Test 1 Prep Flashcards
What native tribes drove out American settlers in the 1820s?
Comanche, Apache, Pueblo
In 1821, how many Tejanos lived in Texas?
4,000
Name 2 reasons why the Tejanos were ticked off at American settlers in Texas?
- Americans wouldn’t follow Mexican laws
2. Americans kept slaves
Name 3 reasons how Mexico responded to the American settlers not following Mexican law?
- closed the border
- Made Texans pay taxes
- Sent troops to Texas
Why didn’t the US want Texas to become a state?
The number of slave states would outnumber the non-slave states. It would start a war.
When did Texas officially become a state?
Why?
1845
Congress finally decided to annex Texas in spite of issues over slavery.
Which northern state became a state at the same time as Texas?
Iowa became a state in 1846
What is true about the Texas Annnexation?
It set off the Mexican war.
When did the US Congress declare war on Mexico?
1846
What city does General Stephen Kearny take without firing a shot?
Santa Fe
How many troops did the Mexicans have at the Battle of Bueno Vista?
How many troops did the American army have at there?
Mexican - 15,000
American - 4,800
What lands did the United States not gain from Mexico?
1/2 of Mexico’s lands were left as Mexico
How many Mexicans did the United States promise to protect that were living in the United States after the Mexican War?
80,000
