MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Citizens of the new republic were overwhelming in favor of Texas becoming a state in the United States-many motivated in part by concern that Mexico might try to re-establish its oppressive rule over Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anglo-Americans were drawn by inexpensive land and believed annexation of Texas to the United States was likely and would improve the market for the land. Some settlers were fleeing debts and sought refuge in the Mexican colony, where they were safe from American creditors.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Texans are the city’s second NFL franchise after the Houston Oilers who played in Houston from 1960-96 before moving to Tennessee, becoming the Tennessee Titans. Founder Bob McNair was granted the Houston expansion team in 1999.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most immediate cause of the Texas Revolution was the refusal of many Texas, both Anglo and Mexican, to accept the governmental changes mandated by “Siete Leyes” which placed almost total power in the hands of the Mexican national government and Santa Anna.