Presidio Elem Social Studies 4th Grade
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| annexation | when one country becomes part of another country
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| resolution | a decision
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| legislature | a group of people who make laws
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| expand | to spread out
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| boundary | a line that separates one place from another
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| skirmish | a minor battle
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| Many Americans felt that the country had a right to spread out, or __ | expand
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| The Mexican government believed that the Nueces River marked the northern ___ , or border, of Mexico. | boundary
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| Some people thought Texas had too much debt, so they were against _____, or having Texas join the U.S. | annexation
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| A ___is a group of people who make new laws. | legislature
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| Mexican troops defeated Zachary Taylor’s troops in a minor battle, or ___ | skirmish
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| Sam Houston did not want Texas to be a separate nation. He supported ___ | annexation
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| The U.S. Congress wanted Texas to become a state, so they passed a ___ | resolution
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| The new constitution said that the Texas __ would meet every two years to make laws. | legislature
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| Some people hoped that the U.S. would ___ and spread from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean | expand
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| Sam Houston wanted Texas to have services such as an army and a postal system, but Texas had very little ____. | money
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| Some U.S. leaders did not want to annex Texas because Texas laws allowed _____. | slavery
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| A resolution in the U.S. Congress said that Texas could become a state if it agreed to give up its ___. | forts
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| When Texas became a state, it needed a new state ___. | constitution
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| The writers of the Texas constitution based some of their ideas on the constitution written for the state of ____. | Louisiana
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| The constitution said that the Texas ____ would meet every two years to make new laws. | legislature
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| Many immigrant families left crowded cities in Europe and ____ to Texas. | sailed
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| German families who settled in Texas built towns such as New ___ and Fredericksburg. | Braunfels
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| Polish settlers arrived on ____ in 1854, and founded the town of Panna Maria. | Christmas Eve
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| Almost all the immigrants who arrived in Texas had to buy ____ so they could grow food. | land
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| According to Mexico, its northern boundary was marked by the ____ River. | Nueces
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| President James K. ___ wanted to buy Mexican lands | Polk
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| General Zachary ____ and his men were defeated in a skirmish with Mexican soldiers in April 1846. | Taylor
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| The U.S. ___ declared war on Mexico in May 1846. | Congress
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| Jane McManus Cazneau went to Mexico to seek a ___ agreement. | peace
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| The U.S. Army and the Texas Rangers were led into Mexico City by General Winfield _____. | Scott
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| Leaders from the U.S. and Mexico met in the village of Guadalupe ___. | Hidalgo
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| The U.S. gained more than half a million ___ miles of land from Mexico. | squares
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| The land included the complete present-day states of Utah, California, and ____ | Nevada
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| How could you say “minor battle” using only one word? | skirmish
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| What is another word for a decision, such as one passed by a congress? | resolution
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| What kind of battle was lost by General Zachary Taylor in April 1846? | a small battle or skirmish
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| What do we call a group of elected people who make new laws? | legislature
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| What does a country do when it spreads out? | it expands
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| What is another word for a border that separates one place from another? | a boundary
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| What did Sam Houston support that would make Texas part of the United States? | annexation
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| What was passed by the U.S. Congress on February 28, 1845, that made Texas a state? | a resolution
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| What kind of line did Mexico and the United States disagree over? | a boundary line
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| According to the Constitution of 1845, which group of Texans would meet every two years? | the legislature
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