ss 5 Flashcards
what happened in 1845
tx annexed and negotiated the mex cession
who was the president of texas WHEN it was annexed
anson jones
did mexico support annexation, why
no bc they felt it as betrayal form texas
what was key in president polk’s (pres of usa) vision of manifest destiny
texas
what is manifest destiny
the belief that america should expand westward
which region did most texans settle in and why
coastal plains bc cheap land, rivers, fertile soil, good weather
how did different ethnic immigrant groups cope with living in a new place
made cities based on their own culture
main safety reason the settlers did not move further west
native americans ruled west lands and often raided frontier settlements
how did texas’s population change after becoming a state
increased, especially in san antonio
mexico fought over the land between which 2 rivers
nueces and rio grande
what was the border between texas and mexico
rio grande
texas’s disputed territory between usa included majority of
new mex
who won the us-mex war
usa
what treaty ended the us v mex war
treaty of guadalupe
what changed fo rthe us and mexicos territory bc of treaty
mex had to give up disputed land
treaty of guadalupe
rio grande=border
mex gave up mex cession
us paid 15 mil for land
gave citizenship rights to mexicans
mex recognized tx as part of mexico
ended mx american war
1848
what deal solved the dispute of territories between tx and usa
compromise of 1850
what did texas get and give up from the deal that solved the dispute of territories between tx and usa
gave up western lands (part of new mex) and us paided 10 mil for public debt it also shaped how tx is today
mex american war
“americans killed on american soil”-polk
1846-1848
us won
mx lost mx cession
