We the People
Basic liberties and rights that are guaranteed in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as
Individual Rights
Vocabulary: Sharing of powers between the state and national government
Federalism
Texas was the ____ state to be added to the United States
28th
What is Manifest Destiny?
the belief popular in the United States in the 1800s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean (westward expansion).
What river did Mexico consider was the boundary separating Texas and Mexico? What river did Texas consider was the boundary?
Nueces River; Rio Grande River
A constitution is
a plan of government
Vocabulary: Belief that people hold the final authority in government
Popular sovereignty
Texas became a state in the year
1845
The first governor of Texas was
James Pinckney Henderson
In hopes of getting out of debt, Texas sold its land along the upper Rio Grande to __________ in the Compromise of 1850
the United States
Federalism is
the sharing of powers between the state and national government
Which Texas president was given the title "Father of Education" in Texas?
Mirabeau B. Lamar
True or False: The US was slow to annex Texas because of Manifest Destiny.
False.
Adding Texas to the US would help fulfill Manifest Destiny!
True or False: Stephen F. Austin was a Texas president
False
How did US President Polk spark the Mexican American war?
He ordered General Zachary Taylor to move his troops across the Nueces River.
Popular sovereignty means
People rule
Vocabulary: Basic liberties and rights that are guaranteed in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
Individual Rights
Point out the answers to I, II, and III
I. After the Mexican American War, which boundary was decided by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
II. In the Compromise of 1850, which area was ceded to the US?
III. For which territory did the US pay Mexico $15 million?
D, C, A
Who was the last president of the Republic of Texas?
Anson Jones
Manifest Destiny was a major outcome of which treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
According to the principle of separation of powers, the government is to be separated into
3 branches
Vocabulary: A plan of government
Constitution
Branch of government that makes laws
Branch of government that decides if laws are fair
Branch of government that carries out laws
Legislative;
Judicial;
Executive
What is the correct order of these events:
Annexation of Texas, Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas
What was the Mexican Cession?
a $15 million dollar deal with the US where Mexico gave up claims to the American Southwest