Republic of Texas
Who was the first elected President of Texas?
Sam Houston
What belief said the U.S. had a God-given right to expand west?
Manifest Destiny
What document was the Texas Constitution modeled after?
The United States Constitution
What 1820 agreement tried to balance free and slave states?
Missouri Compromise
What document freed enslaved people in Confederate areas in 1863?
Emancipation Proclamation
Who promoted Texas remaining independent and fought Native Americans?
Mirabeau Lamar
Why was Mexico angry after Texas was annexed into the U.S.?
Border Disputes and Loss of Land
Name two similarities between the Texas and U.S. Constitutions.
Enslaved people, the three branches of government, the separation of powers, or the Bill of Rights
What event in 1845 upset the balance between free and slave states?
Texas Annexation
What day do we celebrate when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free?
Juneteenth – June 19, 1865
What were two major problems the Republic of Texas faced between 1836–1845?
(Debt, Native American conflicts, border disputes)
What major land acquisition happened after the U.S.-Mexican War?
Mexican Session
Name one difference between the Texas and U.S. Constitutions.
Leaders had shorter terms
What war between 1846–1848 raised tensions about slavery in new territories?
U.S.-Mexican War
What amendment officially ended slavery in the U.S.?
13th Amendment
Who helped complete Texas annexation?
Anson Jones
In what year did the U.S.-Mexican War begin?
1846
What important right was specifically protected in the Texas Constitution but not emphasized the same way in the U.S. Constitution?
The right to own slaves
What compromise increased tensions by passing the Fugitive Slave Law?
Missouri Compromise of 1850
When was the 13th Amendment ratified?
December 6, 1865
Who participated in the failed Santa Fe Expedition and was captured by Mexico?
Jose Navarro
What treaty ended the U.S.-Mexican War
Treaty of Gudalupe Hidalgo
What year was the Texas Constitution written?
1836
Who was elected president in 1860, leading to Southern secession?
Abraham Lincoln
How did the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) impact enslaved people in Texas?
Freedom was delayed until Union troops arrived in 1865