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Ch. 11 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _____ began a colony on the lower Colorado River in 1822 called the "Old Three Hundred" | Stephen F. Austin |
| Mexico hired __________ to bring more settlers to texas | empresarios |
| In 1836, Texas declared its independence from ____ | Spain |
| In return for free land, settlers in texas had to agree to become Mexican citizens, obey mexican laws, and practice ____ | Roman Catholicism |
| The texas revolution started when Mexico banned American settlement and _______ in Texas | gun ownership |
| The lands gained by the US as a result of the mexican war are known as the _______ | Mexican Cession |
| _____won the presidential election of 1844 because of his ideas to expand the nation westward | James K. Polk |
| Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the US believed it was the ______River | Rio Grande |
| In the treaty of _______ the us promised to protect the freedom of Mexicans living in lands gained from Mexico | Guadalupe Hidalgo |
| The Mexican War came to an end in 1847 when General Winfield Scott captured Veracruz and _____ | Mexico City |
| Southerners supported adding Texas to the US as a ____state | slave |
| Between 1845 and 1848 the united states made both Texas and ____ states | Oregon |
| because of their isolation Spanish settlers in california called _____ felt little connection to their government | californios |
| the idea that nothing could stop the westward growth of the us was known as ______ | American Express |
| The gold rush changed ____'s economy and population almost overnight | California |
| Biddy Mason was a _______ who came during the gold rush and became one of the most wealthiest landowners in California | freed slave |
| ______ were gold-seeking migrants who traveled to california in hopes of becoming rich | Forty-niners |
| gold was discovered in California in 1848 at _____ | Sutter's Mill |
| Completion of the ______ ended the separation of California from the rest of the United States | Transcontinental Railroad |
| The __________ was a rebellion by a group of American settlers in which they declared california an independent nation | Bear Flag Revolt |
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