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Republic of TX to Statehood. Unit 5 Review. What was one of the first things that Texas officials were required to do before Texas could join the United States in 1845? . Write a constitution. What was the name of the first major battle of the Mexican-American War fought on May 8, 1846? . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Republic of TX to StatehoodUnit 5 Review
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What was one of the first things that Texas officials were required to do before Texas could join the United States in 1845?
Write a constitution
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What was the name of the first major battle of the Mexican-American War fought on May 8, 1846?
Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
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What was the name given to the territory surrendered by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Mexican Cession
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Who is known as the “Father of Education” in Texas?
Lamar
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How did settlers obtain land under the Homestead Act?
Living on the Land
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The belief that the U.S. would expand from coast to coast was known as…?
Manifest Destiny
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What state did Texas pattern its Constitution of 1845 after?
Louisiana
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Who was the last president of Texas?
Jones
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Why did Sam Houston not run for a second consecutive term as president?
Forbidden
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Where did most of the European immigrants who came to Texas in the 1840s and 1850s come from?
Germany
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What was the major reason that Texas was not annexed immediately?
Mexico refused to recognize TX independence
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What are crops used on the farm where there are raised?
Subsistence Crops
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Who is known as the “Father of Texas”?
Austin
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Why did President Mirabeau B Lamar believe that the Cherokees should be removed from Texas?
They had no fair claim to the land
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What promise did James K. Polk make to the American people that enabled him to be elected president in the election of 1844?
To annex TX
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Who was the first president of Texas?
Houston
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What are expenditures?
Money paid out
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What two advantages did the U.S. have over Mexican forces during the Mexican-American War?
Better equipped and led
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Why were most Texans pleased with the 1845 joint resolution?
Made TX a US state
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What was the chief subsistence crop in the Republic of Texas?
Corn
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The political party that strongly opposed the extension of slavery was?
Whig Party
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What was the reaction of the Mexican government to Texas’s annexation?
Insulted
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What are crops that were sold to raise money?
Cash Crops
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What did the development of plantations in Texas contribute to?
Increase in slaves
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What was the leading cash crop in the Republic of Texas?
Cotton