USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

What President of the Republic of Texas was in office when Texas was annexed into the U.S.?

A	David G. Burnett
B	Mirabeau B. Lamar
C	Anson Jones
D	Sam Houston

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Texas was an independent country for 10 years in the 19th century. Physician and politician Anson Jones was the final president of the Republic of Texas, serving from 1844 to 1846. The United States annexed Texas (or made it part of the country) at the end of his term.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polk signed the annexation bill into law and formally recognized Texas as the 28th state of the Union. In a ceremony in Austin on February 19, 1846, Texas President Anson Jones ordered the Lone Star Flag lowered for the last time, proclaiming “the Republic of Texas is no more.”

Detailed explanation-3: -On September 5, 1836, Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jones believed that the prospects for annexation were dim, and that independence as part a British-French alliance offered the best prospects for peace with Mexico and prosperity for Texas.

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