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Unit 7 Review

Unit 7 Review. Early Statehood Era. U.S. Against Annexation. Did not want another slave state Would mean war with Mexico. Annexation. The act of adding or joining a territory to an existing one. Early Statehood Era. Manifest Destiny Border disputes Mexican Cession U.S.-Mexico War.

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Unit 7 Review

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  1. Unit 7 Review Early Statehood Era

  2. U.S. Against Annexation • Did not want another slave state • Would mean war with Mexico

  3. Annexation • The act of adding or joining a territory to an existing one

  4. Early Statehood Era • Manifest Destiny • Border disputes • Mexican Cession • U.S.-Mexico War

  5. U.S.-Mexico War • Border dispute on the Rio Grande • U.S. troops take over Mexico City • Texas Rangers served as scouts for the U.S. • Fighting took place in the disputed area between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers.

  6. Compromise • An agreement in which each side in a conflict gives up some of what it wants.

  7. Compromise of 1850 • Texas gave up about 40% of its land • Texas received $10 million • California became a state • Texas & New Mexico Boundary Act

  8. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • Agreed Texas was a part of the U.S. • Ended the U.S.-Mexico War • Mexico was paid $15 million • Established the Rio Grande as the border between the U.S. and Mexico

  9. Treaty • An agreement between groups or countries to end a conflict

  10. Constitutional Convention of 1845 • Met in Austin on July 4, 1845 to create a state constitution • Used the Louisiana and U.S. Constitutions as models • Thomas J. Rusk served as the president of the convention.

  11. Texas Constitution • Separates power among the branches • Prevents the government from expanding • Limits the government’s power • Requires executive officials and judges to be elected by voters

  12. Constitution of 1845 • Protected homesteads from being taken to pay debts. • Created the 3 branches of government • Settlers from other states could bring in their slaves • Ministers and priests were not allowed to serve in the Legislature.

  13. Texas-New Mexico Boundary Act • Award $10 million to Texas • Determine the western boundary of Texas • Require some Texas territory be given up

  14. James K. Polk • President of the U.S. during the time of annexation • Sent Gen. Taylor to negotiate with the Mexican government

  15. Texas Annexation • Towns grew into cities • Large amounts of people coming to Texas • Brought their cultural identities with them, making Texas one of the most diverse states in the country. • Population doubles

  16. Texas for Annexation • U.S. could help pay debts • Stronger government

  17. Mexican cession • All of the land between Texas and the Pacific Ocean • Includes all or part of present day states of California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico

  18. Manifest Destiny • The belief that expansion of the United States to the Pacific Ocean was certain to happen.

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