Republic of Texas and Annexation

What was the main issue between Texas and Mexico during the Republic of Texas?

• Santa Anna was still being held captive

• Mexico did not recognize the Independence of Texas

• Mexico did not like the mistreatment of Natives by the Texans

Who wanted peace with Native Americans

• Houston

• Lamar

Public debt was a major issue of the Republic of Texas

• True

• False

Lamar pursued peace with Native Americans

• True

• False

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1819
• 1836
• 1845
• 1861

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

Which Republic of Texas president is known as the Architect of Annexation?

• Burnet
• Houston
• Lamar
• Jones

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

Who was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas?

• Mirabeau Lamar
• Sam Houston
• David Burnet
• Lorenzo de Zavala

Why was the United States hesitant to annex Texas as a state?

• Mexico refused to recognize Texas as being independent and slavery disputes
• Texas was not independent and had no written constitution
• slavery disputes and conflicts with Native Americans
• United States did not recognize Texas as independent and conflicts with Native Americans