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