Geography
What river is the bottom border of Texas
Rio Grande
Name 2 reasons the US did not want to annex Texas
Slavery
Possible war with Mexico
What river is the top border of Texas?
Red River
Texas gave up land to the U.S. and created their final political borders
Compromise of 1850
What river did Mexico say was the bottom border of Texas?
Nueces
Polk required a Joint Resolution be passed in order for Texas to be
annexed
Panna Maria , TX (what country)
Polish
2 significant ways the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo affected Texas
Mexico abandoned ALL claims to Texas
Boundary between Mexico and Texas was set at the Rio Grande
In what region did most immigrants settle?
Coastal Plains
What were two of the terms of the Joint Resolution?
adopt own constitution
hold election for people to approve annexation
Could divide into 5 states
Sell land to help pay off debt
turn over public lands to the US
What were the contributing factors leading to Manifest Destiny
_______in the growth of population in America
economic _________
_________land out west
_______ with foreign countries
increase
depressions
inexpensive
trade
What land acquisition did the U.S. gain after the Mexican American war?
Mexican Cession
Year Texas annexed
1845
The U.S. president credited with annexing Texas
James K Polk