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Which of the following motivated President Polk to favor admitting Texas into the Union?
a) His belief in Manifest Destiny
b) His goal of peace with foreign powers
c) His anger with the government of Mexico
d) His desire to limit the expansion of slavery
Why is 1845 significant in Texas History?
a) Texas forces won the Battle of the Alamo
b) Sam Houston was elected President of the Republic of Texas
c) Texas was annexed by the United States
d) The Spanish government gave up all rights to Texas
The primary function of the Texas Rangers for the Republic of Texas was to -
a) Built irrigation systems for Texas farmers
b) Protect Texans from American Indian tribes
c) Return fugitive enslaved people to Texas farms
d) Establish a prison system for the Texas justice system
Anson Jones was leader during the -
a) Battle of Gonzales
b) Annexation of Texas
c) Early settlement of Texas
d) Signing of the Treaty of Velasco
Who served as President of the Republic of Texas following Sam Houston?
a) Mirabeau Lamar
b) Stephen F. Austin
c) James K. Polk
d) Anson Jones
Why did President Houston want to downsize the army and sell the navy?
a) To convince the United States to annex Texas
b) To recover from the Council House Fight
c) To try and get elected for a second term
d) To try to reduce the debt of the Republic of Texas
Which statement best describes President Houston’s policy toward the American Indian tribe in Texas?
a) He wanted to expel them as punishment for participating in the Córdova Rebellion.
b) He commissioned the Texas Rangers to lead an attack against the Cherokees.
c) He used them as a bargaining chip in favor of annexation to the United States.
d) He wanted to negotiate a peace treaty with them
What was President Lamar’s view on public education?
a) Education was important and he set aside money and land for schools.
b) All people should be provided an education if they could afford it.
c) Schools were a personal choice, and that they should be privately funded.
d) Education was important, but he did not consider it one his priorities.
Which of the following statements is true about President Lamar’s relationships with the American Indians?
a) He believed that the fighting would stop once all the Indians were relocated outside of Texas.
b) He worked with Cherokee and Comanche chiefs to improve relations.
c) He thought that the Indians and Texans could live peacefully if they followed the same laws.
d) He passed the frontier defense bill to protect friendly Indian tribes.
What was one of the problems at the Council House Fight?
a) The Comanche ignored the peace talks.
b) President Lamar refused to allow the Comanche to bring their children.
c) The Comanche did not bring all the Texans they held captive.
d) The Texans were not prepared to fight the Comanche and had lost many men.
What was Winfield Scott remembered for?
a) His troops shot the first shots of the war.
b) His troops captured Mexico City.
c) His troops lost battles in Buena Vista.
d) His troops were part of the attack on Molino.
What role did the Texas Rangers play in the U.S.-Mexican War?
a) They formed their own troops and attached Mexico City.
b) They helped the Mexican army move through Texas.
c) They served as scouts for the United States army.
d) They protected President Polk throughout the war.
How did Mexico benefit from the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
a) Mexico was guaranteed land in the future.
b) The border between Texas and New Mexico was fixed at the Rio Grande River.
c) The United States paid Mexico $15 million for the land they won.
d) The citizens of Mexico got to decide which country they wanted to live in.
How did the United States benefit from the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
a) The United States gained land that is now California and New Mexico called the Mexican Cession.
b) The slave trade in Washington, D.C. was eliminated.
c) Mexico paid all its debts to the United States.
d) Mexico gave the United States its trade routes.
Texas was annexed into the U.S. by how many votes?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 10
d) 1
The belief that the U.S. was to expand from ocean to ocean was known as?
a) Territorial Expansion
b) Manifest Destiny
c) Sea to shining Sea
d) Annexation
Indian Territory is also known as what state?
a) Kansas
b) Texas
c) New Mexico
d) Oklahoma
What was the name of the U.S. president who was responsible for Cherokee removal?
a) President Andrew Jackson
b) President Sam Houston
c) President George Washington
d) President Abraham Lincoln
What was the name of the river that the U.S. wanted as the border between the U.S. and Mexico?
a) Colorado
b) Gulf of Mexico
c) Rio Grande
d) Nueces
What was the name of the river that Mexico wanted as the border between the U.S. and Mexico?
a) Nueces
b) Rio Grande
c) Frio
d) Amazon
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