1. Annexation & Manifest Destiny
Annexation- one area joining another.

2. Why do you think
Texas would
want to be
Annexed by the U.S?

3. Reasons TX wanted to be annexed
Protection of U.S. army

4. Reasons Texas wanted to be annexed
Become part of the U.S. postal system.

5. Reasons Texas wanted to be annexed
Become part of the U.S. money system.

6. Reasons Texas wanted to be annexed
Manifest Destiny; the idea that Americans by right must own the whole continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific

7. What reasons would the U.S. not want to annex Texas?

8. Reasons U.S. didn’t want to annex TX
Fear of war with Mexico. Mexico didn’t recognize Texas as an independent country.

9. Reasons U.S. didn’t want to annex TX
Texas would be a slave state. (Upsetting the balance & potentially giving greater support in Congress, to slave states).

10. When would
Texas be
Annexed
???

12. Henry Clay didn't want to annex TX
Election of 1844
Henry Clay didn't want to annex TX
Polk wanted to annex TX

13. Texas was annexed- it joined the U.S.
Polk Won!
Texas was annexed- it joined the U.S.

14. TX becomes the 28th state.

15. The Admission Act: set the terms for TX annexation
TX: 28th state
TX would keep all its public land.
The U.S. wouldn’t pay any of Texas’ debt.

16. What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it was the U.S.’s right to control all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

18. Manifest Destiny
Does this map agree with or disagree with the idea of Manifest Destiny?

19. Do you think people in the U. S
Do you think people in the U.S. used Manifest Destiny as cover, or excuse, for a greedy desire to take more land, even if it belonged to someone else? Explain

20. 1. What was the effect of westward expansion on the American Indians? A. Many American Indians joined the U.S. army. B. American Indian cities were built across the state. C. The government tried to move them onto reservations. D. The U.S. forced them to move into Mexico.

21. Westward expansion resulted in Texas Indians experiencing-
A. An increase in population.
B. A loss of land along the frontier.
C. A decline in religious activities.
D. An improved standard of living.

22. A. end of slavery in the South.
“ The final act in this great drama is now performed. The Republic of Texas is no more.”
- Anson Jones
In the quote above, the President of the Republic of Texas is referring to the-
A. end of slavery in the South.
B. Declaration of Independence from Mexico.
C. Secession of Texas from the United States.
D. Annexation of Texas to the United States.

23. Texas History is the Greatest
The End
Texas History is the Greatest