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  • 1. When was Texas annexed into the United States?
A) 1812
B) 1845
C) 1865
D) 1901
  • 2. Who led the Texan forces in the decisive Battle of San Jacinto?
A) Sam Houston
B) Santa Anna
C) Stephen F. Austin
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) 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) Austin
C) Houston
D) Dallas
  • 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) Martin Van Buren
B) Zachary Taylor
C) John Tyler
D) James K. Polk
  • 8. What was the last battle between Texas and Mexico before the end of the Texas Revolution?
A) Battle of Goliad
B) Battle of San Jacinto
C) Battle of Gonzales
D) Battle of the Alamo
  • 9. Which U.S. president was in office when Texas first applied for annexation in 1836?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) James K. Polk
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) Martin Van Buren
B) Henry Clay
C) John Forsyth
D) Sam Houston
  • 11. Which U.S. president pursued the annexation of Texas independently in 1843?
A) Martin Van Buren
B) Andrew Jackson
C) James K. Polk
D) John Tyler
  • 12. Which U.S. president secured the nomination of James K. Polk in 1844?
A) Whig delegates
B) John Tyler
C) Pro-Texas-annexation southern Democratic 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 ratified
B) The treaty was amended
C) The treaty was rejected
D) The treaty was postponed
  • 14. When did Texas formally join the Union?
A) March 3, 1845
B) February 19, 1846
C) April 1844
D) December 29, 1845
  • 15. What event was prompted by Texas joining the Union?
A) The Revolutionary War
B) The War of 1812
C) The Mexican–American War
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 refused to acknowledge Texas's independence
C) The Mexican government immediately recognized 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) Indifference
B) Support
C) Conditional support
D) Opposition
  • 19. What was the political platform of James K. Polk during the 1844 presidential election?
A) Opposition to slavery
B) Support for British mediation
C) Anti-annexation
D) Pro-Texas Manifest Destiny
  • 20. What was the role of the Democratic-dominated House of Representatives in the annexation process?
A) They mediated talks with Mexico
B) They supported the Whig party's stance
C) They passed an amended bill expanding on the pro-slavery provisions
D) They rejected the annexation bill
  • 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) The Free Soil Party
B) The Democratic Party
C) The Whig Party
D) A third party
  • 23. Who withdrew Texas's offer of annexation in 1838?
A) Anson Jones
B) Mirabeau B. Lamar
C) Sam Houston
D) David G. Burnet
  • 24. Who succeeded Andrew Jackson as president?
A) James K. Polk
B) Martin Van Buren
C) William Henry Harrison
D) John Tyler
  • 25. Which president attempted to annex Hawaii through a Senate treaty in 1893?
A) Benjamin Harrison
B) James A. Garfield
C) Grover Cleveland
D) William McKinley
  • 26. What alternative method did Tyler propose after the treaty's defeat in the Senate?
A) Supreme Court decision
B) Veto override
C) Executive order
D) Joint resolution
  • 27. What were the first missions in Texas designed for?
A) Spanish settlers
B) French traders
C) Anglo-American immigrants
D) The Tejas Indians
  • 28. What was the role of Great Britain in Texas-Mexico negotiations?
A) Great Britain provided military support to Texas
B) Great Britain opposed Texas independence
C) Great Britain acted as a mediator
D) Great Britain negotiated directly with Texas
  • 29. What year did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
A) 1836
B) 1845
C) 1821
D) 1819
  • 30. Which president did not pursue the annexation of Hawaii?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Grover Cleveland
C) Benjamin Harrison
D) William McKinley
  • 31. Which president revived the annexation efforts for Hawaii in 1897?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Benjamin Harrison
C) Grover Cleveland
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 Manifest Destiny
D) The Monroe Doctrine
  • 33. How many Democrats voted for the measure to admit Texas?
A) All twenty-four Democrats
B) None of the 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) Sam Houston
B) Stephen F. Austin
C) José de Escandón
D) Santa Anna
  • 35. What was the legal fiction used by Mexican authorities to permit slavery in Texas?
A) Voluntary servitude
B) Contracted labor
C) Permanent indentured servitude
D) Temporary indentured servitude
  • 36. Who drafted the House amendment that improved prospects for the Senate passage of the annexation treaty?
A) Senator Foster
B) Senator Benton
C) President-elect Polk
D) President Tyler
  • 37. Who did John Tyler appoint as Secretary of State to aggressively pursue Texas annexation?
A) Abel P. Upshur
B) Henry Clay
C) Daniel Webster
D) John C. Calhoun
  • 38. How many new states could potentially be formed from the Texas territory?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Four
D) Two
  • 39. Which political party opposed the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty almost unanimously?
A) Whigs
B) Republicans
C) Independents
D) Democrats
  • 40. 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 established the boundary between Texas and Mexico.
D) It allowed slavery in all new territories.
  • 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) John Quincy Adams
C) James Madison
D) Thomas Jefferson
  • 43. Who predicted that the South would require Texas for expansion?
A) Thomas Ritchie
B) John Quincy Adams
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) 120–98
C) 98–120
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 Texas Revolution
B) The Goliad Rebellion
C) The Fredonian Rebellion
D) The Alamo Rebellion
  • 47. What majority was required for the Senate to ratify the Tyler-Texas treaty?
A) Two-thirds
B) Three-fourths
C) Unanimous
D) Simple majority
  • 48. On what date was the Tyler-Texas treaty signed?
A) April 12, 1844
B) March 29, 1844
C) April 22, 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) President Tyler
D) Minister Edward Everett
  • 51. Which river did Mexico claim as the southern border of Texas?
A) The Nueces River
B) The Red River
C) The Rio Grande
D) The Sabine River
  • 52. What letter contributed to the divisive effects against the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty?
A) Tyler letter
B) Calhoun letter
C) Packenham letter
D) Polk letter
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