The Republic of Texas owed money and struggled to pay for government and defense. What challenge is described?

Foreign governments hesitated before treating the Republic of Texas as an independent nation. What problem did this create?

Mexico still claimed Texas after 1836, and Texas leaders feared invasion. What challenge is described?

Texas leaders argued over whether to sign treaties with or fight the Comanche and Cherokee on the frontier. What challenge is described?

The Republic of Texas created a president, Congress, and courts under its constitution. What feature of government is described?

He served two separate terms as president of the Republic of Texas and favored annexation to the United States. Who was he?

He moved the capital to Austin and supported campaigns against Native peoples during his Texas presidency. Who was he?

He was the last president of the Republic of Texas and helped guide annexation into statehood. Who was he?

He led the ad interim government of Texas after independence in 1836. Who was he?

This president cut spending and reduced conflict while trying to stabilize the Republic of Texas. Who was he?

Some Texans favored annexation because the republic had debt and feared another war with Mexico. What reason is shown?

Many Northerners opposed annexing Texas because it would give Southern states more votes in Congress. What concern is shown?

Some U.S. leaders warned that annexing Texas would anger the nation that still claimed the region. What argument is shown?

Many Texans had moved from the United States, and Texas cotton was sold through U.S. ports such as New Orleans. What reason for annexation is shown?

Some Texans opposed annexation because they wanted Texas to keep control of its own laws and diplomacy. What argument is shown?

In 1845 Texans accepted the U.S. offer of annexation and joined the Union. What happened to Texas?

In 1846 the Texas Legislature chose Sam Houston and Thomas J. Rusk as U.S. senators. What political outcome does this show?

Unlike most new states, Texas kept something important when it joined the Union in 1845. What did it keep?

Texans wrote and approved a new constitution in 1845, just before entering the Union. What did that constitution prepare Texas for?

Which U.S. president signed the act that admitted Texas as the twenty-eighth state in December 1845?