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Chapter 15 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the only native Texan in the Convention of 1845 | Jose Antonio Navarro |
| candidate who defeated Sam Houston for governor in the only election Houston ever lost | Hardi Runnels |
| first governor of the state of Texas | James Pinckney Henderson |
| the belief that the U.S. was meant to spread across North America | Manifest Destiny |
| U.S. President Tyler called both houses of Congress to pass this in favor of Texas Annexation | joint resolution |
| every two years is known as | biennial |
| meeting that was called to consider and approve annexation | Convention of 1845 |
| companies that sell shares of ownership to raise money | corporations |
| under Congress's terms, Texas entered the U.S. as a state, rather than as this | territory |
| The Texas legislature elected Thomas Rusk and this man as the first U.S. senators from Texas | Sam Houston |
| What branch of government carries out the laws | executive |
| What does the legislative branch of government do | makes/writes laws |
| What branch of government interprets the laws | judicial |
| Who performs the actions of the executive branch of government | governor or lieutenant governor |
| What makes up the legislative branch of government | House of Representatives + Senate = Congress |
| What was the single most difficult political issue for the U.S. when deciding to annex Texas | slavery |
| What was the alternate choice to annexation at the Convention of 1845 | recognition by the Republic of Mexico |
| What was the political party which represented the view of farmers and owners of small businesses | Democratic Party |
| The annexation resolution made Texas agree to reduce its public debt by | selling public lands |
| What did corporations have to have to operate under the new constitution | permission from the legislature |
| Under Texas law, what could married women own | they could own property that was separate from their husbands |
| What year was Texas annexed to the U.S. | 1845 |
| What was the first thing that Texas was required to do before annexation was approved | write a state constitution |
| Why were some people in the U.S. against the annexation of Texas | they were afraid it would bring a war with Mexcio |
| _____________ were not allowed under the constitution. | Banks |
| ______________ required the permission of the state to operate. | Corporations |
| What part of the U.S. was the Democratic Party very strong | throughout the southern U.S. |
| How did Texas receive money from the federal government that helped them pay down its debt | Texas gave up its claim to 67 million acres of land in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. |
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