Chapter 10: Growth And Expansion

Question 0

Judiciary

Answer 0

The branch of the government that resolves legal disputes and hands out justice.

Question 1

Cession

Answer 1

The granting of land by one country to another.

Question 2

Cede

Answer 2

To formally give up ownership of something.

Question 3

Exiled

Answer 3

To be forced to leave a country.

Question 4

Veto

Answer 4

To prevent the passage of a law.

Question 5

Manifest destiny

Answer 5

The belief that the US had the right and duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean.

Question 6

Popular sovereignty

Answer 6

Allowing states to decide whether or not to permit slavery.

Question 7

Permanent school fund

Answer 7

A fund that provides money for public schools.

Question 8

Cattle Rustler

Answer 8

A person who steals cattle.

Question 9

What was written in 1845 for the leaders of Texas to use in order to govern the new state of Texas?

Answer 9

A state constitution.

Question 10

Which branch of government in Texas gave the legislature the power to make laws?

Answer 10

The legislative branch

Question 11

Which branch of government in Texas oversees the courts?

Answer 11

The judicial branche

Question 12

Which branch of government in Texas has the power to carry out the laws of the land and also has veto power?

Answer 12

The executive branch

Question 13

Who was the only native Texan to attend the convention where the constitution was written in 1845?

Answer 13

José Antonio Navarro

Question 14

What were two rights given to women in the state constitution of 1845?

Answer 14

A married man couldn’t sell his land without his wife’s consent, and women could own land.

Question 15

What groups of people were prevented from voting under the constitution of 1845?

Answer 15

Non-whites, women, and men under 21.

Question 16

Who was the first governor of the state of Texas?

Answer 16

James Pinckney Henderson.

Question 17

What offices did Sam Houston and Thomas Rusk hold in the first state government of Texas?

Answer 17

US senators.

Question 18

Who was the president of the U.S.A at the beginning of the Mexican-American war?

Answer 18

James Polk

Question 19

Where did Mexico say the southern border of Texas lay before the Mexican war?

Answer 19

The Nueces River

Question 20

Where did Texas and the U.S. say the southern border of Texas lay before the Mexican war?

Answer 20

The Rio Grande

Question 21

The first major battle of the Mexican-American war was fought at _______ _______ on May 8th, 1846.

Answer 21

Palo Alto

Question 22

Where was the majority of the Mexican-American war fought?

Answer 22

Mexico

Question 23

Identify five Texas Rangers that fought in the Mexican-American war.

Answer 23

Benjamin McCulloh, John Hays, “Bigfoot” Wallace, John Ford, and Samuel Walker.

Question 24

What important job did Major Benjamin McCulloch's Texas Rangers perform during the Mexican war?

Answer 24

They protected the U.S. Supply lines.

Question 25

What treaty officially ended the Mexican-American war?

Answer 25

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Question 26

In the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, what did the U.S. give to Mexico in return for large amounts of land in the west? Which future states made up this land?

Answer 26

$15 million; California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado.

Question 27

What were a few major issues the governors of Texas face in the late 1840s and 1850s?

Answer 27

1. Protection against Indians 2. Debt 3. Construction of new railroads, schools, and a capital.

Question 28

List the accomplishments of Governor Elisha M. Pease.

Answer 28

The public education system, the permanent school fund, and construction of government buildings.

Question 29

Which political party dominated Texas politics in the 1840s and 1850s? Why?

Answer 29

The Democratic Party, because the party stood up for labourers and farmers, which most of the men were.

Question 30

How large was the population of Texas in 1836? 1860?

Answer 30

1836-50,000 | 1860-600,000

Question 31

In the Compromise of 1850, Texas received ____________ to give up its claims to parts of __________.

Answer 31

$10 million; New Mexico

Question 32

How did Texas use most of the money it received for giving up it's claim on New Mexico?

Answer 32

1. Pay off debt 2. Pay back holders of the Republic of Texas paper money 3. Built a new capital and governor's mansion.

Question 33

Under the Constitution of 1850, California was admitted as a free state and Texas was admitted as a slave state. All of the other new lands would decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, which is called _____________.

Answer 33

Popular sovereignty

Question 34

What did Native Americans believe about the land ownership?

Answer 34

They believed that the land was everyone's, and that not just one person could own it.

Question 35

What did the Texans believe about LAN ownership?

Answer 35

They thought that people should be able to own their own land.

Question 36

What are three solutions the U.S. congress used to end threats from Native Americans in Texas?

Answer 36

Forts, camels, and Reservations.