Texas annexation - Test
Texas annexation
  • 1. When was Texas annexed into the United States?
A) 1901
B) 1845
C) 1865
D) 1812
  • 2. Who led the Texan forces in the decisive Battle of San Jacinto?
A) Stephen F. Austin
B) Sam Houston
C) Santa Anna
D) Davy Crockett
  • 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) Houston
B) Austin
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 Independence
C) Republic of Texas
D) Republic of Freedom
  • 7. Which American leader advocated for the annexation of Texas in the 1844 election?
A) Zachary Taylor
B) John Tyler
C) James K. Polk
D) Martin Van Buren
  • 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) Andrew Jackson
B) John Tyler
C) James K. Polk
D) Martin Van Buren
  • 10. Who was the U.S. Secretary of State that rejected Texas's initial annexation request in 1836?
A) Henry Clay
B) John Forsyth
C) Martin Van Buren
D) Sam Houston
  • 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) Pro-Texas-annexation southern Democratic delegates
B) Whig delegates
C) John Tyler
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) 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 War of 1812
B) The Revolutionary War
C) The Mexican–American War
D) The Civil War
  • 16. Which country mediated talks between Texas and Mexico in the early 1840s?
A) France
B) The United Kingdom
C) Spain
D) Germany
  • 17. What was the stance of the Mexican government regarding Texas's independence?
A) The Mexican government refused to acknowledge Texas's independence
B) The Mexican government offered to annex Texas
C) The Mexican government immediately recognized Texas's independence
D) The Mexican government remained neutral
  • 18. What was the position of the Whig party regarding the annexation of Texas?
A) Indifference
B) Conditional support
C) Support
D) Opposition
  • 19. What was the political platform of James K. Polk during the 1844 presidential election?
A) Pro-Texas Manifest Destiny
B) Opposition to slavery
C) Anti-annexation
D) Support for British mediation
  • 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 mediated talks with Mexico
D) They supported the Whig party's stance
  • 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 Free Soil Party
D) The Democratic Party
  • 23. Who withdrew Texas's offer of annexation in 1838?
A) David G. Burnet
B) Mirabeau B. Lamar
C) Sam Houston
D) Anson Jones
  • 24. Who succeeded Andrew Jackson as president?
A) John Tyler
B) Martin Van Buren
C) William Henry Harrison
D) James K. Polk
  • 25. Which president attempted to annex Hawaii through a Senate treaty in 1893?
A) Grover Cleveland
B) Benjamin Harrison
C) William McKinley
D) James A. Garfield
  • 26. What alternative method did Tyler propose after the treaty's defeat in the Senate?
A) Executive order
B) Veto override
C) Supreme Court decision
D) Joint resolution
  • 27. What were the first missions in Texas designed for?
A) Spanish settlers
B) The Tejas Indians
C) French traders
D) Anglo-American immigrants
  • 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) 1821
B) 1836
C) 1845
D) 1819
  • 30. Which president did not pursue the annexation of Hawaii?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) William McKinley
C) Benjamin Harrison
D) Grover Cleveland
  • 31. Which president revived the annexation efforts for Hawaii in 1897?
A) Grover Cleveland
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Benjamin Harrison
D) William McKinley
  • 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) Only half of the Democrats
C) Only the northern 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) Sam Houston
C) Santa Anna
D) Stephen F. Austin
  • 35. What was the legal fiction used by Mexican authorities to permit slavery in Texas?
A) Contracted labor
B) Temporary indentured servitude
C) Permanent indentured servitude
D) Voluntary servitude
  • 36. Who drafted the House amendment that improved prospects for the Senate passage of the annexation treaty?
A) President Tyler
B) Senator Benton
C) President-elect Polk
D) Senator Foster
  • 37. 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
  • 38. How many new states could potentially be formed from the Texas territory?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) Five
  • 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 allowed slavery in all new territories.
B) It prohibited slavery in Texas.
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) France
B) United States
C) Spain
D) England
  • 42. Which American president anticipated the acquisition of Texas' fertile lands?
A) John Quincy Adams
B) James Madison
C) Andrew Jackson
D) Thomas Jefferson
  • 43. Who predicted that the South would require Texas for expansion?
A) John Quincy Adams
B) Thomas Ritchie
C) John Tyler
D) Andrew Jackson
  • 44. What was the vote count in the House for approving the amended Texas treaty on January 25, 1845?
A) 101–118
B) 118–101
C) 98–120
D) 120–98
  • 45. Which river did Texas claim as its southern border based on the Treaties of Velasco?
A) The Nueces River
B) The Rio Grande
C) The Sabine River
D) The Red River
  • 46. Which rebellion in 1826 alarmed Mexican authorities about losing control over Texas?
A) The Alamo Rebellion
B) The Goliad Rebellion
C) The Texas Revolution
D) The Fredonian Rebellion
  • 47. What majority was required for the Senate to ratify the Tyler-Texas treaty?
A) Two-thirds
B) Unanimous
C) Simple majority
D) Three-fourths
  • 48. On what date was the Tyler-Texas treaty signed?
A) April 12, 1844
B) March 29, 1844
C) January 1, 1844
D) April 22, 1844
  • 49. How many states could Texas lawmakers configure from its western region under the Brown amendment?
A) Six states
B) Five states
C) Four states
D) Three states
  • 50. Who was charged with investigating the 'loan plot'?
A) Minister Edward Everett
B) Duff Green
C) John C. Calhoun
D) President Tyler
  • 51. Which river did Mexico claim as the southern border of Texas?
A) The Rio Grande
B) The Sabine River
C) The Red River
D) The Nueces River
  • 52. What letter contributed to the divisive effects against the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty?
A) Packenham letter
B) Calhoun letter
C) Tyler letter
D) Polk letter
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