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Manifest destiny |
The belief that the U.S. Will expand from the pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. |
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The population in tx doubles after annexation. Why do people migrate to tx after annexation? |
Cheap, available land-> stability, democracy protection |
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List at least 7 immigrant groups who come to txt during this time period |
Polish, German, Czech, Irish, Norwegian, Sweden, Swiss, French, Italians, hungarians |
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Treaty of Guadeloupe hidalgo/Mexican cession: |
Ended Mexican war |
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Treaty of Guadeloupe hidalgo/Mexican cession: |
Mexican cession, the south west claimed by US |
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Treaty of Guadeloupe hidalgo/Mexican cession: |
Mexico accepts tx as part of the U.S. Paid 15 mill. To Mexico, rio grande is border of tx |
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Mexican war 1 |
Cause Mexico claimed the Nueces river as its border & the U.S./tx claimed rio grande |
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Mexican war 2 |
The war began at Brownsville when a small battle breaks out & blood is shed |
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Compromise of 1850 1 |
The Texans knew- New Mexico boundary act states that tx would receive 10 mill. In return for giving up part of there western and Northern Territory, paying off texas's debt determining the western boundary of the state |
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Compromise of 1850 2 |
This agreement has intended to deal with the slavery |
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Why did tx wait on annexation |
B/c they were having problems with Mexico and natives |
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Most Texans favored joining the U.S. Due to the...? |
Financial struggles of the republic $ relations of mexico |
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Some Americans favored the annexation of tx as steps towards |
Manifest destiny |
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