Author Question: After the annexation of Texas, the U.S. government __________. A. implemented a 1.00 per bale tax ... (Read 44 times)

naturalchemist · **on:** Aug 8, 2018

After the annexation of Texas, the U.S. government __________.

A. implemented a 1.00 per bale tax on the Texas cotton industry
B. outlawed any further importation of slaves into Texas
C. assumed ownership of all Texas public lands
D. attempted to provide greater security for frontier settlers by establishing forts in Central and West Texas and along the Rio Grande River

Question 2

The Compromise of 1850 was important to Texans because it __________.

A. established the Trinity River as the eastern boundary of Texas
B. created Big Bend National Park
C. established the current boundary line between Texas and New Mexico
D. outlawed slavery in New Mexico and Arizona