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20 Cards in this Set
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Who was the first governor or Texas? |
James P Henderson |
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How was the Texas Constitution of 1845 different from most other state constitutions? |
It protected women's rights to own land |
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What caused the Mexican War? |
A boundary dispute over Texas' southern border |
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Why didn't the Mexican government acknowledge the Treaty of Velasco? |
They said Santa Anna only signed it because he feared for his life |
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What did the Mexican soldiers call the Texas Rangers? |
-Los diablos de Tejas -(The Texas Devils) |
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What was the situation regarding Texas' souther border? |
-Mexico believed it was the Nueces River -The United States believed it was the Rio Grande |
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During the years did the Mexican War take place? |
1846-1848 |
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Who was Zachary Taylor? |
-Future president of the United States -Nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready" -Secured victories for the United States in the Mexican War |
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What was one of the main jobs the Texas Rangers performed during the Mexican War? |
Scouting because they knew the geography of the area |
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Who was Mariano Arista? |
-Leader of Mexican forces during the Mexican War -Future president of Mexico |
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What ended the Mexican War? |
-The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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List provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: |
-Secured peace between the US and Mexico -Mexico agreed Texas was a part of the United States -Mexico surrendered all lands between Texas and the Pacific Ocean to the United States (Mexican Cession) |
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The Mexican Cession included all or part of what states? |
-California -New Mexico -Arizona -Nevada -Wyoming -Utah -Colorado |
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How much did the United States pay for the Mexican Cession? |
$15 million |
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Why was the Compromise of 1850 necessary? |
Disagreements over slavery and territories |
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List provisions of the Compromise of 1850: |
-California became a state -New Mexico and Utah became territories -Slave trade ended in Washington DC -The Fugitive Slave Law passed -Texas gave up disputed territory to establish modern day boundaries |
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Who was the author and presenter of the Compromise of 1850? |
Henry Clay |
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The Compromise of 1850 did what for Texas directly? |
-Gave Texas our modern day borders -Allowed Texas to pay off debt |
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How much money did Texas receive for the disputed land? |
$10 million |
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What did Texas do with the money from the Compromise of 1850? |
Get our of debt and had money left over for needed programs |
