Texas Statehood

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What caused the Mexican War? Options: Continued anger over the Battle of the Alamo, The U.S. refused to free Mexican prisoners from the Texas Revolution, A boundary dispute over Texas’ southern border, Santa Anna sued the U.S. over rights to the chewing gum industry

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A boundary dispute over Texas’ southern border

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Mexico and the U.S. disagreed on the southern border of Texas. Mexico believed the ____________ was the border while the U.S. believed that the ___________ was the border.

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Nueces River, Rio Grande River

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How much did the United States pay for the Mexican Cession?

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$15 million

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Why was the Compromise of 1850 necessary?

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Disagreements over slavery and territories

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The Compromise of 1850 did what for Texas directly?

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Gave Texas our modern day borders and paid off Texas' debt.

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What ended the Mexican War? Options: Paris peace talks, Treaty of Velasco, Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Surrender of the Texas Rangers

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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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Which picture best matches the definition of a compromise?

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The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the 

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Mexican Cession

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This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward.

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James K. Polk

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U.S. citizens believed it was their God-Given fate to travel westward, which they titled what?

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Manifest Destiny