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Question 1

what happened in 1845

Answer 1

tx annexed and negotiated the mex cession

Question 2

who was the president of texas WHEN it was annexed

Answer 2

anson jones

Question 3

did mexico support annexation, why

Answer 3

no bc they felt it as betrayal form texas

Question 4

what was key in president polk’s (pres of usa) vision of manifest destiny

Answer 4

texas

Question 5

what is manifest destiny

Answer 5

the belief that america should expand westward

Question 6

which region did most texans settle in and why

Answer 6

coastal plains bc cheap land, rivers, fertile soil, good weather

Question 7

how did different ethnic immigrant groups cope with living in a new place

Answer 7

made cities based on their own culture

Question 8

main safety reason the settlers did not move further west

Answer 8

native americans ruled west lands and often raided frontier settlements

Question 9

how did texas’s population change after becoming a state

Answer 9

increased, especially in san antonio

Question 10

mexico fought over the land between which 2 rivers

Answer 10

nueces and rio grande

Question 11

what was the border between texas and mexico

Answer 11

rio grande

Question 12

texas’s disputed territory between usa included majority of

Answer 12

new mex

Question 13

who won the us-mex war

Answer 13

usa

Question 14

what treaty ended the us v mex war

Answer 14

treaty of guadalupe

Question 15

what changed fo rthe us and mexicos territory bc of treaty

Answer 15

mex had to give up disputed land

Question 16

treaty of guadalupe

Answer 16

rio grande=border
mex gave up mex cession
us paid 15 mil for land
gave citizenship rights to mexicans
mex recognized tx as part of mexico
ended mx american war
1848

Question 17

what deal solved the dispute of territories between tx and usa

Answer 17

compromise of 1850

Question 18

what did texas get and give up from the deal that solved the dispute of territories between tx and usa

Answer 18

gave up western lands (part of new mex) and us paided 10 mil for public debt it also shaped how tx is today

Question 19

mex american war

Answer 19

“americans killed on american soil”-polk
1846-1848
us won
mx lost mx cession

Question 20

pres of us

Answer 20

james polk
signed for tx to be a state
supported manifest destiny

Question 21

1861

Answer 21

civil war started
tx seceded

Question 22

main cause of civil war

Answer 22

slavery/south wanted north didnt

Question 23

secede

Answer 23

to leave a bigger group

Question 24

blockade

Answer 24

(general scott-anaconda)
using navy to stop access to bodies of water (prevents trading)

Question 25

1865

Answer 25

civil war ended tx surrendered

Question 26

what are buffalo soldiers

Answer 26

african american/former slaves/protect anglo immigrants from being attacked by native americans.

Question 27

black codes

Answer 27

laws to limit african american rights AA cant vote AA no jury service AA only labor jobs AA cant take white people to court

Question 28

jim crow laws

Answer 28

created after 13, 14, 15th amendement A.A. segregation from society

Question 29

what cities grew after the civil war

Answer 29

san antonio galveston houston fort worth

Question 30

why did the us support slaughter of 31 million buffalo

Answer 30

they wanted to kill of N.A.

Question 31

who was quannah parker

Answer 31

native American Comanche chief that opposed medicine lodge treaty/did not want to move. goal was not accomplished bc all other chiefs signed the treaty only half N.A.

Question 32

what are buffalo soldiers

Answer 32

african american/former slaves/protect anglo immigrants from being attacked by native americans.

Question 33

what factors made westward expansion possible

Answer 33

reservations for N.A.-anglos moved in railroads

Question 34

What invention let to the expansion to of cotton

Answer 34

cotton gin

Question 35

did the cotton gin increase or decrease the need for slaves and why

Answer 35

increase bc since cotton was being cleaned faster there had to be more cotton to clean

Question 36

james s. hogg

Answer 36

lawyer gov of TX Hog laws not greedy tx railroad commission-cant charge to much for trains

Question 37

what group started ranching in TX

Answer 37

Spanish

Question 38

share croppers

Answer 38

former A.A. slaves lives on someone else's land and grows crops for the owner

Question 39

fence cutting wars

Answer 39

cowboys cut barbed wire for cattle drives

Question 40

duties oof cowboys

Answer 40

herding, roping, and branding cattle maintaining fences

Question 41

what factors led Texas to expand westward

Answer 41

removal of N.A. railroads cheap land windmills-water

Question 42

what happened to towns that had railroads next to them

Answer 42

business was booming

Question 43

how did railroads help tx grow

Answer 43

economy population transportation towns fast trade no more cattle drives

Question 44

13th amendment

Answer 44

freed A.A.

Question 45

14th amendment

Answer 45

A.A. could vote

Question 46

15th amendment

Answer 46

A.A. equality

Question 47

monopoly

Answer 47

exclusive possesion or control

Question 48

trust

Answer 48

a combination of companies formed by agreement to reduce competition