Review Unit 6 Republic of Texas

In what year did the United States officially annex the Republic of Texas?

• 1845
• 1718

• 1821

• 1836

sought to avoid war with Mexico.

• Sam Houston
• James K. Polk
• Zachary Taylor
• Winfield Scott

opposed annexation to the United States.

• Mirabeau Lamar
• Sam Houston
• Anson Jones
• David G. Burnet

favored annexation to the United States.

• Mirabeau Lamar

• James K. Polk
• Sam Houston

• John Tyler

Anson Jones was President of the (a)   .

• Republic of Texas
• Confederate States
• Union Army
• Mexican Empire

Which group tried to protect settlers from American Indian attacks AFTER the Texas Revolution?

• Texas Rangers

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Comanche Warriors

• Union Army

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

• To gain protection from Mexico

• To expand its territory

• To increase its economic power

• To establish its own government

Which region's physical features attracted German settlers to Texas during the early 1800s?

• The Gulf Coast Plains

• The Great Plains

• The Hill Country

• The Piney Woods

Which of the following geographic factors was part of the causes for the Mexican-American War?

• Disputed territory between the Rio Grande and Nueces River

• Gold discovered in California

• Expansion of the railroad

• Discovery of oil in Texas

Which immigrant group went through a potato famine in Europe contributed to increased immigration in the 1840s?

• Irish

• German

• Italian

• Polish