Winter Final Review

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Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?

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Sam Houston

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The Texas Rangers were originally founded to —

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protect settlers from hostile American Indians.

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Which American Indian leader was killed in the last battle between settlers and Cherokees in Texas?

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Chief Bowles

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Which of the following was NOT a problem that the Republic of Texas faced? Financial difficulties, Conflicts with Mexicans, Conflicts with Native Americans

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Lack of settlers

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The quote below is from President James K. Polk's request to Congress to declare war on Mexico. From Mexico's point of view, this was inaccurate because —

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it did not consider the Rio Grande the boundary of the United States.

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The Compromise of 1850 settled —

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a boundary dispute between Texas and New Mexico.

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How did the annexation of Texas contribute to the outbreak of the U.S.-Mexican War?

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It led to a dispute over the new boundary between the United States and Mexico.

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The ______ movement wanted to end slavery.

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Abolition

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A difficult political issue for the United States in the annexation of Texas was-

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The fact that Texas allowed slavery

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The belief that the United States was meant to spread across North America was called…

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Manifest Destiny