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Manifest Destiny & Early Statehood Study Guide
1. What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
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2. Who was elected the first governor of Texas in 1846? ______
3. What was Sam Houston’s role in the government after Texas was annexed?______
4. What two groups of people were not given rights in the Texas Constitution of 1845?______
5. What were some causes of the Mexican-American War?______6. How did the Democratic Party feel about annexation of Texas? What about slavery?______
7. How did the Whig Party feel about annexation of Texas? What about slavery?______
8. What are the three branches of government that were created in the Texas Constitution of 1845? ______
9. What two houses make up the Legislative branch that was created in the Texas Constitution of 1845?______
10. What is Manifest Destiny?______
11. What was stated in the Compromise of 1850?______
12. Why did many Texans favor annexation into the United States?______
13. What did Mexico consider the border of Mexico/U.S.?______
14. What did the U.S. consider the border of Mexico/U.S.?______
15. What did Texas have to do, before it became a state in the United States?______
16. What was the Mexican Cession?______
17. Who was James Polk?______
18. What was the Louisiana Purchase?______
19. Place the following events in chronological order (1-4)
______Texas is annexed into the United States
______United States declares war on Mexico
______The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is signed
______Mexico cedes half of its land to the United States
20. Why would some people in the United States oppose annexation of Texas?______
21. Place the following events in chronological order (1-4)
______The United States declares war on Mexico
______Thousands of Texans volunteer to serve in the war
______General Zachary Taylor defeats Santa Anna
______Shots fired by Mexico and the United States, north of the Rio Grande River
22. Place the following eras in chronological order (1-4)
______Revolution and Republic
______Mexican National
______Early Statehood
______Age of Contact
23. The Texas-New Mexico Boundary Act was a part of what United States Legislation?______
24. What was the name of the official document that ended the Mexican-American War?______25. What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?______
26. What year was Texas annexed to the United States?______
27. Did James Polk agree or disagree with Manifest Destiny? ______
28. What was stated in the Missouri Compromise of 1820?______
29. Who were the two countries were involved in the Mexican War?______
Make sure you know your vocabulary words, as they will be used in questions throughout the test.