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Chpt 16 & 17 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Explain the beliefs behind Manifest Destiny | The Americans needed more land, economic growth, and they were blessed by God. |
| Explain the signifigance of the eagle with no feathers | Mexico was humiliated |
| U.S. leaders were angry because Mexico had ordered U.S. settlers to leave what area? | California |
| Which group did the Mexicans call the Texas Devils? | The Texas Rangers |
| What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago? | Rio Grande was the border, U.S. paid the $3.25 million for settlement, and 529,000 square miles were sold to the U.S for $15 million. |
| How did the Texas Rangers complicate the war effort during the Mexican War? | They refused to follow orders. |
| How did the Compromise of 1850 help determine where the border of Texas would be? | It set the border between Texas and New Mexico |
| When Texas and the federal government called for an end to the reservation system in the 1850s, what was it replaced by? | reservation removal |
| What was the main purpose of the line of forts bult by the federal government along the Rio Grande to the Trinity River | To protect settlers and travel routes |
| In the late 1850s, who did settlers hold responsible for their Indian problems? | The Federal Government, they wanted the Indians removed. |
| Why did the US army have to abandon the original line of forts and build new ones further west? | Settlers kept on pushing further west |
| Once Texas became a state, who was responsible for solving conflicts with the American Indians? | The Federal Government |
| When the government realized that building forts was not stopping the violence between Indians and settlers, what did it do? | They built reservations |
| In the 1850s, Texas became an important part of the ______ ____, the southern region that grew most of the country's cotton. | cotton belt |
| Why did Texas's African American population grow enormously in the 1850s? | Southerners moved to Texas and brought their slaves. |
| What was the Texas economy based mostly on? | agriculture |
| How were abolitionists treated in Texas? How were thry treated throughout the south? | forced to leave Texas |
| Describe slavery in the 1860's | Most common when cotton was produced |
| How were the Texas Rangers started? | They were named after English horsemen |
| What caused the Mexican War? | Conflicts rose between Mexico and the U.S. after Texas was annexed because of the border |
| Who commanded the American forces? | Zachary Taylor |
| Who commanded the Mexican forces? | Santa Anna |
| What did the Texas Rangers do in the Mexican War? | They were the 1st line of defense, and they played a sweet and sour role. |
| What were the achievements of General Winfield Scott? | He and the Texas Rangers captured Mexico City |
| Why did the Mexicans fear the U.S. after Texas annexation? | They thought that the U.S. was going to take over Mexico. |
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