Texas faces foreign challenges

Why did Texas want diplomatic recognition?

• to lesson the chance of war and keep Texans safe

• to build a relationship with Europe in hopes of joining them

• so the United States would not try to make Texas a state

• To help solve the economic problems

Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to annexation?

• slavery

• Mexico

• economic problems

• manifest destiny

which of the following countries recognized Texas as an independent country?

• Germany

• France

• Spain

• Ireland

What was the purpose of the Santa Fe expedition?

• To anger Mexico into war

• To take over Native American land

• to try and persuade Santa Fe to join Texas

• To try and get the United STates to annex Texas

Which of the following was an outcome of the Santa Fe expedition?

• Thousands of people died

• It set the stage for conflict between the US and Mexico

• It put Mexico into debt

• It led to annexation

What was one way Houston hoped to cut government spending?

• fire the Texas Rangers

• stop empressario contracts

• sell land to Mexico

• he wanted to sale the navy ships

Trying to move government documents out of Mexico's reach led to

• the Archives War

• the Santa Fe Expedition

• the Mexican American War

• the Frontier Wars

Why did Texans go to Mier?

• to try and get the people to join Texas

• to push for annexation

• to force the town to give them supplies

• to fight off an indian attack

The Black Bean incident was

• when 17 Texans were killed after being taken by the Mexican army

• a crop failure in Texas which caused the economy to fail

• when Houston tried to get rid of the navy

• what led to the Texas Revolution

Who was the 4th President of the Republic of Texas?

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• David Burnett