The Annexation of Texas

What was one reason Texans wanted to be part of the United States?

• To expand the territory for settlers

• To ensure citizens kept their basic rights

• To protect Texas from Mexico

Who was the first governor of Texas?

• Anson Jones

• James K. Polk

• Sam Houston

• J. Pinckney Henderson

This United States president presided over final negotiations to annex Texas and supported Texas during the Mexican-American War.

• J. Pinckney Henderson

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

What was the biggest concern about Texas annexation in the United States?

• increased taxes

• slavery

• agriculture

• Native American relations

What event started the war between Mexico and the United States?

• Texas declared independence

• Mexico claimed the Nueces River

• American soldiers stole Mexican cattle

• The United States annexed Texas

What was unique about American forces invading Mexico?

• The U.S. warred against its own citizens.

• An American army set foot on foreign soil.

• Texas and the U.S. worked together.

• Women were allowed to fight.

Whose presidency was dominated by the question of annexation by the United States?

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• David Burnet

• Anson Jones

Who was the last president of Texas

• Anson Jones

• James K. Polk

• Sam Houston

• J. Pinckney Henderson

What present day states were once part of Texas?

• California, New Mexico, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas

• Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado

• Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas

• Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Arizona, California

What treaty ended the war?

• McLane-Ocampo Treaty

• Treaties of Velasco

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• De la Huerta-Lamont Treaty