History 1301 Final Exam (Dr. Stephens,
Blinn College) Questions and Answers
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Manifest Destiny - ✔✔The idea that the US should span the continent of north
america
James K. Polk - ✔✔won election of 1844
-his campaign slogan was 54.40 fight.
-wanted further expansion
Vancouver Island - ✔✔Richard Packenham was offered the 49th parallel by polk
but Packenham wansn't interested and wanted the Columbia river as the
border.
-Lord Aberdeen told Packenham to accept the offer and they also requested
ownership over Vancouver island
Mexico - ✔✔mexicos boundaries included new mexico, texas, adn upper
california
-after mex. declared its independence in 1822, these terrirories become part of
the new nation
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,Texas - ✔✔originally part of Mexico, Texas was not the first territory of Mexico
to rebel but the first to sucessfuylly do so.
-only about 2500 ppl living in tx at the time
-the most important part of tx to mex was the comino royale, or the trade route
between Louisiana and Chuiaua.
-became the 2nd richest province in mexico by growing cotton
Stephen F. Austin - ✔✔invited by mexico to create a colony in mexico in 1821
and recieved 18,000 square miles of land
-he agreed that him and the settlers would take up the faith and learn spanish,
as well as obtain mexican citizenship
Comanches and Apaches - ✔✔powerful native american tribes that resided in
texas
-located north of the nuaces, they kept raiding mexico
(comanches in particular were large and powerful)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna - ✔✔became ruler of mexico in 1830 when the
liberal gov. fell
-army general and poliitician
-led the mexican army in texas revolution
-defeated by the texas army in San Jacinto
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,Goliad - ✔✔"the slaughter at Goliad"
-texans and americans put together an inexperienced army in a presidio in
goliad
-many people were killed and captured, and most who were captured were
executed
-the mission of goliad was down the road
The Alamo - ✔✔a defeat for the texans, but they fought to the end.
-they gutted the mexican army, santa annas forces were low after the alamo
San Jacinto - ✔✔Santa Anna gathers his troops and heads to San Jacinto, but
was surprised by texans.
-Santa Anna is captured, and signs a treaty after that basically set texas free
The Mexican-American War - ✔✔the annexation of texas led to the mex-
american war
-Mex troops were sent to the nuaces and american troops were sent to the rio
grande
-several americans were killed
-polk goes to congress, and America goes to war with mexico
-Zachary Taylor takes the war to mexico and drives the mexican troops out of
the disputed area, and invade mex.
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, John Slidell - ✔✔sent by John Tyler to buy new mexico and upper california and
settle it
Scotts expidetion - ✔✔a plan made by Gen. Winfield Scott to take the villiages
in the valley of mexico on the way to Mexico city, and deplete Santa Annas
army
-at first santa anna wouldnt send troops to the villiages, but mexican
government told him he would be sene into exile again if he didn't send some
troops to each village
-Scott takes every city in the valley, and eventually when he arrives to mex. city
he outnumbers mex. 3 to 1
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - ✔✔Signed in Mexico City, this treaty gave the
US ownership of California, New Mex, and the Rio Grande border
-Mex was paid 15 million to pay off debts
Compromise of 1850 - ✔✔basically looked at these new territories and decided
what to do with them.
-there were barley enough people in tx to apply for statehood
-california struck gold in the summer of '49, and people began to pour in
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Blinn College) Questions and Answers
100% Solved
Manifest Destiny - ✔✔The idea that the US should span the continent of north
america
James K. Polk - ✔✔won election of 1844
-his campaign slogan was 54.40 fight.
-wanted further expansion
Vancouver Island - ✔✔Richard Packenham was offered the 49th parallel by polk
but Packenham wansn't interested and wanted the Columbia river as the
border.
-Lord Aberdeen told Packenham to accept the offer and they also requested
ownership over Vancouver island
Mexico - ✔✔mexicos boundaries included new mexico, texas, adn upper
california
-after mex. declared its independence in 1822, these terrirories become part of
the new nation
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,Texas - ✔✔originally part of Mexico, Texas was not the first territory of Mexico
to rebel but the first to sucessfuylly do so.
-only about 2500 ppl living in tx at the time
-the most important part of tx to mex was the comino royale, or the trade route
between Louisiana and Chuiaua.
-became the 2nd richest province in mexico by growing cotton
Stephen F. Austin - ✔✔invited by mexico to create a colony in mexico in 1821
and recieved 18,000 square miles of land
-he agreed that him and the settlers would take up the faith and learn spanish,
as well as obtain mexican citizenship
Comanches and Apaches - ✔✔powerful native american tribes that resided in
texas
-located north of the nuaces, they kept raiding mexico
(comanches in particular were large and powerful)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna - ✔✔became ruler of mexico in 1830 when the
liberal gov. fell
-army general and poliitician
-led the mexican army in texas revolution
-defeated by the texas army in San Jacinto
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,Goliad - ✔✔"the slaughter at Goliad"
-texans and americans put together an inexperienced army in a presidio in
goliad
-many people were killed and captured, and most who were captured were
executed
-the mission of goliad was down the road
The Alamo - ✔✔a defeat for the texans, but they fought to the end.
-they gutted the mexican army, santa annas forces were low after the alamo
San Jacinto - ✔✔Santa Anna gathers his troops and heads to San Jacinto, but
was surprised by texans.
-Santa Anna is captured, and signs a treaty after that basically set texas free
The Mexican-American War - ✔✔the annexation of texas led to the mex-
american war
-Mex troops were sent to the nuaces and american troops were sent to the rio
grande
-several americans were killed
-polk goes to congress, and America goes to war with mexico
-Zachary Taylor takes the war to mexico and drives the mexican troops out of
the disputed area, and invade mex.
3|Page
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, John Slidell - ✔✔sent by John Tyler to buy new mexico and upper california and
settle it
Scotts expidetion - ✔✔a plan made by Gen. Winfield Scott to take the villiages
in the valley of mexico on the way to Mexico city, and deplete Santa Annas
army
-at first santa anna wouldnt send troops to the villiages, but mexican
government told him he would be sene into exile again if he didn't send some
troops to each village
-Scott takes every city in the valley, and eventually when he arrives to mex. city
he outnumbers mex. 3 to 1
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - ✔✔Signed in Mexico City, this treaty gave the
US ownership of California, New Mex, and the Rio Grande border
-Mex was paid 15 million to pay off debts
Compromise of 1850 - ✔✔basically looked at these new territories and decided
what to do with them.
-there were barley enough people in tx to apply for statehood
-california struck gold in the summer of '49, and people began to pour in
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