Chapter 12: Westward Expansion

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After Mexico won independence from Spain, the new nation ___________.

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encouraged American settlers to move to Tejas (Texas)

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What happened after the people in Texas rebelled against the Mexican government?

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the Texans fought and won a war to become an independent country

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Why was the United States hesitant to annex Texas at first?

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It would make Mexico mad and would upset the balance of free and slave states.

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What started the Mexican-American War?

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a disagreement over which river marked the border of Texas

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In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States ______.

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paid Mexico $15 million and gained much of the southwest U.S.

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What was the nickname for gold-seekers who arrived in California?

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forty-niners because that’s when they arrived

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What were Californios?

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residents of Spanish or Mexican descent

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annex

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to add (such as a state, or country)

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What was the Bear Flag Revolt?

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rebellion that led to California's independence from Mexico

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What were prospectors?

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people in search of valuable resources in the earth