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20 Cards in this Set
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What was the 14th amendment?
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-kept people from holding political office if they served in the Confederacy until they were approved by office
-cancelled Confederacy's debt -"All persons born in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S." |
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What was the 15th amendment?
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-governments in the United States may not prevent a citizen from voting because of his race, color, or previous condition of servitude (slavery).
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What was the 16th amendment?
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-The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
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What is physical geography?
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climate, vegetation, rivers, lakes, oceans, plateaus, plains, mountain ranges
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What is human geography?
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things people do, economic activities, farming, mining
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What was Stephen F. Austin's arrest?
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-Austin left Mexico after a meeting with Santa Anna (1833)
-At Satillo, he was arrested. Farias intercepted his letter and thought it challenged the authority of the Mexicn government -He was accused of treason but was never officially tried in court |
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What was Stephen F. Austin's release?
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-He was imprisoned in Mexico for a year
-Released by 2 lawyers in 1834 -Remained under house arrest -1835 returned to Tx |
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What was the Runaway Scrape?
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-After hearing of Santa Anna's advance and Houston's retreat, many settlers abandoned their homes and fled
-some fled as far as Louisiana -others stopped in eastern settlements (Nacogdoches and Galveston Island) -Dilue Harris(10) |
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What were names of groups that fought in the Civil War from Texas?
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-Texas Brigade (later called Hood's Texas Brigade)
-Terry's Texas Rangers -Ross's Brigade -Army of Northern Virginia -Army of Tennesse -Amry of the Trans-Mississsippi |
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What was the Fredonian Rebellion?
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Edwards led a small group to Nacogdoches (1826) declaring independence, waving flags
-Group took over the Old Stone Fort -Occupied building for a month -Spanish forces heard and began marching to Fredonia -Group gave up before they got there |
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What were the effects of the Constituion of 1824?
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-established a states rights government
-placed the province of Texas in the Mexican state of Coahuila de Tejas |
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What were the effects of the Law of April 6, 1830?
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-passed in efforts to control Texas colonists, especially Anglos
-outlawed immigration from U.S. to Texas -cancelled all empresarial grants that had not been fulfilled -slaves could no longer be brought to Mexico to work in the fields for Anglo American colonists |
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What is a physical map?
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a general-purpose map that shows the natural features of an area
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What is a political map?
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a general-purpose map that shows recognized boundaries in an area
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What is a physical political map?
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a general-purpose map that shows both the topography and recognized boundaries of an area
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What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
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-signed on Feb. 2, 1848
-secured peace between U.S. and Mexico -Mexico agreed that Texas would be a part of the U.S. -Mexico surrendered land between TX and the Pacific -U.S. paid Mexico 15 million |
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What are states rights?
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The theory that a state could choose whether to obey or enforce federal laws
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How did Texas get out of debt after the Civil War?
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1 of 4 requirements--cancel all war debts for reconstruction (Andrew Johnson's plan)
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Why did Mexico abolish slavery?
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They hoped it would slow immigration to Texas
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What was the influence of railroads in Texas?
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-by early 1900s, goods could be shipped from Texas to almost anywhere in the U.S.
-this encouraged farmers to buy land for large, commercial farms -Railroad companies sold land on either side of the tracks to farmers and buisnesses -Many bustling cities grew along railroads -farming began expanding into West Texas |
