Texas Statehood

What caused the Mexican War?

• 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

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.

•  Nueces River, Rio Grande River
• Mexico and the U.S. agreed that the Nueces River was the border
• Texans believed that the border was the Gulf of Mexico
• The border kept changing based upon Indian Wars

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

• $3.7 million
• $6.8 million
• $10 million
• $15 million

Why was the Compromise of 1850 necessary?

• To set the Boundary between U.S. states and territories
• Settled a dispute between England and the United States
• Disagreements over slavery and territories
• It repealed the Compromise of 1849

The Compromise of 1850 did what for Texas directly?

• Gave Texas our modern day borders and paid off Texas' debt
• Split Texas between the states of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana
• Freed all slaves in Texas
• Allowed Mexico to reclaim all of Texas

What ended the Mexican War?

• Paris peace talks
• Treaty of Velasco
• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
• Surrender of the Texas Rangers

The Comancheria was an area controlled by which tribe?

• Apache

• Kiowa

• Comanche

• Caddo

Charles Goodnight was a former ___ and ___.

• banker, shipbuilder

• Indian scout, Texas Ranger

• soldier, congressman

• gunfighter, bank robber

Which picture best matches the definition of a compromise?

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Which US general captured San Diego and Upper California

• Kearny

• Wool

• Taylor

• Scott