7.4.3 Early Statehood Review

What does the word ANNEX mean?

• Add in/Join

• Give power to

• Freedom

• None of these

Which region was annexed into the United States in 1845? 

• California

• Florida

• Texas

• Louisiana Purchase

3. Which of the following were considered causes leading up to Texas Annexation? Choose TWO

• Public Debt

• Threats from Russia

• Threats From Mexico

• Border disputes with Oklahoma

How did the Mexican textbooks differ from the American textbook?

• Mexican textbook said the US robbed them of land.

• Mexican Textbook admitted to starting the war.

• No difference

Which of the following did NOT lead to the war between Mexico and the United States?

• Territorial disputes between the Rio Grande and the Nueces Rivers

• President Polk’s desire to expand or achieve Manifest Destiny 

• The annexation of Texas into the U.S. 

• Mexico refusing to send aid to the U.S. after the War of 1812

Which of the following BEST describes Manifest Destiny? 

• The U.S. should interfere in the political policies of Latin American countries. 

• The U.S. was destined to expand westward across the continent.

• The U.S. should work with other nations to form fair boundaries. 

• The U.S. was meant to expand slavery to unorganized territory.

What did Texas give up in the Compromise of 1850?

• land for $10 million

• Mason-Dixon line

• Nothing

The Treaty of _________________________ ended the U.S.-Mexican War.

• Velasco

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

What is the significance of the Texas Constitution of 1845?

• Created after Texas annexation. 

• Created to end slavery in Texas. 

• Created to secede from the Union. 

• Created after Texas became independent from Mexico.

What is a PULL factor

• Reasons to cause a person to COME to a place

• Reasons to cause a person to LEAVE to a place