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  • 1. When was Texas annexed into the United States?
A) 1865
B) 1812
C) 1901
D) 1845
  • 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) 1822
B) 1856
C) 1836
D) 1849
  • 4. What date did Texas officially join the United States?
A) February 14, 1896
B) July 4, 1776
C) December 29, 1845
D) November 11, 1918
  • 5. What city was the capital of Texas before it joined the United States?
A) Dallas
B) Houston
C) Austin
D) San Antonio
  • 6. What was the name of the republic that Texas formed after declaring independence?
A) Republic of Independence
B) Republic of Texas
C) Republic of Freedom
D) Republic of Liberty
  • 7. Which American leader advocated for the annexation of Texas in the 1844 election?
A) John Tyler
B) Martin Van Buren
C) James K. Polk
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 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) James K. Polk
B) Andrew Jackson
C) Martin Van Buren
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) Sam Houston
D) Martin Van Buren
  • 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) Martin Van Buren
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 amended
C) The treaty was rejected
D) The treaty was ratified
  • 14. When did Texas formally join the Union?
A) April 1844
B) February 19, 1846
C) December 29, 1845
D) March 3, 1845
  • 15. What event was prompted by Texas joining the Union?
A) The Revolutionary War
B) The Civil War
C) The War of 1812
D) The Mexican–American War
  • 16. Which country mediated talks between Texas and Mexico in the early 1840s?
A) France
B) The United Kingdom
C) Germany
D) Spain
  • 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 refused to acknowledge Texas's independence
D) The Mexican government immediately recognized Texas's independence
  • 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) Pro-Texas Manifest Destiny
B) Support for British mediation
C) Anti-annexation
D) Opposition to slavery
  • 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 supporting Texas annexation
B) For his stance on slavery
C) For repeatedly vetoing their domestic finance legislation
D) For his foreign policy decisions
  • 22. Which party did Tyler organize after being ejected from the Whig party?
A) The Democratic Party
B) A third party
C) The Whig Party
D) The Free Soil Party
  • 23. Who withdrew Texas's offer of annexation in 1838?
A) Mirabeau B. Lamar
B) David G. Burnet
C) Sam Houston
D) Anson Jones
  • 24. Who succeeded Andrew Jackson as president?
A) William Henry Harrison
B) John Tyler
C) James K. Polk
D) Martin Van Buren
  • 25. Which president attempted to annex Hawaii through a Senate treaty in 1893?
A) William McKinley
B) Grover Cleveland
C) James A. Garfield
D) Benjamin Harrison
  • 26. What alternative method did Tyler propose after the treaty's defeat in the Senate?
A) Veto override
B) Supreme Court decision
C) Executive order
D) Joint resolution
  • 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 negotiated directly with Texas
C) Great Britain provided military support to Texas
D) Great Britain acted as a mediator
  • 29. What year did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
A) 1821
B) 1819
C) 1845
D) 1836
  • 30. Which president did not pursue the annexation of Hawaii?
A) Benjamin Harrison
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) William McKinley
D) Grover Cleveland
  • 31. Which president revived the annexation efforts for Hawaii in 1897?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) William McKinley
C) Grover Cleveland
D) Benjamin Harrison
  • 32. What theory did John Tyler invoke to counter sectional differences over slavery?
A) The diffusion theory
B) The Manifest Destiny
C) The Missouri Compromise
D) The Monroe Doctrine
  • 33. How many Democrats voted for the measure to admit Texas?
A) None of the Democrats
B) Only the northern Democrats
C) All twenty-four Democrats
D) Only half of the Democrats
  • 34. Who created five settlements along the Rio Grande River in the early 1760s?
A) Santa Anna
B) Stephen F. Austin
C) Sam Houston
D) José de Escandón
  • 35. What was the legal fiction used by Mexican authorities to permit slavery in Texas?
A) Voluntary servitude
B) Permanent indentured servitude
C) Contracted labor
D) Temporary indentured servitude
  • 36. Who drafted the House amendment that improved prospects for the Senate passage of the annexation treaty?
A) Senator Benton
B) President Tyler
C) Senator Foster
D) President-elect Polk
  • 37. Who did John Tyler appoint as Secretary of State to aggressively pursue Texas annexation?
A) Daniel Webster
B) Henry Clay
C) Abel P. Upshur
D) John C. Calhoun
  • 38. How many new states could potentially be formed from the Texas territory?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) Four
  • 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 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) France
B) United States
C) Spain
D) England
  • 42. Which American president anticipated the acquisition of Texas' fertile lands?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Quincy Adams
D) James Madison
  • 43. Who predicted that the South would require Texas for expansion?
A) John Tyler
B) Thomas Ritchie
C) Andrew Jackson
D) John Quincy Adams
  • 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) 120–98
D) 98–120
  • 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 Goliad Rebellion
B) The Fredonian Rebellion
C) The Alamo Rebellion
D) The Texas Revolution
  • 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) April 22, 1844
C) January 1, 1844
D) March 29, 1844
  • 49. How many states could Texas lawmakers configure from its western region under the Brown amendment?
A) Four states
B) Three states
C) Five states
D) Six states
  • 50. Who was charged with investigating the 'loan plot'?
A) John C. Calhoun
B) Minister Edward Everett
C) President Tyler
D) Duff Green
  • 51. 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
  • 52. What letter contributed to the divisive effects against the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty?
A) Packenham letter
B) Polk letter
C) Tyler letter
D) Calhoun letter
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