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