Annexation of Texas (1845)

According to the passage, what was one reason many U.S. residents moved to Texas in the early 1800s?

• To escape war

• To expand the profitable cotton empire and bring enslaved people with them

• To join the British empire

• To avoid paying taxes

What did the new settlers in Texas refuse to follow, leading to conflict with Mexico?

• U.S. law

• Mexican law

• British law

• French law

Fill in the blank: In 1836, Texas became an independent nation called the ________ and printed its own money.

• Republic of Texas

• Confederate States of America

• United States of Texas

• Lone Star Confederacy

The U.S. Congress immediately agreed to annex Texas after it became independent.

• True

• False

The U.S. hesitated to annex Texas because:

• it did not want to upset the balance between free and slave states

• it wanted to avoid conflict with Mexico

• it was concerned about Texas's debt

• all of the above

Who finally signed the order to annex Texas into the United States?

• James Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• John Quincy Adams

• Martin Van Buren

A. Texas Boundary. In the Boundary Act of 1836, the Republic of Texas described its own boundaries. Which of the following best describes the boundary claimed by the Republic of Texas in 1836?

• The Rio Grande as the southern and western boundary

• The Sabine River as the western boundary

• The Red River as the southern boundary

• The Mississippi River as the eastern boundary

To go 'northwesterly,' which direction do you turn according to the HOW-TO: COMPASS DIRECTIONS box?

• Turn in the direction halfway between north and west.

• Turn in the direction halfway between north and east.

• Turn in the direction halfway between south and west.

• Turn in the direction halfway between south and east.

Lines of latitude run in which direction around the globe?

• North-south

• East-west

• Diagonal

• In circles from pole to pole

Lines of latitude are also called what?

• Parallels

• Meridians

• Equators

• Axes