Early Statehood

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Texans wrote the state constitution in ______. [just before annexation]

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President Polk officially makes Texas the 28th state in the U.S. on December 29, _____.

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Texas wrote an new constitution to be _____ by the United States.

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In what year did Texas write its first state constitution?

• 1821

• 1836

• 1845

• 1861

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Texans based their new state constitution on -

• the U.S. Constitution

• the Treaty of Paris

• the Declaration of Independence

•  the Articles of Confederation

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The _____ is the document that separates our government into 3 branches.

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The _____ branch of government that interprets the laws.

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The _____ branch of government that enforces the laws.

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Which branch of government is headed by someone who can “veto” laws?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• NONE of the branches can do that

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The _____branch of government that makes the laws.

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The Legislative Branch is divided (meaning two parts) into -

• 3 smaller branches

• an upper floor and a lower floor

• 50 groups, one for each state in the U.S.

• the Senate and House of Representatives

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_______idea that political power belongs to the people.

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In the first years of the new state of Texas, only white males [over age 21] could -

• have a job

• work on a farm

•   vote

• inherit property

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______ ______ was thebelief that the U.S. would expand across North America.

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Which of these best summarizes the meaning of “manifest destiny”?

• the idea that the U.S. should be led by only the wealthiest citizens

• the belief that the U.S. would eventually expand across North America

• the concept that the states of the U.S. should separate into their own nations

• the theory that leadership in the U.S. should be passed down through families

Multiple Choice

The boundary dispute between the U.S. and Mexico was simple.  The U.S. claimed that the Rio Grande River was the border, but Mexico insisted it was the _________ River.

• Nueces

• Brazos

•  Colorado

• Guadalupe

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U.S. troops are sent to the Rio Grande, and the war begins April______.

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Generals Scott and Taylor manage to capture Mexico City in _____.

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February 2, _____, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the war.

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 In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Mexican government -

• declared victory over the U.S.

• was paid $50,000 for Texas

• agreed that the war was a “tie”

• accepted the Rio Grande as the border

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 The “Mexican Cession” was

• the land from Texas to the Pacific Ocean, given up by Mexico when they lost the war

• the nickname given to the war fought between Mexico and the U.S. in the 1840s

• a meeting of Mexican Generals to determine what they should do next in the war

• none of these answers are correct

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The Compromise of 1850 helped Texas pay some of its ____.

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The Compromise of 1850 also established the ____ of the State of Texas.

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Which political party was the most popular in Texas? [it supported annexation and slavery]

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

•  Annexation Party

• Whig Party

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______ was the major crop grown in Texas that increased the slave population.

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_____ was an industry that began in Texas by the vaqueros.

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What was happening to the population of Texas during this time period?

• it was going up, as people continued coming to Texas for the good, cheap land

• it was going down, as people moved out to get away from angry Native Americans

• it was staying the same, as some people moved in and some people moved out

• it is unknown, since those records were destroyed in a fire

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Emigrate is to leave a country and ______ to a new place [like Texas]

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The largest group of immigrants coming to Texas were from -

• England

• France

•  Spain

• Germany