People
Who was the First Govenor of Texas?
James Pinckney Henderson
Word meaning "Every two years"
Biennial
The most popular political party in Texas in the 1840s–1850s.
The Democratic Party
Elisha M. Pease improved ________ and reduce Texas ______?
Education / Debt
What belief encouraged Americans to support adding Texas and expanding westward?
Manifest Destiny
This president asked congress to annex Texas in 1845
James K. Polk
The belief the U.S. should expand across North America.
Manifest Destiny
The group (besides white males) allowed to vote in 1845.
Tejanos
Which political opponent of Sam Houston won the election and became governor?
Hardin Runnels
What major issue caused arguments in the U.S. when deciding whether to annex Texas?
Slavery
This president strongly supported annexation
John Tyler
The major issue that caused debate over annexation.
Slavery
This candidate defeated Sam Houston in an election.
Hardin Runnels
This U.S President who strongly favored Annexation
John Tyler
What method did Texas use to help lower its public debt?
By selling public lands
This governor helped improve education and reduce state debt
Elisha M. Pease
The method Texas used to reduce its debt
Selling public lands
The ________ party was the most popular political party in Texas in the 1840s-1850s
Democratic
Who pushed annexation forward in Congress?
James K. Polk
Every two years
This Tejano was the only native Texan at the Convention of 1845.
Jose Antonio Navarro
Corporations needed this to operate under the new constitution. Permission from the __________?
Legislature
This writer helped convince northerners to support annexation.
Jane McManus Cazneau
Who played a key role in representing Tejanos and supporting Texas joining the United States at the Convention of 1845?
Jose Antonio Navarro
James Pinckney Henderson was the first ________ of the state of Texas
Governor