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4thGr SS Ch7 Lsn 1-2
Presidio Elem Social Studies 4th Grade
Question | Answer |
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annexation | when one country becomes part of another country |
resolution | a decision |
legislature | a group of people who make laws |
expand | to spread out |
boundary | a line that separates one place from another |
skirmish | a minor battle |
Many Americans felt that the country had a right to spread out, or __ | expand |
The Mexican government believed that the Nueces River marked the northern ___ , or border, of Mexico. | boundary |
Some people thought Texas had too much debt, so they were against _____, or having Texas join the U.S. | annexation |
A ___is a group of people who make new laws. | legislature |
Mexican troops defeated Zachary Taylor’s troops in a minor battle, or ___ | skirmish |
Sam Houston did not want Texas to be a separate nation. He supported ___ | annexation |
The U.S. Congress wanted Texas to become a state, so they passed a ___ | resolution |
The new constitution said that the Texas __ would meet every two years to make laws. | legislature |
Some people hoped that the U.S. would ___ and spread from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean | expand |
Sam Houston wanted Texas to have services such as an army and a postal system, but Texas had very little ____. | money |
Some U.S. leaders did not want to annex Texas because Texas laws allowed _____. | slavery |
A resolution in the U.S. Congress said that Texas could become a state if it agreed to give up its ___. | forts |
When Texas became a state, it needed a new state ___. | constitution |
The writers of the Texas constitution based some of their ideas on the constitution written for the state of ____. | Louisiana |
The constitution said that the Texas ____ would meet every two years to make new laws. | legislature |
Many immigrant families left crowded cities in Europe and ____ to Texas. | sailed |
German families who settled in Texas built towns such as New ___ and Fredericksburg. | Braunfels |
Polish settlers arrived on ____ in 1854, and founded the town of Panna Maria. | Christmas Eve |
Almost all the immigrants who arrived in Texas had to buy ____ so they could grow food. | land |
According to Mexico, its northern boundary was marked by the ____ River. | Nueces |
President James K. ___ wanted to buy Mexican lands | Polk |
General Zachary ____ and his men were defeated in a skirmish with Mexican soldiers in April 1846. | Taylor |
The U.S. ___ declared war on Mexico in May 1846. | Congress |
Jane McManus Cazneau went to Mexico to seek a ___ agreement. | peace |
The U.S. Army and the Texas Rangers were led into Mexico City by General Winfield _____. | Scott |
Leaders from the U.S. and Mexico met in the village of Guadalupe ___. | Hidalgo |
The U.S. gained more than half a million ___ miles of land from Mexico. | squares |
The land included the complete present-day states of Utah, California, and ____ | Nevada |
How could you say “minor battle” using only one word? | skirmish |
What is another word for a decision, such as one passed by a congress? | resolution |
What kind of battle was lost by General Zachary Taylor in April 1846? | a small battle or skirmish |
What do we call a group of elected people who make new laws? | legislature |
What does a country do when it spreads out? | it expands |
What is another word for a border that separates one place from another? | a boundary |
What did Sam Houston support that would make Texas part of the United States? | annexation |
What was passed by the U.S. Congress on February 28, 1845, that made Texas a state? | a resolution |
What kind of line did Mexico and the United States disagree over? | a boundary line |
According to the Constitution of 1845, which group of Texans would meet every two years? | the legislature |