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