Vocabulary
A Mexican/Spanish person living in the territory of Texas
Tejano
Name given to the people rushing to strike it rich mining gold in California.
49ers
Who was the leader of the Americans fighting at the Alamo that wrote a letter asking for help.
William Travis
This act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
Fugitive Slave Act
What was the name of the battle where Americans defeated Mexico and gained independence for Texas
San Jacinto
Devotion or support for a part or section, rather than the whole
Sectionalism
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The political ideal that people hold the power by popular voting
Popular Sovereignty
How long did Americans last in the Alamo before being killed by the Mexican Army?
13 Days
What decision passed the harsher Fugitive Slave Act?
Compromise of 1850
Who was the first President of the Lone Star Republic?
Sam Houston
A fort in Texas where American fought against the Mexican Army
The Alamo
Belief that Americans God given right to expand westward and conquer North America
Manifest Destiny
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Name of the New country made after Texans defeated the Mexican Army.
Lone Star Republic
The Compromise of 1850 saw what state join the United States as a free state?
California
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Who did Abraham Lincoln have a series of debates with to win the Illinois Senate seat?
Stephen Douglas
This drew a line from east to west along the 36th parallel, dividing the nation into competing halves—half free, half slave.
Missouri Compromise
Let states decide if they were free or slave states based on popular sovereignty.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Moses Austin
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The Compromise of 1850 set up provisional governments for these two territories
Utah, New Mexico
What two states were added to the United Stated in the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri, Maine
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An idealistic philosophical and social movement, it taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were central figures.
Transcendentalism
A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.
Envoy
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Name of the leader of the Mexican Army.
Antonis Lopez de Santa Anna
The Compromise of 1850 said there was to be no more slave trading in this territory.
Washington DC
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How many states left the United States after Lincoln was voted president?
7