Unit 6 Test Review

I was the first elected President of the Republic of Texas

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• David Burnet

• Maribeau Lamar

Why did Texas want to be annexed into the United States?

• They wanted to be protected from Great Britain

• They wanted to be protected from France

• They wanted to be protected from Mexico

• They wanted to be protected from Spain

Most immigrants moving to Texas lived in

• the Mountains and Basins

• Plains

• North Central Plains

• Gulf Coast

What year did Mexico win their independence from Spain?

• 1845

• 1821

• 1837

• 1835

Put the Presidents in the correct chronological order.

• Maribeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houton

• Sam Houston

Why were most Americans against annexing Texas into the United States?Check all that apply.

• It would unbalance the free and slave states

• It would start a war with Great Britain

• It would start a war with Mexico

• Texas was in debt

• The U.S. didn't want anymore states to join the Union

What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Velasco

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Treaty of Paris 1763

What happened as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? Check all that apply.

• Ended the Mexican-American War

• Set the border for Texas as the Rio Grande River

• Gave Texas all the land east of the Mississippi River

• Let the Mexican state of Coalihan become part of the United States

• The Mexican Cession was bought by the United States

I was the 2nd President of the Republic of Texas.

• Sam Houston

• Maribeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

Why did Lamar win the Texas presidential election of 1838?

• He was the only candidate

• Sam Houston endorsed him

• His opponents died

• He was the best person for the job