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Texas History
Independence/Annexation
Question | Answer |
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On what date did Texas declare independence from Mexico? | March 2, 1836 |
What type of government was established for Texas in the Constitution of 1836? | A republic (the people choose their own leaders) |
What was the name of the nation created by the Texas Constitution of 1836? | Republic of Texas |
What were three basic rights guaranteed to Texans by the Constitution of 1836? | Freedom of Speech, Religion and Press |
Who was the first (and third) elected president of the Republic of Texas? | Sam Houston |
What Texas president is remembered as the "Father of Texas public education"? | Mirabeau Lamar |
Who was the last president of Texas? | Anson Jones |
In what year did Texas become the 28th U.S. state? | 1845 |
What war began shortly after Texas was annexed to the U.S.? | Mexican War |
What was the name for the belief that the United States should expand all the way west to the Pacific Ocean? | Manifest Destiny |