Texas is Annexed & Growing

I once lived with the Cherokee Indians. I was the general of the Texas Revolution army. I was president of the Republic of Texas two times. Who am I?

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Stephen Austin

I was the 2nd president of the Republic of Texas. I did not honor the peace treaties with the Native Americans. I was known as the “Father of Texas Education.” Who am I?

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

• Stephen Austin

When Anson Jones was President of the Republic of Texas, Texas was _______________ as the 28th U.S.A. state. Type in the missing word: removed or annexed

I was the last president of the Republic of Texas. I sadly lowered the Texas flag. Then I raised the American flag at the state capitol in Austin as people cheered. Who am I?

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Stephen Austin

• Mirabeau Lamar

I was the 10th president of the U.S.A. I wanted Texas to annex the United States, but then I left office as president. Who Am I?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Tyler

• James K. Polk

I was elected the 11th U.S.A. president . I was able to get Congress to annex Texas on Dec. 29, 1845, the 28th state. I was president during the great expansion of America called the “Manifest Destiny.” I also sent troops to war during the Mexican-American War. Who am I?

• Sam Houston

• John Tyler

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

The phrase Manifest Destiny meant all of the following things EXCEPT:

• Americans felt entitled to expand and conquer the new land

• start a war with Spain

• the rapid growth of the U.S.A. in 1845

• "conquer the wilderness" and make those areas new U.S.A. states

I was the first Governor of Texas after it annexed the U.S.A. I had to get a new state constitution written. The Mexican-American War started while I was governor. Who am I?

• John Tyler

• James K. Polk

• James P. Henderson

• Sam Houston

During the Mexican-American War, all of the following things listed below happened EXCEPT:

• U.S.A. bought the land from Mexico for $15 million.

• America lost the war.

• U.S.A. troops marched in Mexico for 2 years from 1846-1848.

• The Rio Grande became the official border between the 2 countries.

Texas became the _________th state of the U.S.A on December 29, 1845.

• 28

• 30

• 50

• 10