Important People
Treaty of Guadalupe
The Compromise of 1850
Miscellaneous
What Year?
100
Last president of The Republic of Texas
Who is Anson Jones
100
This ended the war between the US and Mexico.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe
100
Attempt to defuse slavery issue & avoid a civil war in the US.
What is the Compromise of 1850.
100
The era that we are studying.
What is the Era of Early Statehood.
100
Annexation of Texas.
What is 1845.
200
The 12th president of the US replacing James K. Polk.
Who is Zachary Taylor
200
Land Mexico gave up to U.S. (California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado).
What is Mexican Cession.
200
Texas received 10 million dollars in exchange for giving its' claim to New Mexico and agreeing to a new western boundary.
What is the Texas-New Mexico Boundary Act.
200
an agreement in which each side in a conflict gives up some of what it wants.
What is a compromise.
200
Mexican-American War.
What is 1846-1848.
300
US President that pushed for manifest destiny and annexation of Texas.
Who is James K. Polk
300
Boundary set by this treaty.
What is the Rio Grande.
300
The slave trade was abolished in this place but the institution of slavery continued.
What is the District of Columbia.
300
The view that the US was destined to expand from coast to coast.
What is manifest destiny.
300
Texas-New Mexico Boundary Act.
What is 1850.
400
General of the US army during the American-Mexican War.
Who is Zachary Taylor
400
Mexico gave this up and recognized Texas as a US state.
What is its' claim to Texas.
400
This concept allowed settlers in the New Mexico & Utah territories to decide what to do with the issue of slavery.
What is popular sovereignty.
400
the act of adding or joining a territory to an existing one.
What is annexation.
400
Fugitive Slave Act
What is 1850.
500
1st Governor of Texas
Who is J. Pinckney Henderson
500
Given to Mexicans that decided to stay and lived in annexed land.
What is American citizenship.
500
Empowered commissioners to pursue fugitive slaves in any state and return them to their owners.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act.
500
Annexation of Texas was key to achieving Manifest Destiny but it would require this.
What is war with Mexico.
500
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
What is 1848.
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