Border disputes can lead to war. This was the case with the --

• Battle of Chapultepec Castle

• US/Mexican War

• Texas Revolution

• Battle of Palo Alto

Mexico finally surrendered 525,000 square miles of land to the United States. This happened when the ---

• the Louisiana Purchase was finalized

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed.

• Texas won the Texas Revolution.

• when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed.

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

• Texas would have its debts paid by the U.S.

• Texas would remain an independent territory in the U.S.

• Texas was at war with Mexico.

• Texas would be allowed to remain a sovereign nation

Which event MOST likely influenced the voting pattern on the map above?

• expansion of slavery

• threat of war with Spain

• competition of the transcontinental railroad through Texas

• Battle of the Alamo

Which Texan worked to have Texas annexed by the United States?

• James Polk

• Tyler Adams

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

All of the following were reasons for annexation of Texas into the United States except —

• The U.S. feared that the British would take Texas

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• he U.S. wanted to keep Texas as a trade partner

• The U.S. feared that Mexico would retake Texas.

• The U.S. wanted to trade Texas to the British.

Which issue concerning Texas worried the President of the United States before annexation?

• War with Spain

• Texas Indians tribes

• slavery

• Paying Texas Debt

What did the United States offer Texas to become annexed?

• The U.S. offered to make Texas a territory.

• The U.S. offered to pay the Texas Republic's debts.

• The U.S. offered to keep 21 million acres of public land.

• The U.S. offered to cut Texas into five states.

Why did the U.S. government REJECT Texas' proposal to become a state in 1837?

• It was afraid of provoking Mexico into a war.

• It did not recognize the independence of the new republic.

• It did not want to annex the new republic.

• Its inclusion would upset the balance of slave state/free state in the senate.

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Why did MOST Texans favor the Treaty of Annexation to the United States?

• Texas could keep 21 million acres of public land.

• The treaty made Texas a territory rather than a state.

• The treaty prohibited a growing Texas-British alliance.

• Debts owed by the Republic of Texas would be paid.