Texas Republic and Annexation Worksheet

Which issue is correctly paired to the correct President of the Republic of Texas?

• Houston – Expanded Texas to California

• Lamar – Sold Navy ships to raise money

• Houston – Support Texas annexation to the United States

• Lamar – Make peace with Mexico with secret treaties

Which significant issue blocked the first attempt of the United States annexation of Texas?

• Texas had too much land

• The Texas Navy was considered undesirable

• The slave states would gain power in the Senate

• Sam Houston had many enemies in the U.S. Congress

During his tenure, U.S. President James K. Polk oversaw the greatest territorial expansion of the United States to date. One way Polk accomplished this was through a joint resolution passed on March 1, 1845 that provided for the —

• annexation of Texas

• passage of Oregon Treaty

• declaration of war with Mexico

• acquisition of California

Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows: March 25, 1843 On this day in 1843, seventeen Texans were executed at Salado, Tamaulipas, Mexico. As the members of the defeated Mier expedition were being marched from Mier to Mexico City, they attempted a mass escape on February 11. Some 176 were recaptured, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna ordered that one in ten of the prisoners be shot. The victims were chosen by a lottery in which each man drew a bean from an earthen jar containing 176 beans, seventeen of which were black. Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of Texas history, which statement best describes an effect of the Mier Expedition?

• Mexico and Texas had restored a peaceful association

• trading alliances were a benefit to both countries

• Texas wanted to annex Mexico to obtain valuable land

• relations between Mexico and Texas remained tense

Which of the following is true?

• There is an increase of population due to the Decree of 1830 (Mexican law that did not allow immigration from the U.S.).

• There is a decrease in population after Texas Independence.

• There is a decrease of population after Texas is annexed by the United States.

• There is an increase of population in Texas’s final years as a Republic.

Purchased Navy ships which became part of the U.S. fleet; started an Endowment Fund created for education today; helped with removal of Natives from Texas; established the present-day capital of Austin. The leader of the Republic of Texas being described above is —

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• Anson Jones

• Stephen F. Austin

Why did America not annex Texas immediately?

• Manifest Destiny

• America did not want more land

• Texas had too much debt

• Texas used slavery

Why is Mirabeau Lamar a significant figure in Texas history?

• renewal of ties with Mexico

• northward expansion

• building the state capitol

• Lamar's contributions to education

How did Mirabeau Lamar's policies contribute to Texas history?

• Forced removal of Native tribes to present-day Oklahoma

• Established the Texas Rangers

• Sent home the Texas Army

• Offer land to the Cherokees

Which government idea helped the Republic of Texas establish political freedom?

• plantation agriculture

• religious choice

• popular sovereignty

• free enterprise