Republic of Texas

What was the significance of 1845?

• Texas Independence

• SFA is released from prison

• Annexation of Texas

• The Battle of the Alamo

At first the U.S. was opposed to annexation of Texas because it was concerned with...

• Texas was too big

• Large amount of Texas debt

• Increased the population

• Large number of Anti-Federalists in Texas

Which of the following was the main reason that the U.S. did not want annexation of Texas?

• Afraid of provoking a war with Mexico

• Laws forbidding any slavery

• Did not want to raise a problem with anti-slave states

• U.S. did not recognize Texas independence

Why did most Texans favor the Treaty of Annexation?

• The treaty prohibited Texas from growing

• Most Texans were from the U.S.

• Left Texas as a territory

• Texas kept 21 million acres of public land

Based on the belief of Manifest Destiny, most Americans believed what?

• The U.S. was entitled to all land from the East to West coast

• Rio Grande should be the border between Mexico and Texas

• All of Mexico should belong to the U.S.

• Creating Treaties with Native Americans

Why was the election of James K. Polk significant to the annexation of Texas?

• He was from Texas and wanted it to be included

• He hated Mexico and wanted revenge

• He was an expansionist that wanted Manifest Destiny

• He was an abolitionist that fought against annexation

Who was the first governor of the state of Texas?

• James Polk

• James Henderson

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

The main purpose of the Texas Rangers during the Republic was to...

• Protect settlers from the Mexican Army

• Wage war against the Native Americans

• Acted as Marshalls to enforce laws

• To patrol the Frontier and protect against raids from Native Americans

Land included in the Mexican Cession are all of the following except...

• Louisiana

• Utah

• California

• Arizona

What is the Fugitive Slave Law?

• Required runaway slaves to be returned to their owner

• Law forbidding slavery in the North

• Law protecting runaway slaves

• Law forbidding slavery in the South