Texas is Annexed

Which of the following is a problem Texas faced during its time as an Independent Republic?

• finding money to borrow for the war with Mexico

• whether or not if slavery is allowed

• attacks from Mexico and Santa Anna

• deciding who would be the next president of the Republic of Texas

How did President Lamar's relationship and treatment of the American Indians differ from President Houston's relationship with them?

• President Houston treated the Indians poorly, while President Lamar wanted everyone to get along

• President Lamar did not treat the American Indians fairly and did not get along with them.

• President Lamar understood the American Indians and urged them to enter into agreements and treaties with the Republic of Texas

• President Houston's actions against the American Indians angered them, resulting in raids

Based on information provided in the passage, what inference can be made about why the United States did not want to annex another slave state?

• Many northern states did not allow slavery and it might create problems between states

• The northern states were concerned that more slave states would put the country into debt

• The United States already had too many slave states

• The United States would have to free slaves living in Texas

When did Anson Jones become President of the Republic of Texas?

• 1828

• 1838

• 1844

• 1854

When did Anson Jones move to Texas?

• 1798

• 1826

• 1833

• 1844

What prediction can you make about how the citizens of Texas felt about Anson Jones?

• They supported him by donating food and water

• They supported him by electing him and thought he was a good leader

• They supported him by shopping at his stores and donating to his cause

• They supported him due to his ability to convince people to agree with all of his view points on the future of Texas

According to the article "The Buffalo," the American Indian way of life depended on what for survival?

• the Republic of Texas

• treaties with the Cherokee and the Comanche

• farmers, ranchers, and railroad builders

• American bison

What was Lamar determined to do when he took over as president?

• move settlers into territories where the Plains Indians lived

• encourage buffalo hunting for profit

• force all American Indians out of Texas or live on reservations

• redistribute the land to wealthy settlers

According to the article "The Buffalo," how was life for American Indians living in Texas and the Great Plains of the U.S. frontier completely changed?

• The American Indians lost their homes and hunting grounds

• President Houston made treaties with the Cherokee and the Comanche, which included giving them complete ownership of their land

• Buffalo hides sold for enormous amounts of money in the United States and Europe and the American Indians became wealthy.

• The American Indians sold the land and the buffalo to Texas to avoid war.