Unit 6 Part 2: Texas Joins the US

Front

Why were many Americans, especially Southerners, interested in Texas?

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Because it was well suited for growing cotton, the most valuable cash crop.

Front

Which Indigenous tribes were mentioned as living in Texas during this period?

Back

Apache and Comanche

Front

What was the South's most valuable cash crop that made Texas appealing to Southerners?

Back

cotton

Front

Starting a U.S. colony in Spanish Texas was who's dream?

Back

Moses Austin

Front

What year did Moses Austin receive land from Spanish officials?

Back

1821

Front

What was the population of Americans in Texas by 1830?

Back

25,000

Front

Texans of Mexican descent, meaning they were born in Texas and their parents were from Mexico, were given what name?

Back

tejanos

Front

Why were the American settlers unhappy with official documents being in Spanish?

Back

Most of them did not want to learn the language

Front

What action by Mexico in 1829 upset many American settlers? Options: Outlawing slavery, Increasing taxes, Banning English, Limiting the amount of land given to each settler

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Outlawing slavery

Front

What was one of the main complaints of the Tejanos regarding American settlers?

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American settlers came without Mexico's permission.