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People
100
This is how Texans built a tradition of a free press during the Republic of Texas
What is expressing their opinions about Texas government and leaders in newspaper articles
100
This is how squatters benefited the Republic of Texas
What is they became successful ranchers who would one day pay taxes.
100
This is how the 1844 U.S. presidential election affected the issue of Texas annexation
What is James Polk's victory sped up the move to annex Texas.
100
This is how free African Americans were treated in Texas during early statehood.
What is ​a state law banned them from settling in Texas.
100
This person ​wanted to protect settlers' homes from creditors trying to collect debts
Who is Stephen F Austin
200
This contributed to the growth of settlements in certain locations of the Republic of Texas
What is Natural resources and geographic features
200
This was the significance of the U.S. Congress approving the Texas Constitution of 1845
What is President Tyler then signed the resolution that made Texas a state.
200
This position taken by Southern Democrats differed from that of Northern Democrats
What is the desire to allow slavery in all Western territories
200
This is one outcome of the U.S.-Mexican War?
What is Mexico gave up all claims to Texas.
200
This person was a German thinker who was an outspoken opponent of slavery in Texas
What is ​Carl Daniel Adolph Douai
300
These are ​people who grazed their herds on land they did not own
What are squatters
300
This is how the the Democratic Party​ influence Texas politics during early statehood
What is By supporting Texas annexation and slavery
300
This is why so many German immigrants come to Texas
What is ​Because German individuals and investment companies made an effort to bring German settlers to Texas
300
This was one reason that the U.S. Senate opposed the annexation treaty of 1844
What is ​annexation would give slave states a political advantage.
300
This person founded Dallas and donated land for its county courthouse
Who is ​John Neely Bryan
400
This is how European settlers influenced the Texas republic
What is their architecture and layout of towns reflected their homeland.
400
This is what happened to Mexicans living in the Mexican Cession according to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What is ​They had the right to claim U.S. citizenship.
400
This is why the Democratic Party was strong in Texas during early statehood
What is it generally supported annexation and continuation of slavery
400
This is how the 1850 changes to the Texas state constitution increase citizens' rights
What is allowing them to elect more state officials
400
This person was a surveyor who encouraged that Waco be settled at the site of a Native American village
Who is ​George B. Erath
500
This is why many Anglo American settlers from the southern states migrate to Texas in the 1820s and 1830s?
What is to grow cotton
500
This was a step the federal government took to protect Texas settlers from Native American raids in the mid-1800s.
What is moving Native Americans to reservations
500
This is why annexation was controversial even though Texans had shown great support for it in 1836
What is ​growing antislavery movement in the United States
500
This is one of the Democratic Party's goals in 1844
What is Desire for territorial growth
500
This person ​used his own money and resources to ensure the success of the colony settled by German-speaking settlers from Alsace, France
Who is Henri Castro