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Chapter 16 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| commander of U.S. forces in Texas when the Mexican War began | Zachary Taylor |
| limited areas of land reserved for American Indians | reservations |
| what the U.J. claimed was the boundary between it and Mexico | Rio Grande |
| President of Mexico at the time of the Mexican War | Santa Anna |
| agreement under which Texas gave up land claims in New Mexico | Compromise of 1850 |
| Indians whose right to remain in Texas was recognized by the state government | Alabama-Coushatta |
| a major troop advance | offensive |
| "Rip" Ford and John Coffee Hays were well-known examples of this group | Texas Rangers |
| When U.S. troops captured this the war ended | Mexico City |
| This gave Texas Rangers a powerful advantage in battle against the Comanche and the Kiowa | Colt Six Shooter |
| Texas Revolution veteran and former mayor of San Antonio who fled Texas before the war and was then forced to fight in the Mexican army | Juan Seguin |
| A crucial moment in the war occurred when U.S. forces captured this Mexican port city | Veracruz |
| Led the U.S. forces that landed at Veracruz to march inland to Mexico City | General Winfield Scott |
| During the 1850s, immigrants from here made up most of the European newcomers to Texas | Germany |
| Mexicans were most angered in 1845 by | annexation and the signing of the Texas Admission Act |
| Most U.S. soldiers lost in the Mexican War died from | disease |
| Texas's African American population grew enoumously in the 1850s because | many southerners were moving to Texas with their slaves |
| Who were the scouts of the U.S. Army during the Mexican War | Texas Rangers |
| What was the main problem the U.S. army had with the Texas Rangers | the rangers sometimes refused to follow orders |
| Why did most Texans support the Mexican War | the Texans were still angry over what happened at the Alamo and at Goliad |
| Most people in the Sante Fe region claimed by Texas ___________ slavery. | opposed |
| Discrimination against Tejanos _________ after the Revolution | increased |
| What was one cause of conflict with the American Indians in Texas | the settlers continued to push west past the line of forts built to protect them |
| Most of the U.S. troops sent to the Texas frontier were not match for the ______________ and Kiowa. | Comanche |
| Who did the U.S. eventually hire to help control the frontier | Texas Rangers |
| Why did most U.S. forts not able to stop conflict between the settlers and the Indians | the forts were spaced too far apart from one another |
| What was Mexico's main worry in regards to the U.S. | they were concerned that the U.S. might try to expand into Mexico |
| What officially ended the Mexican War | the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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