Republic of Texas

What event settled the border and slavery issue, let Texas pay off its debts, and allowed California to become a state?

• The U.S.-Mexican War

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The Annexation of Texas

• The Compromise of 1850

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo end?

• The U.S.-Mexican War

• The Annexation of California

• The Annexation of Texas

• The Compromise of 1850

What lands did Mexico give up with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Colorado

• Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Arizona

• Texas, California, New Mexico, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Colorado

• California, Oklahoma, Nevada, Louisiana, Colorado, Texas, Nebraska

 Texas was annexed to the US on…

• November 4, 1846

• December 4, 1846

• November 29, 1845

• December 29, 1845

Texas was able to join the US as a ______________ with the ___________.

• State with the Texas Treaty of 1844

• State with the Joint Resolution of 1845.

• Territory with the Texas Treaty of 1844

• Territory with the Joint Resolution of 1845

The fourth President of Texas was…

• Anson Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• William B. Travis

What were the two reasons the US DID WANT to annex Texas?

• Manifest destiny and economic growth

• Economic growth and conflicts with Mexico

• Slavery and Economic Growth

What was NOT a reason the US did NOT WANT to annex Texas?

• Manifest destiny and economic growth

• Conflicts with Mexico

• Slavery

• Debts

What country did Texas MOST want to recognize them as an independent country?

• Great Britain

• United States

• Mexico

• Belgium

Texas wanted other countries to recognize them as independent so they could be ____________ to the United States.

• Annexed

• Ceded

• Sieged