Pro-Annexation
Why did Texas want annexation due to money problems?
Texas had over a million dollars in debt.
What was Texas land originally set aside for?
To build schools.
What was public land used for?
Schools and parks.
What year was Texas annexed?
1845.
What does siege mean?
The surrounding place by enemy forces trying to capture it.
What issue made Texas money worthless?
Texas currency had little value.
What treaty recognized Texas as independent?
The Treaty of Velasco.
Who agreed to pay Texas’s debt?
The United States.
What country annexed Texas?
The United States.
What does annexation mean?
To add land to a country.
Why were Texans angry about taxes?
Taxes were very high.
What happened to Mexican soldiers after the treaty?
They left Texas.
What did Texas receive when annexed?
All rights of statehood.
Who did Texas fight over its southern border?
Mexico.
What does debt mean?
Money that is owed.
Why couldn’t Texas defend itself?
There was no money for an army.
What city was named the capital of Texas?
Austin
How many states could Texas divide into?
Up to four.
Who was fighting to regain land in Texas?
Native Americans.
What does treaty mean?
An agreement between countries.
What belief supported U.S. expansion westward?
Manifest Destiny.
Where was the first college built?
La Grange.
What document listed these agreements?
The terms of annexation.
What was Texas before annexation?
An independent republic.
What does Manifest Destiny mean?
The belief the U.S. should expand west.