Early Statehood of Texas Review

What does the term “Manifest Destiny” mean?

• A law protecting enslaved people from harsh and cruel conditions

• The belief that slavery should be abolished

• The idea that the U.S. was meant to expand across North America

• The right to vote for new territories

Which U.S. president strongly supported Manifest Destiny and helped annex Texas?

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First major battle of the U.S.-Mexican War

• Battle of Buena Vista
• Battle of Chapultepec
• Battle of Monterrey
• Battle of Palo Alto

What is a treaty?

• A type of clothing

• A battle plan

• A formal agreement between countries

• A vote to remove a leader

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo do?

• Ended the Texas Revolution

• Forced Texas to join Mexico

• Ended the U.S.-Mexican War and gave land to the U.S.

• Freed all enslaved people in Texas

What was one effect of the U.S.-Mexican War on Texas?

• Texas was returned to Mexico

• Texas expanded its western border

• Texas became a U.S. territory again

• The U.S. confirmed Texas as a state and gained new western lands

How did the Compromise of 1850 affect Texas?

• It gave Texas more land in California

• It forced Texas to become part of Mexico again

• It created the first Texas state constitution

• It changed Texas’s western border and helped settle a debt dispute

Which were effects of slavery on Texas during early statehood? (Choose 3)

• The growth of plantations in East Texas

• Slavery was immediately outlawed

• Laws protected the rights of enslavers

• The demand for enslaved labor increased

• Texas abolished slavery by treaty

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How did federalism and separation of powers influence the Texas Constitution?

• It gave one branch total control

• It copied the structure of the U.S. Constitution

• It eliminated the role of a governor

• It banned voting in Texas