Presidents
of
Texas
of
Texas
President that wanted annexation
Who is Sam Houston
Lamar's Native American policy
What is remove Native Americans
Group that tried to annex territory west of Texas but was captured and put in prison - sent by Lamar
What is the Santa Fe Expedition
Idea that the United States should expand from ocean to ocean
What is Manifest Destiny
U.S. President responsible for annexing Texas
Who is James K. Polk
President that built the Texas Navy
Who is Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston's Native American Policy
What is make peace
Group that tried to invade Mexico but were caught and 17 executed for drawing a black bean
What is the Mier Expedition
River dispute between Texas / U.S. and Mexico
What are the Rio Grande and Nueces Rivers
Texas would be a slave state; Might go to war with Mexico; Huge public debt
What are the reasons the U.S. did not want to annex Texas
4th and last President
Who is Anson Jones
Lamar's annexation policy
What is expand to the Pacific Ocean
Leader of the Texas Rangers responsible for defeating Mexican troops that had taken San Antonio
Who is Jack Coffee Hayes
In this agreement California became a free state and Texas sold part of its land for $10 million
What is the Compromise of 1850
First step in westward expansion for the United States in 1845
What is the annexation of Texas
3rd President
Who is Sam Houston
Houston's annexation policy
What is become part of the United States
Occurred when Comanches did not hand over captives
What is the Council House Fight
In this agreement Mexico ceded land to the United States for $15 million
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Area ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War, included California, Utah, Nevada and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming
What is the Mexican Cession
President during the Texas Revolution
Who is David G Burnet
How Texas was annexed
What is joint resolution
Texas Rangers went to Austin to remove government documents
What is the Archives War
Land bought by the United States to build the transcontinental railroad
What is the Gadsden Purchase
Former U.S. President that did not receive the Democratic nomination because he did not believe in expansion - lost to James K. Polk
Who is Martin Van Buren