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  • 1. When was Texas annexed into the United States?
A) 1901
B) 1812
C) 1845
D) 1865
  • 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) 1856
D) 1836
  • 4. What date did Texas officially join the United States?
A) November 11, 1918
B) February 14, 1896
C) July 4, 1776
D) December 29, 1845
  • 5. What city was the capital of Texas before it joined the United States?
A) San Antonio
B) Houston
C) Dallas
D) Austin
  • 6. What was the name of the republic that Texas formed after declaring independence?
A) Republic of Independence
B) Republic of Freedom
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) 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 San Jacinto
B) Battle of Goliad
C) Battle of the Alamo
D) Battle of Gonzales
  • 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) John Forsyth
B) Martin Van Buren
C) Sam Houston
D) Henry Clay
  • 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) Martin Van Buren
B) Pro-Texas-annexation southern Democratic delegates
C) John Tyler
D) Whig 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 rejected
C) The treaty was ratified
D) The treaty was amended
  • 14. When did Texas formally join the Union?
A) April 1844
B) March 3, 1845
C) December 29, 1845
D) February 19, 1846
  • 15. What event was prompted by Texas joining the Union?
A) The Civil War
B) The Mexican–American 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) Germany
C) Spain
D) France
  • 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 remained neutral
D) The Mexican government offered to annex Texas
  • 18. What was the position of the Whig party regarding the annexation of Texas?
A) Support
B) Conditional support
C) Opposition
D) Indifference
  • 19. What was the political platform of James K. Polk during the 1844 presidential election?
A) Opposition to slavery
B) Pro-Texas Manifest Destiny
C) Support for British mediation
D) Anti-annexation
  • 20. What was the role of the Democratic-dominated House of Representatives in the annexation process?
A) They passed an amended bill expanding on the pro-slavery provisions
B) They mediated talks with Mexico
C) They supported the Whig party's stance
D) They rejected the annexation bill
  • 21. Why was John Tyler expelled from the Whig Party?
A) For repeatedly vetoing their domestic finance legislation
B) For his stance on slavery
C) For supporting Texas annexation
D) For his foreign policy decisions
  • 22. Which party did Tyler organize after being ejected from the Whig party?
A) The Whig Party
B) A third party
C) The Free Soil Party
D) The Democratic Party
  • 23. Who withdrew Texas's offer of annexation in 1838?
A) Sam Houston
B) Anson Jones
C) David G. Burnet
D) Mirabeau B. Lamar
  • 24. Who succeeded Andrew Jackson as president?
A) Martin Van Buren
B) John Tyler
C) James K. Polk
D) William Henry Harrison
  • 25. Which president attempted to annex Hawaii through a Senate treaty in 1893?
A) William McKinley
B) Benjamin Harrison
C) Grover Cleveland
D) James A. Garfield
  • 26. What alternative method did Tyler propose after the treaty's defeat in the Senate?
A) Supreme Court decision
B) Executive order
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 acted as a mediator
B) Great Britain opposed Texas independence
C) Great Britain provided military support to Texas
D) Great Britain negotiated directly with Texas
  • 29. What year did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
A) 1819
B) 1836
C) 1821
D) 1845
  • 30. Which president did not pursue the annexation of Hawaii?
A) Benjamin Harrison
B) William McKinley
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Grover Cleveland
  • 31. Which president revived the annexation efforts for Hawaii in 1897?
A) Grover Cleveland
B) Benjamin Harrison
C) William McKinley
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 32. What theory did John Tyler invoke to counter sectional differences over slavery?
A) The Missouri Compromise
B) The Manifest Destiny
C) The diffusion theory
D) The Monroe Doctrine
  • 33. How many Democrats voted for the measure to admit Texas?
A) None of the Democrats
B) All twenty-four 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) José de Escandón
B) Santa Anna
C) Stephen F. Austin
D) Sam Houston
  • 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) Senator Foster
D) President-elect Polk
  • 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) Five
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
  • 39. Which political party opposed the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty almost unanimously?
A) Whigs
B) Republicans
C) Democrats
D) Independents
  • 40. What was the Thomas proviso related to?
A) It prohibited slavery in Texas.
B) It established the boundary between Texas and Mexico.
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.
  • 41. Who first mapped Texas in 1519?
A) Spain
B) United States
C) France
D) England
  • 42. Which American president anticipated the acquisition of Texas' fertile lands?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) John Quincy Adams
C) James Madison
D) Andrew Jackson
  • 43. Who predicted that the South would require Texas for expansion?
A) Thomas Ritchie
B) Andrew Jackson
C) John Tyler
D) John Quincy Adams
  • 44. What was the vote count in the House for approving the amended Texas treaty on January 25, 1845?
A) 98–120
B) 118–101
C) 120–98
D) 101–118
  • 45. Which river did Texas claim as its southern border based on the Treaties of Velasco?
A) The Nueces River
B) The Sabine River
C) The Rio Grande
D) The Red River
  • 46. Which rebellion in 1826 alarmed Mexican authorities about losing control over Texas?
A) The Texas Revolution
B) The Alamo Rebellion
C) The Fredonian Rebellion
D) The Goliad Rebellion
  • 47. What majority was required for the Senate to ratify the Tyler-Texas treaty?
A) Unanimous
B) Simple majority
C) Three-fourths
D) Two-thirds
  • 48. 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
  • 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) President Tyler
C) Duff Green
D) Minister Edward Everett
  • 51. Which river did Mexico claim as the southern border of Texas?
A) The Sabine River
B) The Nueces River
C) The Rio Grande
D) The Red River
  • 52. What letter contributed to the divisive effects against the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty?
A) Polk letter
B) Calhoun letter
C) Tyler letter
D) Packenham letter
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