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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) Santa Anna
B) Sam Houston
C) Stephen F. Austin
D) Davy Crockett
  • 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) February 14, 1896
B) December 29, 1845
C) November 11, 1918
D) July 4, 1776
  • 5. What city was the capital of Texas before it joined the United States?
A) Austin
B) Houston
C) San Antonio
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) James K. Polk
B) John Tyler
C) Martin Van Buren
D) Zachary Taylor
  • 8. What was the last battle between Texas and Mexico before the end of the Texas Revolution?
A) Battle of Gonzales
B) Battle of San Jacinto
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) John Tyler
B) Andrew Jackson
C) James K. Polk
D) Martin Van Buren
  • 10. Who was the U.S. Secretary of State that rejected Texas's initial annexation request in 1836?
A) John Forsyth
B) Sam Houston
C) Martin Van Buren
D) Henry Clay
  • 11. Which U.S. president pursued the annexation of Texas independently in 1843?
A) James K. Polk
B) John Tyler
C) Martin Van Buren
D) Andrew Jackson
  • 12. Which U.S. president secured the nomination of James K. Polk in 1844?
A) John Tyler
B) Martin Van Buren
C) Whig delegates
D) Pro-Texas-annexation southern Democratic delegates
  • 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 postponed
C) The treaty was ratified
D) The treaty was amended
  • 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 Mexican–American War
B) The War of 1812
C) The Revolutionary War
D) The Civil 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 immediately recognized Texas's independence
B) The Mexican government offered to annex Texas
C) The Mexican government remained neutral
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) Support for British mediation
B) Anti-annexation
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 supported the Whig party's stance
B) They rejected the annexation bill
C) They mediated talks with Mexico
D) They passed an amended bill expanding on the pro-slavery provisions
  • 21. Who first mapped Texas in 1519?
A) Spain
B) France
C) United States
D) England
  • 22. Which American president anticipated the acquisition of Texas' fertile lands?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Andrew Jackson
C) John Quincy Adams
D) James Madison
  • 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 allowed slavery in all new territories.
C) It established the boundary between Texas and Mexico.
D) It prohibited slavery in Texas.
  • 24. Who predicted that the South would require Texas for expansion?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) John Tyler
C) John Quincy Adams
D) Thomas Ritchie
  • 25. What theory did John Tyler invoke to counter sectional differences over slavery?
A) The Manifest Destiny
B) The Monroe Doctrine
C) The diffusion theory
D) The Missouri Compromise
  • 26. What year did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
A) 1821
B) 1819
C) 1845
D) 1836
  • 27. What were the first missions in Texas designed for?
A) Spanish settlers
B) The Tejas Indians
C) French traders
D) Anglo-American immigrants
  • 28. 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
  • 29. What was the legal fiction used by Mexican authorities to permit slavery in Texas?
A) Voluntary servitude
B) Temporary indentured servitude
C) Permanent indentured servitude
D) Contracted labor
  • 30. Which rebellion in 1826 alarmed Mexican authorities about losing control over Texas?
A) The Alamo Rebellion
B) The Texas Revolution
C) The Goliad Rebellion
D) The Fredonian Rebellion
  • 31. Who succeeded Andrew Jackson as president?
A) William Henry Harrison
B) John Tyler
C) Martin Van Buren
D) James K. Polk
  • 32. Who withdrew Texas's offer of annexation in 1838?
A) Sam Houston
B) Mirabeau B. Lamar
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 stance on slavery
D) For his foreign policy decisions
  • 34. Who did John Tyler appoint as Secretary of State to aggressively pursue Texas annexation?
A) Daniel Webster
B) John C. Calhoun
C) Henry Clay
D) Abel P. Upshur
  • 35. Who was charged with investigating the 'loan plot'?
A) President Tyler
B) Minister Edward Everett
C) Duff Green
D) John C. Calhoun
  • 36. 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 negotiated directly with Texas
D) Great Britain provided military support to Texas
  • 37. On what date was the Tyler-Texas treaty signed?
A) April 12, 1844
B) January 1, 1844
C) April 22, 1844
D) March 29, 1844
  • 38. How many new states could potentially be formed from the Texas territory?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Three
D) Two
  • 39. What majority was required for the Senate to ratify the Tyler-Texas treaty?
A) Three-fourths
B) Two-thirds
C) Simple majority
D) Unanimous
  • 40. Which party did Tyler organize after being ejected from the Whig party?
A) A third party
B) The Democratic Party
C) The Whig Party
D) The Free Soil Party
  • 41. Which political party opposed the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty almost unanimously?
A) Democrats
B) Whigs
C) Republicans
D) Independents
  • 42. What letter contributed to the divisive effects against the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty?
A) Polk letter
B) Tyler letter
C) Calhoun letter
D) Packenham letter
  • 43. What alternative method did Tyler propose after the treaty's defeat in the Senate?
A) Executive order
B) Joint resolution
C) Supreme Court decision
D) Veto override
  • 44. 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
  • 45. What was the vote count in the House for approving the amended Texas treaty on January 25, 1845?
A) 98–120
B) 101–118
C) 118–101
D) 120–98
  • 46. Who drafted the House amendment that improved prospects for the Senate passage of the annexation treaty?
A) Senator Benton
B) President Tyler
C) President-elect Polk
D) Senator Foster
  • 47. How many Democrats voted for the measure to admit Texas?
A) Only half of the Democrats
B) Only the northern Democrats
C) None of the Democrats
D) All twenty-four Democrats
  • 48. Which river did Texas claim as its southern border based on the Treaties of Velasco?
A) The Red River
B) The Nueces River
C) The Rio Grande
D) The Sabine River
  • 49. Which river did Mexico claim as the southern border of Texas?
A) The Rio Grande
B) The Sabine River
C) The Red River
D) The Nueces River
  • 50. Which president attempted to annex Hawaii through a Senate treaty in 1893?
A) Grover Cleveland
B) Benjamin Harrison
C) James A. Garfield
D) William McKinley
  • 51. Which president revived the annexation efforts for Hawaii in 1897?
A) Benjamin Harrison
B) Grover Cleveland
C) William McKinley
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 52. Which president did not pursue the annexation of Hawaii?
A) William McKinley
B) Grover Cleveland
C) Benjamin Harrison
D) Theodore Roosevelt
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