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Manifest Destiny (def.) |
The popular belief that in the 1800's the US must expand its boundaries to the Pacific ocean |
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Why did Mexico restrict American immigration to Texas |
1) Americans outnumbered the Tejanos 2) Americans would not learn Spanish 3) Americans would not become Catholic 4) Americans had enslaved Africans and Mexico did not want slaves |
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Commander of Mexico in the Texas war for Independence |
Santa Anna |
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Commander of America for the Texas wat for Independence |
1) Stephen Austin 2) Stan Huston |
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Why did the U.S. deny the Lone Star Republic statehood |
Because adding another slave state would mess up the balance of Free and Slave states in Congress |
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What was the real purpose of declaring war on Mexico |
To gain the additional land of Cali. And new Mexico |
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Mexico believed the Texas-Mexican border was |
The Nueces River |
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Where is the U.S. believe the Texas-Mexican border was |
The Rio Grande |
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What forced Mexico to sign the peace treaty with the U.S. |
America captured Mexico City |
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What land did the U.S. gain when the signed the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
Utah, Cali., New Mexico, Texas, Navada, Wyoming, Alabama |
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The treaty of Guadalupe made the boarder of Texas... |
The Rio Grande |
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Mormons believed |
1) Property should be held communally 2) Polygamy (multiple wifes) |
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Where and why did the Mormons relocate |
Where: Salt Lake City, Utah Why: Because they wanted to practice their religious beliefs freely |
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Why was it a good reason for the Indians to be removed for the American people (3) |
1) more land for the Americans to settle 2) Whites and Native Americans with be sperate to end conflict 3) growth of pop., wealth, and power in the states and areas that the Indians used to be |
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Why were the Indians leaving good for the Indians (3) |
1) Indian pop. can grow 2) Native Americans will become civilized and Christan 3) Native Americans will be free from the power of the States |
