The Annexation of Texas and The Mexican Cession
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| What state was Texas originally a part of in the Northern part of Mexico? | Coahulia y Tejas
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| In the early 1820's, Mexico opened up it's northern territory to some ________ ________ is hoped they would protect the area from falling under ______ _______ control. | American settlers, Native Americans
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| Who was one of the first American Empresarios who took the offered land grant from the Mexican Government? | Stephen F. Austin
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| How many families did Stephen F. Austin settle in Texas? | 300
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| What 4 requirements did American settlers agree to in exchange for the land grants? | Speak Spanish
Convert to Catholicism
Become a Mexican Citizen
No Slavery
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| True or False-Americans willingly agreed and followed the 4 requirements set by the Mexican Government | False- The Americans did agree to follow these requirements, but almost none of them actually followed through.
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| What did American Settlers in Texas refer to themselves as? | Texians
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| What did Americans want access to to as the Cotton Industry grew rapidly? | Cheap Farm Land (which meant slaves)
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| True or False-In 1829 Mexico realized that they were losing control of the almost 20,000 Americans living in Texas | True!
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| What did the "Law of April 6th" stop? | The influx of American immigration and slavery.
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| Who was the Mexican President that was elected in 1835 that wanted to centralize political power in Mexico? | Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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| What did Santa Anna take away Texas's right to? | The right to self govern themselves
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| What is the famous battle sight where the battle ended in a mass slaughter of Texan fighters? | The Alamo
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| Who was the General that helped lead the Texan/U.S. to victory? | Sam Houston
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| Where was Santa Anna defeated and captured by the Texan forces led by General Sam Houston? | San Jacinto
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| What happened in April of 1836? | Texas became independent
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| What did Texas hope to do once they became a part of the U.S.? | Practice Slavery legally
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| Texas was an independent nation for almost __ years! | 10
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| In 1845 the U.S. _______ Texas and admitted it as a state into the Union | annexed
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| What does "annexed" mean? | To take over land
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| Who did Texas originally belong too? | Mexico (not Spain because Mexico had just won its independence"
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| Where was the early fight at in 1835 over a cannon? | Gonzalez
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| What were the 3 main reasons the U.S. did not want Texas for almost a decade? | Texas came with lots of debt (almost 10 Million)
Texas was a slave state which would offset the balance
Mexico threatened to start war if we took Texas
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| Which president started the process of annexing Texas? | John Tyler
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| Which president finished the process of annexing Texas? | James Polk
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