Mexican american war

True or False:  The population in Texas decreased in 1845 because it joined the United States.

• True
• False

The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except 

• California entered the Union as a free state
• All other states would enter under popular sovereignty
• US pays TX $10 million for land outside present day boundary
• Texas agreed to become a free state

Texas used the $10 million to

• Pay of their debt completely
• Set aside $2 million in a permanent school fund
• Both of these answers are correct
• Neither of these answers are correct

Allowing states to decide by popular vote whether or not to prevent slavery is called

• cession
• permanent school fund
• veto
• popular sovereignty

Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year

• 1836
• 1845
• 1718
• 1824