Social Studies- Unit 7

He was the first elected president of the Republic of Texas

• Mirabeau Lamar

• David G. Burnet

• Sam Houston

He was the second elected president of the Republic of Texas and had no interest in negotiating with Native Americans

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

He was the temporary president of the Republic of Texas BEFORE they had elections

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• David G. Burnet

Which of the following was a hardship for the new Republic of Texas?

• debt

• battle over annexation

• vulnerability to attack

• all of the above

Which is a reason some US states were opposed to Texas annexation?

• Manifest Destiny

• feared war with Mexico or Great Britain

• adding another slave state

• all of the above

He was the US president at the time of Texas annexation

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

• Anson Jones

When did Texas become the 28th state of the US?

• December 29, 1845

• February 28, 1845

• December 29, 1848

He was the LAST president of the Republic of Texas before annexation

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

Texas as a Republic:

Under his leadership, the Cherokee tribe were forced from their land in Texas and into Oklahoma

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• David G. Burnet

The process of adding land to an existing territory is known as...

• Manifest Destiny

• disbanding

• annexation