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The US president at the time of the Louisiana Purchase.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
How much did the US pay for Louisiana?
$15 million or 2-3 cents/acre
What was Spain's response when Jefferson sent two diplomats to Spain to buy Florida in 1804?
"no deal"
How many families were a part of the original move to Texas under Austin's Colony?
297 or the "Old Three Hundred"
Why was Texas valuable?
It was well suited for growing cotton.
Spanish officials granted this person a huge piece of land to pursue his dream of starting a US colony in Spanish Texas.
Who is Moses Austin?
What did the US originally offer to buy from France?
New Orleans
What was the blunt message John Quincy Adams convinced Monroe to send to Spain?
"Govern Florida properly or get out"
Who led the Texans to victory in the battle that won the Texas War for Independence?
Commander Sam Houston
What phrase coined by newspaper editor John O'Sullivan is used to describe the westward expansion?
Manifest Destiny
This person led the Mexican troops against the forces at the Alamo.
Who is General Santa Anna?
What was France using the Louisiana Territory for?
To raise food for France's Caribbean slaves.
By the 1800s, these groups/peoples populated Florida.
The Seminole Indians, Spanish colonists, English traders, and runaway slaves?
What were the complaints the Tejanos had about the American settlers?
1) They came Texas without Mexico's permission.
2) They showed little respect for Mexican culture.
3) They had no intention of becoming citizens.
What does Manifest Destiny mean?
"Obvious fate"
The first President of Texas
Who was Sam Houston?
Why was access to the Mississippi and New Orleans important to western American farmers?
What were 2 reasons Georgians wanted to take over Florida?
1) Slaves sometimes ran away to Florida and taken in by Seminole Indians
2) Seminole and ex-slaves kept raiding their land.
What were the complaints the American settlers in Texas had?
1) They were used to governing themselves and resented taking orders from Mexican officials.
2) All official documents had to be in Spanish.
3) Mexico outlawed slavery.
What is a secondary source?
An article, report, etc. that is based on firsthand accounts or records of a thing being researched or studied but that is not itself a firsthand account
This person was sent by James Monroe to Georgia with orders to end the raids.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
What are 3 reasons why Nepolian sold the Louisiana territory?
1) It wasn't needed to grow food for slaves anymore
2) He needed money to fund a war with England
3) He didn't want the British to have it
Why did Spain agree to "get out"?
They were afraid of war.
Northern states feared that this could lead to war with Mexico.
What is the annexation of Texas?
What is a primary source?
An original, first-hand account or direct evidence of an event, topic, or time period, created by a participant or eyewitness at the time of study.