Units 2, 3, 4
Which region of Texas has the most precipitation (rain)?
Coastal Plains--South East Texas
What was the main impact of the Law of April 6, 1830?
***It made immigration from the US to Texas illegal.
(This was a response to the Mier y Teran report that showed Americans outnumbered Mexicans 10 to 1 in Texas)
What was the MAIN job of the Texas Rangers when they were first formed?
To protect settlers from Native Americans
Why did most Texans favor annexation?
Why was the Battle of Gonzalez fought?
"Come and Take It" flag
The town of Gonzalez refused to give up a cannon that the Mexican army had given them
How did Spain FIRST "move into" Texas?
Missions
What year did Texas claim independence from Mexico?
1836
Which river did Texas claim was the true border between Texas and Mexico?
The Rio Grande River
What was the MAIN reason many in the US did not want to annex Texas?
The MAIN reason many from the US opposed annexation was because they did not want to add another slave state.
Other reasons for opposition included Texas' debt and the threat of war with Mexico
Why did Mexico not accept the Treaty of Velasco?
Santa Anna was a prisoner of war when he signed it.
Name two challenges faced by Spanish missions?
1)Native raids
2) disease,
3) the natives did not want to live the Spanish lifestyle or convert to Christianity
4)hard to get supplies to the missions
Whose arrest in Mexico City helped spark the Texas Revolution?
Stephen Austin
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it was the US's God ordained right to own land from coast to coast.
What is annexation?
The act of a country or state claiming land in a peaceful way
During which battle did William B Travis write is infamous and heroic letter?
The Battle of the Alamo
What happenened first? The war for Mexico's independence or the Texas Revolution?
What is George Childress known for during the Texas Revolution?
He wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence (modeled after the Us Declaration of Independence)
Who was the first and third president of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
Who was the President of the US when Texas was finally annexed?
President Polk
What was the final battle of the Texas Revolution, during which Santa Anna surrendered and became a prisoner of war?
The Battle of San Jacinto
Who were Moses and Stephen Austin?
Moses Austin was the first white settler to secure an Empresario from Spain.
Stephen Austin took over the Empresario contract when his father (Moses) died. He brought the Old 300 to Texas and also played a significant role in the Texas Revolution
Which individual held all of the following positions: President of the Republic of Texas, senator, House of Representatives member, and Govenor of Texas?
Sam Houston
How did the idea of Manifest Destiny lead to the Mexican-American War?
President Polk was very motivated to claim new land from the US to help them achieve their goal of owning land coast to coast. This made him overlook concerns over slavery, debt, and war to annex Texas.
How did the annexation of Texas contribute to the Mexican-American War?
Mexico still did not accept the Treaty of Velasco and claimed to still own land in Texas. When the US claimed this land as theirs it caused a war between the two countries.
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo do (there are three things please give at least two)
1) Established the Rio Grande River as the border between Texas and Mexico
2) Mexico had to sell 525,000 square miles to the US (what is not California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico...)
3) Mexico gave up their claims to Texas