Vocabulary
What is a major troop advance?
an offensive
Belief that the United States was meant to expand all the way across North America.
Manifest Destiny
What factor caused Irish immigration in the 1840s?
famine
Which branch can sign or veto laws?
executive branch
What NBA player has won three MVP awards in the 2020s?
Nikola Jokic
Land reserved for American Indians
reservations
What compromise set the borders of Texas?
What factor motivated people to settle in Texas?
cheap land
Which branch writes laws?
legislative
Who is the NFL all time passing leader?
Tom Brady
Money owed
debt
What treaty ended the Mexican American War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What river did Mexico claim was the boundary?
The Nueces River
judicial
Who is the NBA all time assist leader?
John Stockton
What are companies that sell shares of ownership to investors to raise money?
corporations
What year did Texas become a state?
1845
Name a large immigrant group in Texas.
German
Czech
Irish
Who was the first governor of Texas?
James Pinkney Henderson
What team was known as the Bad Boys?
Pistons
something that happens every two years
hint: the legislature meets __________
bienneal
What was the major port city of Texas?
What political party did most people in Texas belong to?
Democratic
Which political party wanted to keep immigrants and Catholics out of Texas?
Know Knothing Party
What city did the Lakers originally play in?
Minneapolis