Annexation of Texas

What is Annexation?

• stay as a Republic of Texas

• get rid of land or territory

• adding new and to a country by adopting

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Select TWO of the successes of the Republic of Texas

• liberty from Mexico

• debt

• a new, free government

Select TWO problems of the Republic of Texas

• new settlers

• protection

• services

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

True or False:

Houston's first request was denied.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Houston sent ______ to Washington D.C. to request statehood.

• soldiers

• the governor

• delegates

• the president

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why did the U.S. deny Houston's request?

• they did not like Texas

• they did not like Houston

• they did not like President Lamar

• they did not want a war with Mexico

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What was a main reason the U.S. denied Houston a 2nd time?

• Texas allowed slavery

• Texas had too much land

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Manifest Destiny was the belief that the U.S. had the right to...

• tell people no

• own all land from coast to coast

• own a lot of wagons

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who was President when Texas was finally annexed to the U.S.?

• President Houston

• President Lamar

• President Bush

• President Polk

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which 5 states took some of the original land of Texas to help pay debt off?

• Wyoming

  Kansas

  Colorado

  Oklahoma

  New Mexico

• Wyoming

  Florida

  Louisiana

  Utah

  Colorado

• Wyoming

  Texas

  California

  Mexico

  New Mexico

• Wyoming

  Colorado

  Utah

  Florida

  Mexico