Worksheetstexas annexation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year was Texas annexed to the United States?
a)
1819
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1861
2.
What was Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States
b)
Texas becoming a independent country
c)
Texas joining the Confederacy
d)
Texas joining Mexico
3.
Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
US Mexican War
d)
Civil War
4.
Which Republic of Texas president is known as the Architect of Annexation?
a)
Burnet
b)
Houston
c)
Lamar
d)
Jones
5.
Since Texas became a state the head of its executive branch would be --
a)
the governor
b)
the president
c)
the senator
d)
the representative
6.
Who was President of the United States when Texas was annexed?
a)
President Polk
b)
President Tyler
c)
President Clay
d)
President Houston
7.
What was one of the reasons many Americans wanted to annex Texas?
a)
Northern States wanted another slave state
b)
Oil production
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
none of the above
8.
What is a Joint Resolution in Congress?
a)
agreement between President and Congress
b)
informal expression of intent, requires a simple majority to pass (less than 2/3 necessary for a treaty)
c)
agreement between President of Texas and President of US
d)
formal expression of intent, requires simple majority to pass (less than 2/3 necessary for a treaty)
9.
How many states did they say Texas could be divided into?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
10.
Sam Houston did NOT support annexation.
a)
True
b)
False
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