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history101
chapters 14&15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| With land abundant,many southerners went to ______ with their slaves to farm _______. | Texas and cotton |
| Texas was not under U.S. but controlled by ______. | Mexico |
| _______ fought _______ and finally gained _______ after long bloody battles. | Texas fought Mexico and gained independence |
| Who was the Presidnt Texas? | Sam Houston |
| U.S. would not let Texas become a state because..... | They had fear of up setting Mexico and equal balance of 13/13 free/slave. |
| Who was a slave state? | Arkansas |
| Who was a free state? | Michigan |
| Americans continued to move ______ seeking ______. | west and opportunity |
| What was a driving force? | greed |
| A belief shared by many Americans in the mid 1800's that the continent to the Pacific Ocean. | manifest destiny |
| _______or_______,many Mexicans and indians who had been there for centuries. | displaced or killed |
| The Mexican War and the Spanish American War were fought primarily to gain _______. | land |
| Settlers moved west using various..... | overland routes |
| Name 2 major routes. | California and Oregon Trails |
| When did the journeys begin? | late spring |