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history101
chapters 14&15
Question | Answer |
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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 |