Annexation of Texas Quiz

Texans supported annexation because they wanted a large army and money.

• True

• False

Lyndon B. Johnson supported the annexation of Texas AND was the U.S. President during the Mexican War.

• True

• False: Lyndon B. Johnson did not support the annexation of Texas (occurred under John Tyler) and wasn't the president during the Mexican War (James K. Polk was). Johnson served as the 36th President of the US from 1963 to 1969.

Which of the following was one of the causes of the U.S. Mexican War?

• The oil boom in Texas

• The wealth assets of Texas

• The cattle industry in Texas

• The boundary lines of Texas

The United States agreed to give Mexico 15 million dollars.

• True

• False

The Treaty of Santa Ana ended the Mexican War.

• True

• False

Slavery and states' rights were major causes of the ____________.

What year did Texas formally secede from the Union? ____________

Many slaves worked on a farm which is commonly referred to as ____________.

Reconstruction is the period after the ____________.

Which side seceded during the Civil War?

• Union

• Confederacy