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