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Problems Facing the Republic of Texas:
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1.Great Debt
2. Hostile Indians 3. Reconization of Independence |
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Presidents of the republic of texas
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1.Sam Houston
2. Lamar 3. Anson jones |
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What was the gratest contribution of Mirabeau B. Lamar as president of the republic of texas?
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lands for the public schools
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Many people in the US believed it was our countrys god given right to expand to the west coast. What is the belief called?
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Manifest Destiny
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what were 2 reasons the US did not want to annex texas at first?
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1. might start a war with Mexico
2. Slave state |
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most texans favored annexation because it would pay off our...
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republic debt
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texas was annexed by the US on Dec. 29,
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1845
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who was the president when texas was annexed?
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James K. Polk
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President of the republic of texas when texas was annexed?
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Anson Jones
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causes of the mexican war
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1. mexico didn't reconize our independence
2. border river dispute 3. manifest destiny |
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what treaty ended the mexican war?
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Guadalupe Hildago
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the land the US got from mexico was called the...
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mexican cession
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what act set present day borders?
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Compromise of 1850
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causes of the civil war
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1. States rights
2.tariffs 3.slavery 4.sectionalism 5.secession |
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What year did texas joined the confederacy?
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1860
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what texas governor resigned because he refused to sign an oath?
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Sam Houston
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what belief government interfere with?
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States Rights
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what commander recaptured Galveston with cotton clad ships?
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John Magruder
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last battle of the civil war fought in Texas after the war was over?
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Palmito Ranch
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Amendments
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13- free slaves
14-citizen 15- right to vote |
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last chief of the camanches who surrendered to save his people?
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Quanah Parker
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african american trops who drove apaches out of west texas
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buffalo soldiers
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battle where US Army was killed over 1000 comache horses, cause Quanah Parker to surrender?
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battle of Palo Duro Canyon
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era of cattle drives
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1860-1900
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first and greatest cattle trail
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chishlom trail
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towns grew over night because the discovery of oil was called
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boomtown
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what city became the center of the oil business?
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Houston
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what texan greatly affected hid oil industry with his rotary drill bits?
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Howard Hughes
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who was the first woman who help punish the KKK?
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Ma Ferguson
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women's suffrage movement for the right to...
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vote
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what year and amendment did women win and have the right to vote?
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1920 and 19th
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what mexican revolutionary who terrorized south texas and killed many Americans?
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Pancho Villa
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what war did united states enter because of a threatening letter sent to mexico?
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WW1
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NAACP is an organization to protect the right of?
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African Americans
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What caused US to enter WW2?
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japan attacked Pearl Harbor
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texan from Fredricksburg and commander of Pacific Navy Fleet
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Chester Nimitz
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hero at pearl harbor and was awarded the navy cross
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Dorce Miller
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texan most decoated soldier and bravery in WW2
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Audi Murphy
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Browns Vs. The board of education, ruled that racial speration in public schools was
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unconstitutional
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President who signed the civil rights act of 1964
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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first Hispanic to serve the IS house of representatives?
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Henry B. Gonzalez
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speaker of the house of representatives and vice president under Franklin Roosevelt?
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John N. Garner
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surgeon from Houston, first open heart surgery
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Michael DeBakey
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award winning of, to kill a mockingbird and tender mercies?
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Horton Foote
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inventor of the microchip
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Jack kilby
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texas constitution modeled after:
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US Constitution
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main difference
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Slavery
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Three branches of Texas Government?
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1.Executive- enforces of law
2.Legislative- make the laws 3.Judicial- determine if laws has been broken |
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what belief had no branch of government should have too much power over others?
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seperation of power
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power shared between national government and the people
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federalist
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people rule
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popular sovereignty
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what constitution established seperation of power?
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constitution of 1876
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a judicial branch can declare a law
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unconstitutional
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three levels of government in texas
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1. State
2.County 3.City |
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what requirement of all texas citizens?
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jury and taxes
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what is the governing body of school distict called?
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board of trustees
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OPEC placed what on oil shipped to the US
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embargo
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to recover from this texas realized it must What into other industries
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diversity
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what governing body makes all polices and set standards for all school districts?
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St. School Board
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who was the kiowa chief who led a raid on salt creek?
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Satanta
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what purpose of cattle drives to northern state?
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Railroads
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