Many Americans support ________ _______, or westward expansion
What is Manifest Destiny?
100
Every two years
What is Biennial?
100
A joint resolution required a ______ majority in the Senate.
What is simple?
100
In the U.S., these people were eager to annex Texas.
Who are Southerners?
100
This branch helps to write state laws.
What is the Legislative branch?
200
Polk's victory showed ______ American approval for _____ __________.
What is strong and Texas annexation?
200
The act by which Texas became the 28th state in 1845
What is the Texas Admission Act?
200
In the U.S., the fight over Texas annexation hinges=d on the issue of ______.
What are slaves?
200
This was the most popular political party in Texas in the 1840's and 1850's.
What is the Democratic Party?
200
This branch can impeach judges and government officials.
What is the Legislative branch?
300
U.S. leaders began to worry about _____ ________'s influence.
What is Great Britain?
300
Groups who help elect officials and influence government policies
What are political parties?
300
Both ___________ and ________ ________ were major issues in the United States election of 1844.
What is annexation and manifest destiny?
300
By 1898 there was no more unclaimed of this in Texas.
What is public land?
300
This branch interprets the constitution and laws.
What is the Judicial branch?
400
Texans had strong __ ____ and need __ ________ and monetary aid
What is U.S. ties and U.S. military?
400
Political party whose members supported slavery and wanted to keep immigrants and Catholics out of the government
What is the Know-Nothing party?
400
Candidate who defeated Sam Houston in the only election he ever lost.
Who is Hardin Runnels?
400
Under the new constitution, corporations were only allowed to operate with this.
What is Legislative permission?
400
This branch commands the state militia.
What is the Executive branch
500
Texas was annexed on ________ __, ____.
What is December 29, 1845?
500
Elected governor in 1853
Who is Elisha M. Pease?
500
In the Compromise of 1850, Texas gave up claims to millions of acres of land in what are now __________, ___________, _________, ____________, and __________
What is Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming
500
The ________ _______ of the Indian-territory-present-day-Oklahoma was included in the cession.