What was the purpose of the Mexican Constitution of 1824?

To establish a federal republic.

What was the significance of the Law of April 6, 1830?

It was designed to stop American immigration and illegal colonization in Texas.

Individuals responsible for colonizing Texas

Who were the defenders at the Alamo?

Jim Bowie, William B. Travis, David Crocket, Juan Seguin

The Treaties of Velasco resulted in Texas achieving de facto independence from Mexico without formal recognition by the Mexican government.

Texas achieved de facto independence from Mexico without formal recognition.

Reasons Texas was rejected for annexation?

High debt, Annexation risk with Mexico, Balance of power

What did the Homestead Act help secure?

It helped secure 50 acres of land plus a home for any homeowners that had debt.

Manifest Destiny refers to the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the United States was both justified and inevitable.

The belief that US expansion was divinely ordained.

What caused the U.S.-Mexican War?

The annexation of Texas leading to border disputes

What was the Mexican Cession?

It was the land ceded by Mexico to the US after the war.

It is the division of a country into regions with different interests and identities.

What was the Compromise of 1850?

It included laws such as admitting California as a free state and establishing popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah territories.

The act of continuing to work toward a goal despite difficulties.

What is the right guaranteed by the Third Amendment?

Freedom from quartering soldiers

What does the Fourth Amendment guarantee?

The right to be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures.

The right guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment is:

The right to a speedy and public trial

The right guaranteed by the Seventh Amendment is the right to a trial by jury in civil cases.

Right to a trial by jury in civil cases

The right guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment is

prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment

The Ninth Amendment guarantees the right that the people retain rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.

Rights retained by the people beyond those listed in the Constitution

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the Equator divide the Earth into?

Back

Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Select the option that correctly lists the 7 continents.

Back

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania

3.

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Front

What is the capital of Texas?

Back

Austin

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Mercantilism

Back

An economic theory advocating accumulation of wealth through a trade surplus.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who authored the Declaration of Independence?

Back

Thomas Jefferson

6.

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Front

What replaced the Articles of Confederation?

Back

The United States Constitution

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which tribe is associated with the Great Plains? Sioux, Apache, Cherokee, Iroquois

Back

Apache

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