USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After annexing Texas, how many states did the United States have?
A
50
B
48
C
28
D
20
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Six months after the congress of the Republic of Texas accepts U.S. annexation, Texas is admitted into the United States as the 28th state.

Detailed explanation-2: -Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845 and became the 28th state. Until 1836, Texas had been part of Mexico, but in that year a group of settlers from the United States who lived in Mexican Texas declared independence.

Detailed explanation-3: -On May 5, 1845, Texas President Jones called for a convention on July 4, 1845, to consider the annexation and a constitution. On June 23, the Texan Congress accepted the US Congress’s joint resolution of March 1, 1845, annexing Texas to the United States, and consented to the convention.

Detailed explanation-4: -In October, Texas residents approved the annexation and the new constitution, and Texas was officially inducted into the United States on December 29, 1845.

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