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War With Mexico
Texas Independence/Alamo
Impresarios and American Land Settlement in Texas
Annexation of Texas
Role of Polk/50-40
100
First battle in The War of Mexico, where General Arista sent his cavalry after the American Artillary. Defeated by American General Zachary Taylor
What is The Battle of Palo Alto
100
Launched surprise attack on Texas.
Who is General Antonia Lopez de Anna Maria?
100
the first impresario
Who is Moses Austin?
100
Wanted Texas to join the Union.
Who are Southerners?
100
Created the 50-40 line
What is the Russo-American Treaty?
200
Major General in the War of Mexico, first sent by president Polk.
Who is General Zachary Taylor?
200
Famous frontiersman and former congressman
Who was David Crocket?
200
where most people settled
What is east Texas
200
Mexico cut off diplomatic relations with US
What was the result of the Treaty of Annexation?
200
11th president of US. Wanted to annex Texas
Who is James K. Polk?
300
Completed the creation on the current US Mexico border.
What is The Gadsden Purchase?
300
Terrorizing and eradicating the people
What was Santa Annas strategy?
300
Notified Moses Austin that his petition for a colony in Texas had been accepted in 1821
Who was Juan Erasmo Seguin?
300
formal expression of intent for annexation
What is joint resolution?
300
Presidents Polks campain slogan
What was 50-40 or fight?
400
Battle where the Mexicans were the closest to winning but did not.
What is The battle of Buena Vista?
400
Famous knife fighter, had a knife named after him.
Who is David Bowie?
400
Only Mexican impresario to start a colony in Texas
Who was Martin De Leon?
400
Originaly opposed to annexation but his mind changed
Who is Henry Clay?
400
Mexican patrol killed 11 Americans
What is start of war?
500
Last major battle
What is the battle of Chapultepec?
500
Commander of Alamo who pleaded for help from neighboring communities
Who was William B. Travis?
500
A person who was granted the right to settle in Mexico as long as they agreed to recruit and take responsibility for new settlers.
What is an impresario?
500
many Americans reason to annex texas
What is manifest destiny
500
Polk clamied this land for part of Texas in 1845
What is Nueces River to Rio Grande