Republic of Texas and Early Statehood

What is Texas Annexation?

• Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States.

• Texas gaining independence from Mexico.

• Texas being sold to the United States by France.

• Texas joining the Confederacy during the Civil War.

What is considered the boundary between Texas and Mexico?

• Colorado River

• Gulf Coast

• Rio Grande

• Mississippi River

Why is the Mexican American War remembered in Mexico?

• Mexico gained independence from the United States.

• Mexico lost a great deal of land after the war.

• The war led to a significant economic boost for Mexico.

• Mexico successfully defended its territory against the U.S.

How did the establishment of the Republic of Texas bring civil, political and religious freedom to Texas?

• Texans were allowed to elect representatives and Roman Catholicism was no longer the official state religion.

• The Republic of Texas established a monarchy that limited freedoms.

• All citizens were required to practice Protestantism.

• The government imposed strict laws on personal freedoms.

What was Chapultepec Castle used for?

• Training cadets about to enlist in the Mexican army.

• A royal residence for the Mexican emperor.

• A military prison for captured soldiers.

• A museum of ancient artifacts.

What did these problems contribute to?
     Threatened by Indians.
     Suffered delays due to dwindling provisions.
     Failure to locate a suitable route through an extremely rugged terrain.
     Received a hostile reception upon entering the settlements of New Mexico.

• The success of the Santa Fe Expedition.

• The failure of the Santa Fe Expedition.

• The establishment of trade routes in the Southwest.

• The peaceful negotiation with Native American tribes.

What caused the boundaries of Texas to change?

• Texas had to give up land to Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

• Texas exchanged land with the U.S. for the amount of $10,000,000 to pay its public debt as part of the Compromise of 1850.

• Texas made land concessions to the U.S. in repayment for its help in the Texas Revolution.

• Texas lost land as a part of negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico after the U.S. Mexican War.

Which is the best heading for the blank column?

• Presidents of the U.S.

• Governors of Mexico

• Presidents of Texas

• Governors of Texas

The following information listed describes which document?
     Determined how states would be admitted into the union.
     Texas gave up New Mexico.
     Allowed California to become a state.

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was a direct result of the annexation of Texas?

• American Revolution

• U.S. Mexican War

• Texas Revolution

• Civil War