Praxis II Citizenship

Answer: A - John Tyler annexed the Republic of Texas in 1845, making it the 28th state. The Republic of Texas had been engaged in a border dispute with Mexico for some time, and the United States assumed responsibility for Texas’ side of the conflict when it became a state. The conflict ultimately led to the Mexican-American War, which lasted from 1846 to 1848. At the end of the war, under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico ceded most of what is now the U.S. Southwest to the United States in a land deal for which the United States paid $15 million. Mexico’s recognition of U.S. possession of Texas was included in that deal.