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WorksheetsEarly Texas Statehood
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why was the Joint Resolution more attractive for Texas?
Kept their public lands
Mexico recognized Texas independence
Why was Mexico upset about Texas joining the United States?
Mexico wants Texas to join America
Trade treaties with Texas will be void
Mexico still recognizes Texas as its own
Mexico wanted to expand
Which of the following describes the idea of Manifest Destiny?
The United States should acquire Oregon
The United States believed that they should go from the Atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean
The United States should acquire Texas
The United States will acquire lands in Europe
What presidential candidate believed in Manifest Destiny, which led him to be the 9th President of the United States?
Mirabeau Lamar
Martin Van Buren
James K. Polk
Henry Clay
In what year did Texas join the United States?
1776
1835
1845
2000
Texas was the ________th state in the United States.
13th
20th
46th
28th
Which Political Party was based on moral reforms, anti-slavery, and represented businesses?
Whigs
Democratic
Know-nothings
Republican
What was Great Britain's concern about Texas joining the US?
Britain didn't want a war between Mexico and the US
Britain didn't have a problem with the US annexing Texas
Britian didn't think the U.S. had the resources to develop Texas
Britain was afraid the U.S. would become more powerful as it moved west
What groups still did not have a right to vote under the new Texas State Constitution?
Women
Anglo males
Slaves
Native Americans
How did Mexico react after President Polk sent General Taylor and troops south of the Nueces River?
Mexican troops did nothing, they were not in the area
Mexican troops started negotiating a peace treaty
Mexican troops attacked Taylor's soldiers
