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Texas
M-A War
People
Missouri Compromise
LA Purchase
100
Who owned Texas in the 1820's?
Mexico
100
What land did the US want from Mexico
California (and new mexico)
100
Leader of Texan Army
Sam Houston
100
What new area was Missouri carved from
LA purchase
100
Who originally settled the LA area?
the French
200
What happened at the Alamo?
Santa Anna wiped out the Texans there after they held out for many days and overwhelming numbers.
200
Where did the war start
Along the Rio Grande
200
Dicator of Mexico during Texas independence
Santa Anna
200
What was the controversy with Missouri becoming a state?
Slavery in the LA purchase
200
Who controlled the LA territory during the time we wanted it?
Napoleon
300
Who is the 1st President of Texas
Sam Houston
300
Name one of the many battles the Americans won
Santa Fe, Buena vista, Vera Cruz, Mexico City....
300
Writer of the Missouri Compromise
Henry Clay
300
What are the requirements for becoming a state?
Population of 60,000 and a state constitution
300
Who was really the savior of the expedition that explored the territory
sacagawea
400
Who lead the first 300 families into Texas from America?
Stephen Austin
400
What is the Bear Flag Revolt?
Californians "revolting" against the mexican authorities there.
400
Overthrew Santa Anna as dicator of Mexico
Jose Herrara
400
What other state was included in the Missouri Compromise package?
Maine
400
Where did the L & C expedition see the Pacific and how long did the expedition take (total, both ways)
Present day Washington and 2 years
500
Why was Santa Anna defeated and Where?
split his forces and San Jacinto
500
What was the name of the Treaty that ended the war?
Guadalupe Hidalgo
500
Wrote an amendment to try and get gradual emancipation passed in Missouri
Congressman Tallmadge
500
What was the logic of the Missouri compromise line and where was it?
36 30 parallel and it said Missouri can keep slavery but no other state above that line could.
500
Who did we send to meet with Napoloen about LA? Both names, the one we sent and the ambassador already there.
Livingston and Monroe