Texas history Flashcards
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How does Mexico feel about Texas being added as a state?
Not Happy! Hate the idea of manifest destiny and think they still own Texas
How do Americans feel about Texas being added as a state?
Split 50/50 but most are afraid of adding another slave state & upsetting the balance
What city was the 1st American fort of the Mexican war built near?
Brownsville
Which country was the 1st to attack in the Mexican War?
Mexico
Who thinks the border of Texas is the Rio Grande river?
US
Who think that the border of Texas is the Nueces river?
Mexico
What does the US have to do before they can go to war?
Gain permission from the US congress
How many Texans volunteer to fight?
About 6000
Why do the Texas rangers get called Los Diablos Tejanos
They attack Mexican and Native American villages, like to disobey orders of the US army
What does the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo end?
It officially ends the Mexican-American war
Why is the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo called this
It’s named after the city where it’s signed
What does Mexico agree to in the treaty of. Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Give up all rights to Texas
Officially recognizes it as part of the US
Cedes acres of land in the southwest
What does US agree to in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Gives Mexico $15 million for the land,
Officially sets the border of the US/TX at the Rio Grande
Was Texas a slave state or a free state?
Slave state
What’s the Mexican cession
Lands in the southwest US that eventually become California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, and Utah
Was California a free or slave state?
Free state
What were Utah and New Mexico?
Territories
How are the tejanos being treated after the Mexico war
Treated poorly because they look like the “enemy” we just went to war with.
How were the Native Americans treated after the Mexican war
Forced off their lands and onto reservations all across US
How were the African Americans treated after the Mexican war?
Horribly! They were given N0 civil rights
What does Manifest destiny mean?
An idea held by Americans that the US was destined to rule the continent, from Atlantic to the pacific (east to west)
What does cession mean?
The transfer of land from one country to another
What does secede mean?
To leave or withdraw formally
What does amendment mean?
A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law
What does abolish mean?
To officially end
What does Indian removal act mean?
A congressional act/move,ent that authorized the removal of native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River.
