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What is Manifest Destiny?
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The concept that Americans should spread westward to the pacific ocean from coast to coast
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What events followed the Texas Revolution?
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-Texans won their independence
-Texans established a republic
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What resulted from the war between the United States and Mexico?
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North exchanged for $15 million U.S. gained California + New Mexico
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How soon after the discovery of gold did California become a state?
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2 years later: gold was found in 1848; statehood in 1850
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In the early 1800s, why did the U.S. seek to gain control of Oregon country?
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U.S. wants access to Pacific Ocean to build trade. "Manifest Destiny"
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What laws did Mexico pass in the early 1830s to try to decrease American influence in Texas?
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Prohibiting immigration from U.S. and placing tax on American goods entering Texas
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What was the Mexican Cesion?
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It was land that Mexico ceded to U.S. according to terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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Name two effects that the California gold rush had on the region.
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1.) Increased Population
2.) More than doubled the amount of world's gold
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T or F: Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home were called empresarios.
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F; Tejanos
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T or F: In 1830, Mexico issued a decree that stopped all immigration from the United States to Texas.
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T
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T or F: The first fight of the Texan Revolution occured at San Antonio.
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F; Gonzalas
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T or F: Jim Bowie was the commander of the Alamo.
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F; William B. Travis
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T or F: The Republic of Texas was established on March 2, 1836, when it declared independence from Mexico.
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T
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T or F: Sam Houston was selected as temporary president of the Republic of Texas.
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F; David B. Burnet
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T or F: Santa Anna signed a treaty in May 1836, recognizing the independence of Texas.
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T
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