Republic of Texas Presidents
First elected president of the Republic of Texas
Who is Sam Houston
What is annexation?
What is the word meaning to add land or territory to a country?
Treaty that officially ended the war
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Document that made Texas a U.S. state
What is the Texas Constitution of 1845
What does EACH letter of P.E.G.S stand for ?
P- Political
E- Economic
G- Geographic
S- Social
President who wanted to expand Texas and remove Native Americans
Who is Mirabeau Lamar
President of the United States who strongly supported annexation
Who is James K. Polk
What belief encouraged Americans to expand west across North America?
What is Manifest Destiny?
Economic system Texas used since before statehood that has limited government interference and is determined by supply and demand
What is Free enterprise economy ?
Which Part of of PEGS does this belong to?
After Texas was annexed, delegates wrote a state constitution that was modeled after the U.S., Republic of Texas, and Louisiana constitutions.
What is a POLITICAL impact?
What is the nickname of Mirabeau Lamar?
Father of Texas Education
Group that helped the U.S. Army and was led by Jack Coffee Hays
What are the Texas Rangers
What border did the United States claim was the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
What is Rio Grande?
Machine that increased cotton production
What is the cotton gin?
Which Part of of PEGS does this belong to?
Chinese and Irish immigrants moved to the United States and worked building the railroads.
What is a SOCIAL impact of railroads?
What major event ended Anson Jones’s presidency and the Republic of Texas government?
What is Texas becoming a state in the United States / annexation to the United States in 1845?
In this 1839 battle, Texas forces defeated the Cherokee led by Chief Bowles, forcing them to leave Texas.
What is the The Battle of the Neches
Land gained by the United States that included California, Arizona, and New Mexico
What is the Mexican Cession?
To be able to vote in the U.S. during the 1800s, what 3 things did you have to be?
- Male
- White
- 21 or older
Which part of PEGS is this?
After the U.S.–Mexican War, the United States gained a large amount of western land known as the Mexican Cession.
What is a GEOGRAPHIC impact?
Foreign policy deals with issues _______ of Texas
Domestic policy deals with issues _______ of Texas
Foreign = outside
Domestic = inside
What event occurred in 1840 when a meeting between Texas officials and Comanche leaders in San Antonio turned violent after Texans tried to hold the Comanche hostage?
What is The Council House Fight?
How much money did the United States pay Mexico for the Mexican Cession?
What is $15 Million?
Part of the constitution that protects freedoms
What is the Bill of Rights
Which Part of of PEGS does this belong to?
Railroads lowered transportation costs and made shipping goods faster across the country.
What is an ECONOMIC impact of railroads?