5/6 Tuesday Unit 13 Day 9

Match each term to its definition.

• U.S.-Mexican War

• Caused by United States annexing Texas; border dispute between Texas and Mexico

• Radical Republicans

• Union captured Mississippi River, dividing the Confederacy in half

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Took control after Lincoln's death; punished confederate leaders and Southerners for Civil War

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Encouraged settlement of the West by opening new markets to sell goods and decreasing the price of products

Match the principle to its description.

Each row must have an answer.

Each column must have an answer.

Which principle is founded on the belief that government power comes from the consent of the governed?

• Popular sovereignty

• Checks and balances

• Limited government

• Separation of powers

Where is New Mexico?

Where is Oklahoma?

Some of the rights held and enjoyed by Texans are included in bothe the Texas and U.S. ________________.

The right to a speedy, public, and fair trial by an _________________________ (6th Amendment).

Protection from excessive bail and __________________________ (8th Amendment).

Other rights that are found in the Texas Constitution are also included in the _______________________ to the U.S. Constitution.

Religion - practice religion of choice or _________________.