miscellaneous
U.S.-Mexican War
Westward Expansion
Immigrants and borders
Compromise of 1850
Maps!
100
What would be the effect of the causes listed in the diagram?
Texas' desire to be annexed into the U.S.
100
What treaty formally ended the Mexican American War, and granted the United States the Mexican Cession land?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
100
What is Manifest destiny?
The U.S's God given right to spread across the whole continent (Sea to Shining Sea)
100
Where did many Germans settle in Texas
New Braunfels, San Antonio
100
What state was brought in as a free state from the compromise of 1850?
California
100
Which area's (color) annexation in 1845 led to the Mexican-American War?
Blue- The Annexation of Texas
200
Which of the following eras involved years of debate over the issue of annexation and ended following the U.S.-Mexican War?
1. Early Statehood
2. Civil War
3. Reconstruction
4. Great Depression
5. World War 2
Early Statehood
200
What treaty set the official Southern boundary of the U.S. and Mexico at the Rio Grande River?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
200
why did many Texans want to become part of the United States from a financial aspect?
It would pay the debt that they had accumulated during the republic
200
Where was the disputed land between Mexico and the U.S.?
Between the Rio Grande and Nueces River
200
How much money did Texas receive from giving up part of it's land?
$10 Million
200
Which location (color) on the map did the United States acquire in the Mexican Cession as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
Pink territory
300
Who are the four presidents of the Republic of Texas?
David G. Burnett, Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Anson Jones
300
What president was in office during the the U.S. - Mexican War?
James K. Polk
300
What was the reason Texas was not annexed by the U.S. at first?
Texas would throw off the balance between free and slave states
300
Who was the political party that apposed immigration and Sam Houston supported?
Know-Nothing Party
300
Where was the slave trade outlawed?
Washington D.C.
300
Which location (color) on the map did the United States acquire in the Louisiana Purchase that doubled the territory of the US?
Gray territory
400
Plot to overthrow the government
Mexico and Tejano conspiracy
Political, social, and ethnic differences
The events above describe what event?
Mier Expedition
400
What was Polk's reason (quote) for the U.S. to go to war with Mexico?
American blood was had been shed on American soil.
400
What land or territory did the U.S. really want to acquire and who owned it?
California and was owned by Mexico
400
What is the main disagreement between the United States and Mexico that leads to war?
U.S. and Mexican officials disagreed on the location of the southern border
400
What did the southern states receive from the compromise of 1850?
Fugitive Slave Law
400
Which area (color and name) was purchased from Mexico in order to build a transcontinental railroad?
Gadsden Purchase- Salmon color
500
Along what geographic features did settlements in Texas develop?
Rivers
500
put the Following events in chronological order:
I. Thousands of Texans volunteer to serve during the war
II. The U.S. declares war on Mexico
III. Shots fired by both sides north of the Rio Grande
IV. General Zachary Taylor defeats Santa Anna & Mexican army
III II I IV
500
What president wanted to bring Texas into the U.S. and for what reason
President James K Polk and his belief in Manifest Destiny
500
Describe two ways the Czech have influenced the culture of Texas?
Dancing- Polka, Waltz
Music- Accordion
Food- Kolaches, klobasa, sauerkraut
Religion- Catholicism
500
What is the term used for a state voting to decide if it wanted slavery or remain a free state?
Popular Sovereignty
500
Which location on the map did the United States acquire after negotiations with Great Britain in 1846 that settled a boundary dispute? Name the territory and the color
Oregon Territory- Yellow/Tan