Which of the following are NOT Texas "port" cities?
Houston, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Galveston, San Antonio
What is "Dallas & San Antonio"? (Neither are located on the Gulf coast)
100
This man was elected president of the United States primarily for his support of the annexation of Texas and promoting the idea of Manifest Destiny.
Who is "James K. Polk"?
100
In order to avoid war and promote peace, two opposing sides may use this as a solution.
What is "compromise"?
100
It means to give up (power or territory) and is the root word for cession, as in the Mexican Cession.
What is "cede"?
100
Following the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave the United States land which makes up much of this region today.
What is the "Southwest"?
200
Prior to annexation, Texas President Mirabeau Lamar made a major impact on the future of Texas by promoting a _____ ______ system.
What is "public education"?
200
Part of the Compromise of 1850 included admitting California as a free state and paying off the $10 million Texas debt if Texas would be willing to give up some of its _____ claims and change its _______.
What is "land" AND "borders"?
200
It is the official name for all the land in the present-day Southwest United States that Mexico was forced to give up in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago.
What is the "Mexican Cession"?
200
It means a prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
What is "bias"?
200
Many Southern, or ____ states, supported annexation of Texas while many _____ states did not.
What is "slave" AND "Northern"?
300
Which TWO areas of the state had most of the slaveholders?
North, East, South, West
What is "East and South"?
300
It was a belief, or ideal, in the 1800's that it was by divine providence that the United States should annex Texas and continue to spread west to the Pacific Ocean.
What is "Manifest Destiny"?
300
Though Mexico claimed the _____ as the southern boundary of Texas before the war, they were forced to accept the ________ as the official boundary following the U.S.-Mexican War.
What is the "Nueces River" AND "Rio Grande"?
300
It was a tragic event causing many immigrants, particularly from Ireland, to move to the United States and to Texas.
What is the "potato famine"?
300
Many citizens of Texas favored becoming part of the United States because it would mean better security and their ___ ____ incurred fighting Mexico would be paid off.
What is "war debt"?
400
This European group settled in parts of Texas in the mid 1800's near the Austin and San Antonio areas.
Who were the "Germans"?
400
The Treaty of _____ ______ officially ended and settled the _____ _____ .
What is "Guadalupe Hidalgo" AND "Mexican War".
400
The year Texas was annexed into the United States.
What is "1845"?
400
Place in chronological order: (1) The Compromise of 1850, (2) Texas gained statehood, (3) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, (4) Mexican-American War
What is "2, 4, 3, 1"?
400
Which war occurred first: The U.S.-Mexican War or the Texas Revolutionary War?
What is the "Texas Revolutionary War"?
500
Opposition to the __________ of Texas was mostly due to the threat of war with Mexico.
What is "annexation"?
500
They are the present-day states that were part of the Mexican Cession, or land ceded from Mexico to the United States following the Mexican War.
What is "Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah"?
500
Prior to the Mexican War, Mexico claimed the border with Texas was the ____ River while Texas and the United States claimed it was the ___ ____.
What is "Nueces" AND "Rio Grande"?
500
Some people in the United States were opposed to the annexation of Texas because of this moral issue.
What is "slavery"?
500
This procedure determined the boundaries of Texas and gave Texas $10 million for some of its land to be made into territories.