The Constitution of 1845, which provided for the government of Texas to become a state in the United States, was almost twice as long as the Constitution of the Republic of Texas.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Which Texas constitution had the governor’s term for two years, and was made ineligible for more than four years in any period of six years, was required to be a citizen and a resident of Texas for at least three years before the election and to be at least thirty years of age?Group of answer choicesConstitution Of Coahuila And Texas (1827)Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States (1824)Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)Constitution of 1845

When was the current Texas Constitution ratified?

After the Texas voters ratified secession from the Union on February 23, 1861, the Secession Convention met to make changes to the Constitution of 1845 in order to join the United States of America.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Similar to the US Constitution, the Constitution of 1845 called for all bills for raising revenue had to originate in the Texas House of Representatives. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Which of the following encouraged Anglo Americans to populate the Texas territory in large numbers?the Mexican government’s empresario policya tradition of exploration beginning in Spanish colonial timesthe Texas territory’s ascension to U.S. statehood in 1845the institution of slavery in the Texas territory