Florida and Texas become states

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What was the territorial capital of Florida?

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Tallahassee

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After the Battle of San Jacinto, Santa Anna swore he would

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surrender

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Which group represented about half of the population of Florida in the 1830s?

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enslaved people

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Who was one of the first Americans to settle in Texas?

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Stephen Austin

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Which president supported Texans’ request for annexation because Manifest Destiny had become a popular idea?

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James Polk

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What happened to the Texan forces at the Alamo?

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They were defeated.

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Florida could not become a state until which of the following happened?

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A free state joined the Union.

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Did Southerners want to annex Texas while Northerners were against adding another slave state?

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true

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A significant early battle was fought at the Alamo in San Antonio.

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true

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The defenders of the Alamo played an important role in the fight for the independence of Texas.

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true