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25 Cards in this Set
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What is the belief popular in the united states in the 1800s that the country must expand its foundries to the pacific coast |
Manifest Destiny |
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Who was the person sent to Mexico to negotiate purchase of disputed territory |
John Slidell |
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Who was the president who favoured annexation |
Sam Houston |
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What commmander led the us forces in texas at the beginning of the us-mexican war |
Zachary Taylor |
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Who was the president of the United States during the us Mexican war |
James k Polk |
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What political party was strong in texas |
Democrat |
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What agreement called for the United States to pay all of the Republic of Texas debts |
Treaty of annexation in 1844 |
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What peace agreement was signed on Feb 2nd 1848 after the us Mexican war |
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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What was one reason that the us Senate opposed the annexation treaty of 1844 |
Annexation would give slave states a political advantage |
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How did the amendments to the Texas State constitution in 1850 increase citizens rights |
By allowing them TO elect more state officials |
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Which of the following represents a goalof the Democratic party in 1844 |
Desire for territorial growth |
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Why was mexico concerned about texas joining the us |
It still claimed texas lands |
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In what way was the joint resolution of 1845 more favorable to Texas than the 1844 treaty of Annexation |
Texas's would be admitted too the union as a state and keep its public lands |
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What was the significance of the us Congress approving the Texas constitution in 1845 |
President Tyler then signedthe resolution they made texas a state |
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Which position of the whig party weakened their support in texas in the mid 1800s |
Opposing slavery in western territories |
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Which of the following was a chief position of the know nothings |
Limmited immagration |
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What step was was taken by federal government to protect Texas settlers from Native American attacks in the mid 1800s |
Moving Native americans to reserves |
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Which of these did Texas and Mexico disagree on before the US-Mexican war |
Claims to the land between the Nueces River and the Rio grande |
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What reason did President James Polk give Congress when he requested a declaration of war against Mexico in 1846 |
Mexico had shed American blood on American soil |
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Which accomplishment brought General Taylor national fame |
Defeating Santa Anna at Buena Vista |
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What happened to Mexicans living in the Mexican Cession according to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
They could choose to be U.S. citizens |
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Who were most of the new residents of Texas in the mid-1800s |
Immigrants from the southern states |
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What was the policy toward African Americans in antebellum Texas |
State laws restricted both free and enslaved persons |
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What drew large numbers of European immigrants to Texas in the mid-1800s |
Availability of free or inexpensive land |
