Mexican- American War

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True or False:  The population in Texas decreased in 1845 because it joined the United States.

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False

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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

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Texas used the $10 million to: Pay off their debt completely, Set aside $2 million in a permanent school fund.

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Both of these answers are correct.

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Allowing states to decide by popular vote whether or not to prevent slavery is called

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popular sovereignty

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

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Rio Grande River

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Who were known as "los diablos Tejanos" during the Mexican American War?

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Texas Rangers

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Texas got its well-known shape due to the 

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Compromise of 1850

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Slavery became a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s because: The northern states tried to abolish slavery in the southern states, The nation was expanding to the West, The southern states demanded the end of slavery, None of these

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The nation was expanding to the West