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who won the election of 1836?
Martin Van Buren
Who built the first colony in Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
What was discovered in California causing mass migration there?
Gold
What was the most famous battle in the Texas Revolution
What was the Gadsden Purchase?
The small purchase of southern Arizona for 10 million
True or False: Did American struggle to take over Mexico in the Mexico-American War?
False
In 1832 Jackson vetoed the extension of what?
The 2nd National Bank of the United States
How long did it take for Texas to join the Union?
9 years, December 29, 1845 Texas joined the Union
What battle was Santa Anna captured at and forced to sign all treaties making Texas its own nation?
Battle of San Jacinto
Who was the 11th President of the United States?
James Polk
Who won the election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson
What system was set up to carry mail from east to west and back
The Pony Express
What invention in 1861 was made to speed up communication from east to west?
The telegraph
Why did some American want Texas in the Union and why did other not want them in the Union?
IN- American Manifest Destiny
Out- the Texas debt and didn't want to spread slavery westward
How much did American Pay for The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
15 million for the land and 3 million for damages.
Who was the first and only President of Texas? Also what was the election really about?
Sam Houston and if Texas was joining the US or staying indpendent
What treaty set our northern border at the 49th parallel that James Polk signed with Great Britain?
The Oregon Treaty
What 3 trails were linked to the expansion or moving westward?
The Sante Fe Trail, The Oregon Trail, The Mormon Trail
What is Manifest Destiny?
Manifest Destiny is the American inevitable expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean and beyond
What did The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo give Americans?
The Southwest region of present day United States.
What happened in the election of 1824 and who won the election?
The corrupt bargain: though Jackson got the most votes he did not get a majority meaning the House of Rep. votes on who won and they chose John Quincy Adams.
List 3 things that caused the Panic of 1837?
What was the Trail of Tears?
What is the Spoils System?
Jackson hired many of his supporters or rich friends for public office
List the 4 main causes of the Mexican American War?
After Texas joined Mexico cut ties with the Americans
James Polk was elected and he was a support of the annexation of Texas and he wanted even more land
Polk sent people to Mexico to let them know they cancelled some of the debt Mexico owed the US, in exchange he wanted Mexico to set the boundary between Mexico and the US at the Rio Grande river.
The agents he sent were authorized to pay $30 million dollars to purchase New Mexico and California, The problem is no one in Mexico would take his meeting, so Polk declared War on Mexico on May 13, 1846