Annexation of Texas

What is annexation?

• Creating a new state

• Building a new city

• Removing land from a country

• Adding land to a country

What was Manifest Destiny?

• A treaty with Mexico

• A plan to conquer Europe

• A movement to abolish slavery

• A belief in the expansion of the United States

Who was known as the Manifest Destiny president and annexed Texas?

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the reason the U.S. wanted to annex Texas?

• A shipping port and large amount of land to be settled

• To start a war with Mexico

• To gain control of the Pacific Ocean

• To abolish slavery

What was the Treaty of Annexation in 1844?

• Agreement to give Texas independence

• Agreement to sell Texas to Mexico

• Agreement to abolish slavery in Texas

• Agreement for the United States to pay the Republic of Texas' debts of $12 million

What were the reasons the U.S. did NOT want to annex Texas?

• Lack of interest, already enough land, and peaceful relations with Mexico

• Debt, slavery, and possible fights with Mexico

• Fear of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes

• Lack of resources, small population, and harsh climate

What was the Gadsden Purchase?

• Land in the eastern area of New Mexico and Arizona that the U.S. bought from Spain with the plans of building a fort

• Land in the southern area of New Mexico and Arizona that the U.S. bought from Mexico with the plans of building a railroad

• Land in the northern area of New Mexico and Arizona that the U.S. bought from Canada with the plans of building a canal

• Land in the western area of New Mexico and Arizona that the U.S. bought from France with the plans of building a dam

What was the reason for the Mexican American war?

• Dispute over the border of Arizona and Polk said Mexico had shed American blood on Spanish soil

• Dispute over the border of New Mexico and Polk said Mexico had shed Mexican blood on American soil

• Dispute over the border of California and Polk said Mexico had shed American blood on Mexican soil

• Dispute over the border of Texas and Polk said Mexico had shed American blood on American soil

What are the 5 Compromises of 1850?

• California admitted as free state. Land in the northern area of New Mexico and Arizona that the U.S. bought from Canada with the plans of building a canal

• Utah and New Mexico would vote on having slavery. Land in the northern area of New Mexico and Arizona that the U.S. bought from Canada with the plans of building a canal

• Texas would give up some of its land for $10 million. Land in the northern area of New Mexico and Arizona that the U.S. bought from Canada with the plans of building a canal

• California admitted as free state,

  Utah and New Mexico would vote on having slavery,

  Texas would give up some of its land for $10 million,

  slave trade abolished in DC, and fugitive slave law

What is a treaty?

• A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries, usually to end a war

• A formal law with the state for two cities

• A formal agreement between the governments of two or more cities, usually to build a bridge

• A formal agreement between the governments of two or more people, usually to trade goods