared independence from Mexico

• Texas broke away from the United States

• Texas became part of the United States

Why is Sam Houston important to Texas History?

• He was the 1st Elected President of Texas

• He banned slavery in Texas

• He wrote the Texas Constitution

• He started the First College in Texas

What was the role of the Texas Rangers in early Texas History?

• They kept Texas safe from Native American and outlaw attacks

• They wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence

• They help make the laws in Texas

• They settled the debt problems in Texas

Who is considered the "Father of Texas Education"?

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

How would you describe the Texas Navy when Texas was its own country?

• Texas Navy was one of the strongest in the world

• Majority of the Texas navy was Native Americans

• Texas had a very small navy and it was weak

• Texas had the United States Navy to help them

Why were the Mexican Government mad at Texas with the Santa Fe expedition to New Mexico?

• Sam Houston was trying to sell illegal material in the Mexican territory

• President Lamar was trying to get New Mexico to rebel against Mexico

• President Lamar sent Texans to New Mexico to grow Cash Crops

• President Lamar was trying to make an alliance with Native Americans tribes

What was Anson Jones' opinion on Texas Annexation?

• He supported Texas becoming part of the United States

• He did not agree with Texas joining the United States

• He only thought some of Texas should be Annex to the United States

• He thought that Texas should join Mexico again

Why was their conflict between the Native Americans the Republic of Texas?

• Native Americans did not respect the debt Texas had gained

• Texans would not trade with the Native Americans

• Many Texans continue to take Native American land

• Native Americans would spread deadly diseases in the Texas towns

Why was there a dispute between Mexico and Texas over the border?

• Texas thought the border should be at the Nueces River not the Rio Grande

• Texas thought the border should be at the Rio Grande not the Nueces River

• Mexico thought the border should be at the Rio Grande not the Nueces River

• Mexico thought that San Antonio should be in Mexico not Texas

Why did taxes NOT solve the debt problem in Texas?

• The Texas Government only used the taxes for government buildings

• Texans were mostly poor and couldn't afford the taxes

• Texans did not believe in paying taxes

• The Texas Government had to pay all the tax dollars to the United States