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Ch.7 social studies
Question | Answer |
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Annexation | Texas would join the U.S. |
Expand | TO spread out |
How was life for immagrants? | It was hard-1.they had to grow their own food 2.they buy their own land |
what did U.S. think the river was for the border for Texas? | Rio Grande |
what did Mexico think the river was for the border of texas? | Nueces river |
Why did some U.S. citizens vote against Texas becoming part of the U.S.? | 1. Texas had a huge debt 2. Texas allowed slavery |
Why did Sam Houston want Texas to annex to U.S.? | 1. The U.S. army would protect Texas 2. U.S. could take on Texas' debt 3. The U.S. had a postal service |
What were the benefits of immagrants coming to Texas? | 1. learned new cultures,custom,languages 2. learned new ways of building houses,doing business,and growing food |
Skirmish | A minor battle |
Legislature | A group that makes laws |
Resolution | A decision |
Boundary | A line that separates one place from another |
Why did Texas need a new constitution? | Texas wasn't a separate nation anymore |
Which state had Texas become? | The 28th |
Who could vote after the constitution of 1845? | Anglo and Tejano men over the age of 21 |
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe say? | It ended the war. |
What did the U.S. receive in the Treaty of Guadalupe? | They received half a million square miles of land. |
What did Mexico receive in the Treaty of Guadalupe? | $15 million |