Early Statehood 1
What river did Mexico think was the boundary between them and Texas?
The Nueces River
Who was the president that successfully annexed Texas to the United States?
Why did Texas want to be annexed by the United States?
Texas would have its debts paid by the U.S. & protection
What number state did Texas enter the United States as?
28th
What is Manifest Destiny
The U.S. belief that they had the God-given right to spread from sea to shining sea.
What does annexation mean?
to bring in territory/land into your country
1836 : Texas Independence :: ________ : Texas Annexation
1845
How did the Mexican-American War start?
A border squirmish
What were the 3 reasons the U.S was hesitant on in regards to annexing Texas?
Slavery, Debt, and possible war with Mexico
Reasons against annexation
Provoke war with Mexico, costly, and an imbalance of free/slave states
reason President Polk gave for the war with Mexico was that
Mexico had already committed hostile acts on U.S. territory
The Rio Grande
What is As a result of the U.S.-Mexican War, the southern boundary of Texas was
TITLE OF THIS LIST
Texas received $10 million.
Texas was declared a slave state.
Texas lost land to New Mexico.
results of the Compromise of 1850
These immigrants moved due to a potato famine.
Irish
What 3 things did the Compromise of 1850 do?
1) California is a free state, 2) No slave trade in Washington D.C. 3) Fugitive Slave Law
Which event was a reason for high tensions between the United States and Mexico and ultimately led to the U.S.-Mexican War War?
TX joining the US
ENDED THE MEXICAN WAR
Early Statehood