Mexican American War-Comp1850

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The granting of land from one country to another is called

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cession

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Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year

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1845

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Which was not true of the new Fugitive Slave Act? Required policemen to arrest suspected runaways. Punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine. Kept suspected slaves from testifying on their own behalf.

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Popular in the North.

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Who was the president during the time of the Mexican-American War?

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James K. Polk

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Texas got its well-known shape due to the 

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Compromise of 1850

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The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between

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Rio Grande River

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Which of the following was when Mexico gave its provinces of California and New Mexico up to the United States? Options: Gadsden Purchase, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexican Cession, None of the above

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Mexican Cession

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Was the Fugitive Slave Act part of the Compromise of 1850?

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Yes

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Texas used the $10 million to

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Pay off their debt completely.

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The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except: California entered the Union as a free state, All other states would enter under popular sovereignty, US pays TX $10 million for land outside present day boundary, Texas agreed to become a free state

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Texas agreed to become a free state