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What is the main country that was angry that Texas became a state?
Mexico
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Name the three capitals that Texas had as a Republic
Columbia, Houston, Austin
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Money owed to another
What is debt?
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Name one of the battles won by the US that gave Polk confidence to start war.
Battle of Palo Alto, Battle of Resaca de la Palma
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True or False? Since Texas did not allow slavery, it entered the United States as a free state.
False
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What did the US and Mexico disagree about after Texas became a state?
Where Texas's boundary should be.
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people who wanted to end slavery
What are abolitionists?
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What document marked the end of the War with Mexico?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Name 2 of the problems the Republic of Texas had when it started.
Debt of over $1 million, attacks on citizens by Mexican soldiers, attacks on citizens by Comanches and other Indian groups
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Why were redbacks not good for paying back Texas's debt?
A redback was only worth about 2 cents of a dollar by 1841.
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reach an agreement by talking and compromising
What is a negotiation
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President of the US when the Mexican War happened
Who is James K. Polk?
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What is the difference between how Lamar and Houston felt about Texas becoming a state?
Sam Houston wanted Texas to become a state, Mirabeau Lamar wanted Texas to remain an independent nation.
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Name 2 of the states formed out of the Mexican Cession
New Mexico, Arizona, California, and parts of Colorado, Utah, Nevada
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an attempt to take over a place by force
What is an invasion?
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2 reasons why the US would not want Texas to become a state
Possible war with Mexico, don't want a slave state, it could be against the Constitution.
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How did Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar differ on their views about the Cherokees?
Sam Houston allowed them to stay in Texas and Mirabeau Lamar tried to drive them away with violence.
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What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the United States is destined to own all the land all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
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land given to another country
What is a cession?
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2 reasons the United States would want Texas to become a state
To become more powerful, fulfill Manifest Destiny, Southern states want another slave state.