Chapter 11 Reading Check Flashcardizz

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Who were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman?

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missionaries

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Why did Spain give up its claim to Oregon Country in the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819?

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to get the U.S. to relinquish claims on Spanish Texas

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Why did Spain offer land in Texas to American settlers after the Adams-Onis Treaty?

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to promote economic development

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In the 1820s, New Mexico, Texas, and California attracted expansionists because

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they were rich in resources and thinly settled.

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How did Mexico initially feel about American settlement and trade in Mexican territories?

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They welcomed it.

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How did Stephen F. Austin first become influential in the development of Texas?

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as an empresario

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Who were William B. Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett?

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Texan defenders of the Alamo

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Why didn’t Andrew Jackson immediately annex Texas?

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He wanted to preserve the balance between free/slave states.

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The process of adding states in 1840-50 led to political controversies over which issue?

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expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

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Why did Whigs block the annexation of Texas in 1836?

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They feared that Texas would become a slave state.