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4thGr SS Ch7 Lsn 1-2
Presidio Elem Social Studies 4th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |