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- The war brought a large amount of new territory in into the Union, threatening to disrupt the balance of power between North and South because of the impact on the issue of
- Because the borderlands of Texas, New Mexico, and California were all more that 1,000 miles away from Mexico City, which of the following was true?
- Chinese arrivals to California were predominantly
- Northern Whigs accused President Polk of using war with Mexico as an indirect means to extend
- Where did 90% of the settlers brought to Texas by the empresarios come from?
- After his arrest, Santa Anna signed treaties that recognized Texan independence and ordered his troops to move south of the
- Which of the following countries was not a significant source of the flood of prospectors who migrated to California in the early 1850s?
- How long did it typically take to migrate west via the Overland Trail?
- The economic power aspect of Manifest Destiny played out in the U.S.'s desire to control
- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo left the United States in control of most of the
- In the election of 1848, the Democrats campaigned on a platform of
- Spurred by calls to "remember the Alamo," Sam Houston's forces mounted a surprise attack on Santa Anna's army at the ___ River.
- The breakdown of Mexican-Indian relations on the eve of the Mexican-American War weakened the Mexican government, which was facing
- A family of four needed about how much money to outfit its journey across the Overland Trail?
- True or false: Popular-sovereignty advocates specified that decisions about slavery in the territories should be resolved by residents of those territories.
- The amendment that banned slavery in all lands acquired from Mexico was known as the
- Parliament's Powers - In the 1700s, Parliament and the King shared power. Parliament could...•Make laws•____________•Pass a Budget•Influence the King's Ministers.
- British victory - Britain will vastly expand the territory of the British Empire will new lands in North America and India. Britain's North American colonies will prosper and will have a population of _______________ by 1750.
- The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis - painted by _________________ c. 1820
- ____________ was a artist /soldier and former aide to Gen. Washington