Texas annexation - Quiz
Texas annexation
  • 1. When was Texas annexed into the United States?
A) 1812
B) 1845
C) 1865
D) 1901
  • 2. Who led the Texan forces in the decisive Battle of San Jacinto?
A) Santa Anna
B) Sam Houston
C) Davy Crockett
D) Stephen F. Austin
  • 3. What year did Texas declare its independence from Mexico?
A) 1836
B) 1849
C) 1822
D) 1856
  • 4. What date did Texas officially join the United States?
A) February 14, 1896
B) July 4, 1776
C) November 11, 1918
D) December 29, 1845
  • 5. What city was the capital of Texas before it joined the United States?
A) Dallas
B) San Antonio
C) Austin
D) Houston
  • 6. What was the name of the republic that Texas formed after declaring independence?
A) Republic of Liberty
B) Republic of Independence
C) Republic of Texas
D) Republic of Freedom
  • 7. Which American leader advocated for the annexation of Texas in the 1844 election?
A) John Tyler
B) James K. Polk
C) Martin Van Buren
D) Zachary Taylor
  • 8. What was the last battle between Texas and Mexico before the end of the Texas Revolution?
A) Battle of San Jacinto
B) Battle of Goliad
C) Battle of Gonzales
D) Battle of the Alamo
  • 9. Which U.S. president was in office when Texas first applied for annexation in 1836?
A) John Tyler
B) Martin Van Buren
C) James K. Polk
D) Andrew Jackson
  • 10. Who was the U.S. Secretary of State that rejected Texas's initial annexation request in 1836?
A) Sam Houston
B) Henry Clay
C) John Forsyth
D) Martin Van Buren
  • 11. Which U.S. president pursued the annexation of Texas independently in 1843?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) James K. Polk
C) Martin Van Buren
D) John Tyler
  • 12. Which U.S. president secured the nomination of James K. Polk in 1844?
A) Whig delegates
B) Pro-Texas-annexation southern Democratic delegates
C) Martin Van Buren
D) John Tyler
  • 13. What was the outcome of the Senate vote on the Tyler–Texas treaty in June 1844?
A) The treaty was postponed
B) The treaty was ratified
C) The treaty was amended
D) The treaty was rejected
  • 14. When did Texas formally join the Union?
A) February 19, 1846
B) March 3, 1845
C) December 29, 1845
D) April 1844
  • 15. What event was prompted by Texas joining the Union?
A) The Mexican–American War
B) The Revolutionary War
C) The War of 1812
D) The Civil War
  • 16. Which country mediated talks between Texas and Mexico in the early 1840s?
A) Germany
B) Spain
C) The United Kingdom
D) France
  • 17. What was the stance of the Mexican government regarding Texas's independence?
A) The Mexican government remained neutral
B) The Mexican government refused to acknowledge Texas's independence
C) The Mexican government offered to annex Texas
D) The Mexican government immediately recognized Texas's independence
  • 18. What was the position of the Whig party regarding the annexation of Texas?
A) Opposition
B) Support
C) Indifference
D) Conditional support
  • 19. What was the political platform of James K. Polk during the 1844 presidential election?
A) Support for British mediation
B) Anti-annexation
C) Opposition to slavery
D) Pro-Texas Manifest Destiny
  • 20. What was the role of the Democratic-dominated House of Representatives in the annexation process?
A) They rejected the annexation bill
B) They mediated talks with Mexico
C) They supported the Whig party's stance
D) They passed an amended bill expanding on the pro-slavery provisions
  • 21. Why was John Tyler expelled from the Whig Party?
A) For his foreign policy decisions
B) For his stance on slavery
C) For supporting Texas annexation
D) For repeatedly vetoing their domestic finance legislation
  • 22. Which party did Tyler organize after being ejected from the Whig party?
A) The Democratic Party
B) The Free Soil Party
C) The Whig Party
D) A third party
  • 23. Who withdrew Texas's offer of annexation in 1838?
A) David G. Burnet
B) Anson Jones
C) Sam Houston
D) Mirabeau B. Lamar
  • 24. Who succeeded Andrew Jackson as president?
A) John Tyler
B) James K. Polk
C) Martin Van Buren
D) William Henry Harrison
  • 25. Which president attempted to annex Hawaii through a Senate treaty in 1893?
A) William McKinley
B) Grover Cleveland
C) Benjamin Harrison
D) James A. Garfield
  • 26. What alternative method did Tyler propose after the treaty's defeat in the Senate?
A) Executive order
B) Joint resolution
C) Veto override
D) Supreme Court decision
  • 27. What were the first missions in Texas designed for?
A) French traders
B) The Tejas Indians
C) Spanish settlers
D) Anglo-American immigrants
  • 28. What was the role of Great Britain in Texas-Mexico negotiations?
A) Great Britain opposed Texas independence
B) Great Britain provided military support to Texas
C) Great Britain negotiated directly with Texas
D) Great Britain acted as a mediator
  • 29. What year did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
A) 1821
B) 1845
C) 1819
D) 1836
  • 30. Which president did not pursue the annexation of Hawaii?
A) William McKinley
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Grover Cleveland
D) Benjamin Harrison
  • 31. Which president revived the annexation efforts for Hawaii in 1897?
A) Benjamin Harrison
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) William McKinley
D) Grover Cleveland
  • 32. What theory did John Tyler invoke to counter sectional differences over slavery?
A) The Manifest Destiny
B) The Monroe Doctrine
C) The diffusion theory
D) The Missouri Compromise
  • 33. How many Democrats voted for the measure to admit Texas?
A) Only the northern Democrats
B) Only half of the Democrats
C) All twenty-four Democrats
D) None of the Democrats
  • 34. Who created five settlements along the Rio Grande River in the early 1760s?
A) José de Escandón
B) Santa Anna
C) Sam Houston
D) Stephen F. Austin
  • 35. What was the legal fiction used by Mexican authorities to permit slavery in Texas?
A) Contracted labor
B) Permanent indentured servitude
C) Voluntary servitude
D) Temporary indentured servitude
  • 36. Who drafted the House amendment that improved prospects for the Senate passage of the annexation treaty?
A) Senator Foster
B) President Tyler
C) President-elect Polk
D) Senator Benton
  • 37. Who did John Tyler appoint as Secretary of State to aggressively pursue Texas annexation?
A) Daniel Webster
B) John C. Calhoun
C) Abel P. Upshur
D) Henry Clay
  • 38. How many new states could potentially be formed from the Texas territory?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Two
  • 39. Which political party opposed the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty almost unanimously?
A) Democrats
B) Whigs
C) Republicans
D) Independents
  • 40. What was the Thomas proviso related to?
A) It prohibited slavery in Texas.
B) It allowed slavery in all new territories.
C) It established the 36°30' parallel, imposing free-soil and slave-soil futures in the Louisiana Purchase lands.
D) It established the boundary between Texas and Mexico.
  • 41. Who first mapped Texas in 1519?
A) United States
B) France
C) Spain
D) England
  • 42. Which American president anticipated the acquisition of Texas' fertile lands?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) John Quincy Adams
C) Andrew Jackson
D) James Madison
  • 43. Who predicted that the South would require Texas for expansion?
A) John Tyler
B) Thomas Ritchie
C) Andrew Jackson
D) John Quincy Adams
  • 44. What was the vote count in the House for approving the amended Texas treaty on January 25, 1845?
A) 101–118
B) 98–120
C) 120–98
D) 118–101
  • 45. Which river did Texas claim as its southern border based on the Treaties of Velasco?
A) The Rio Grande
B) The Nueces River
C) The Red River
D) The Sabine River
  • 46. Which rebellion in 1826 alarmed Mexican authorities about losing control over Texas?
A) The Goliad Rebellion
B) The Fredonian Rebellion
C) The Texas Revolution
D) The Alamo Rebellion
  • 47. What majority was required for the Senate to ratify the Tyler-Texas treaty?
A) Three-fourths
B) Two-thirds
C) Unanimous
D) Simple majority
  • 48. On what date was the Tyler-Texas treaty signed?
A) January 1, 1844
B) April 22, 1844
C) March 29, 1844
D) April 12, 1844
  • 49. How many states could Texas lawmakers configure from its western region under the Brown amendment?
A) Six states
B) Four states
C) Five states
D) Three states
  • 50. Who was charged with investigating the 'loan plot'?
A) Minister Edward Everett
B) Duff Green
C) President Tyler
D) John C. Calhoun
  • 51. Which river did Mexico claim as the southern border of Texas?
A) The Red River
B) The Rio Grande
C) The Sabine River
D) The Nueces River
  • 52. What letter contributed to the divisive effects against the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty?
A) Polk letter
B) Packenham letter
C) Calhoun letter
D) Tyler letter
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