Mr. Harvey Ch. 10 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The branch of government that oversees the courts is the | judiciary (or judicial) |
The power of veto is the power to.... | prevent something from becoming a law. |
Define manifest destiny | The belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. |
After the Mexican War, the United States gained a large amount of land as the result of a | Cession |
Popular Sovereignty gave territories the right to decide for themselves whether or not to allow.... | slavery |
Why did Texas have to write a new constitution in 1845? | because they became a state |
The only native Texan who attended the convention that wrote the state constitution was... | José Antonio Navarro |
What documents influences the writing of the Texas State Constitution of 1845? | The US Constitution, The Republic of Texas Constitution, and the Tennessee and Louisiana State Constitutions. |
Before the Mexican War, Mexico said that this river was the border between Texas and Mexico. | Nueces River |
Name the rights that women were given in the Texas Constitution of 1845? | The right to own property and if, she were married, her husband must have her permission to sell their property. |
The first governor of Texas was... | James Pinckney Henderson |
What battle of the Mexican War was fought north of the Rio Grande? | Palo Alto |
What important job did Major Benjamin McCulloch’s Texas Rangers perform during the Mexican War? | Gathering information for the US Army. |
What was a major issue for the governors of Texas until it was settled in the 1850s? | The border dispute with New Mexico |
What were the accomplishments of Governor Elisha Pease? | Lowering the debt, establishing the permanent school fund, and promoting the construction of railroads. |
What Texas border was set by the U.S. Congress in the Compromise of 1850? | Western |
About how large was the population of Texas in 1860? | 600,000 |
This is the branch of government that has veto power. | Executive |
Who could not vote in Texas in 1845? | Men under 21, women, African Americans, and Native Americans |
Houston and Rusk were the first Texans to be in the... | US Senate. |
What area did both Mexico and the United States claim before the Mexican War? | between the Nueces and the Rio Grande |
In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, what did the United States give Mexico in return for large amounts of land in the west? | $15 million |
Which party dominated Texas politics in the 1840s and 1850s? | Democratic |
What did Native Americans believe about land? | No one could own it |
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