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