End of The Republic Quiz

Anson Jones, who was running for president of the Republic of Texas, was endorsed by

• David G. Burnet

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Sam Houston

• Edward Burleson

All of the following were policies pursued by Pres. Anson Jones except:

• reducing spending

• pursuing annexation

• going to war with the Native American peoples of Texas

• limiting military spending

One of the reasons some Americans supported the annexation of Texas was:

• widespread religious fervor

• the ideology of manifest destiny

• the desire to provoke Mexico into a war

• to prevent Texas from becoming a British colony

The Texans who did not support annexation felt this way because they did not want to lose their:

• independence

• territories

• culture

• ties to Mexico

This U.S. President was instrumental in shepherding Texas annexation through the U.S. Congress and getting it approved:

• John Tyler

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Anson Jones

When it was annexed on December 29th, 1845, Texas became the ____ state of the United States

• 29th

• 31st

• 20th

• 28th

________ was the only Tejano delegate to the Republic of Texas’ Convention of 1845:

• Juan Seguin

• Jose Antonio Navarro

• Erasmo Seguin

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

U.S. President John Tyler was concerned that ________ was becoming too interested in the Republic of Texas:

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• Mexico

Anson Jones, who was running for president of the Republic of Texas, was endorsed by

• David G. Burnet

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Sam Houston

• Edward Burleson

All of the following were policies pursued by Pres. Anson Jones except:

• reducing spending

• pursuing annexation

• going to war with the Native American peoples of Texas

• limiting military spending