Early Statehood

The transfer of land from one country to another.

• Cession

• Abolitionist

• Reservation

• Reparation

The belief popular in the United States in the 1800s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.

• Manifest Destiny

• Reparation

• Reservation

• Ratify

What did immigrant groups bring to Texas?

• Music

• Food

• Religion

• All of the Above

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo....

• Ended the Texas Revolution

• Started the Mexican-American War

• Ended the Mexican-American War

• Started the Texas Revolution

Mexico believes the border between them and Texas should be at what river?

• Nueces

• Red

• Rio Grande

• Sabine

What is the huge chunk of land that the U.S. obtained from Mexico as an immediate result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Gadsden Purchase

• Mexican Concession

• Mexican Cession

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made

• the Rio Grande the border between Texas and Mexico

• the Nueces River the border between Texas and Mexico

A major influence for immigration was

• political freedom

• religious diversity

• social advancement

• economic opportunity

Which of the following significant events occurred in the year 1845?

• Texas became annexed as the 28th state in the United States.

• Texas gained its independence from Mexico.

• The Texas Revolution ended.

• The Louisiana Territory was purchased.

Abolitionists opposed the Mexican-American War because they -

• Had an alliance with Mexico

• Believed the war was morally wrong

• Wanted to continue trading with Mexico

• Were concerned about the spread of slavery to the west