Mexican-american war Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Military History Midterm #2 Exam Review 2023 Reduction Act of 1821 - ANS-- Reduced the size of the army - Slowed the construction of warships - Implemented the expansible army concept Expansible Army Concept - ANS-- Promoted by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun - Reduces the size of the army, but officers are kept on to learn their trade and be ready for war - Kept skeleton unites that could be easily filled and trained Role of the Army Between - ANS-- Fought Indians - Built and garrison...

Mandate of Heaven In ancient China, this provided divine sanction for an emperor's right to rule. Establishing a code of conduct for emperors. Those who behaved immorally or exercised their power in a tyrannical manner lost their right to rule and could be removed through revolution. (competency 001) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Document that officially ended the Mexican-American War () in 1848, establishing the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas. (competency 017) Republican ...

TEST BANK for A History of Latin America 9th Edition by Keen Benjamin & Haynes Keith. ISBN 9781133709329, ISBN-. _TABLE OF CONTENTS_ I. The Colonial Heritage of Latin America. 1. An cient America. 2. The Hispanic Background. 3. The Conquest of America. 4. The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life. 5. State, Church, and Society. 6. Colonial Brazil. 7. The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America. 8. The Independence of Latin America. II. Latin America in the Nineteenth Century. 9. Decolonization and t...

M1: Definition of War: a conflict between organized groups with unknown resolve, each seeking to impose its will on the other; Continuation of politics by other means (von Clausewitz) M1: Strategic (LoW) ALL of a nation's armed/other forces efforts in all campaigns (the war) to meet war aim Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen M1: Operational (LoW) In-theater forces; large tactical units (divi...

Race - the assumption of differences based on physical characteristics (real or fake) Ethnicity - a group of people who have something in common (religion, language, etc.) Nationality - where you're from What does the U.S do with these categories? - create ethnic hierarchies Why is the creation of the "other" so important? - so WASPs keep their power What are the waves of immigration? - -Formative: Americans colonized, Africans -First: Irish/german/chinese -Second: Italians/jews/mexica...

TExES History 7-12 (233) Exam Questions And Answers the Caddo - ANS dominant group in East Texas before European contact; lived in settled communities and practiced agriculture Empresario System - ANS system of colonization and land management in which settlers were allotted land in Texas as long as they enforced Mexican Law Colonization Law of 1825 - ANS allowed Anglos, who mainly emigrated from the United States, to colonize land in Texas under the empresario system to bet...

Border Control and Deaths Exam 2 "Prevention through Deterrence" Policy that is still enforced today. The title of BP strategy is "Hold the Line in the 21st Century". Local policy implemented in 1993. By 1994 the BP and other departments of government designed a BP strategy using the El Paso model. Strategy that DeLeon critiques in his book. Human rights activists say it's a violation of human rights to redirect people to the desert, BP says it's just fine Nestor immigration r...

first occupiers of Texas - ANSWER Native Americans for up to 10,000 years the first tribes to settle in Texas - ANSWER Caddo and Apache why was Texas popular for settlement - ANSWER plentiful hunting and farming land Caddos occupied land from - ANSWER Trinity River to Mississippi River and north to Red River Apache occupied - ANSWER south and west to the area now known as Big Bend the other two tribes - ANSWER Karankawa and Coahuiltecan these two tribes settled the - ANSWER coastal region...

Who tells the story/why it matters correct answer: When story starts Who tells the story: Gives us a sense of the choices they make AFFECTS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY shaped by: Screenwriters, directors, producers, cinematographers, animators Beginning of films: told from male, white, heterosexual perspective From which vantage points, experiences, identities Historical context/why it matters correct answer: passage of time (changing culture) affect the stories & ...

TExES History 7-12 (233) Exam Questions And Answers Mandate of Heaven - ANS In ancient China, this provided divine sanction for an emperor's right to rule. Establishing a code of conduct for emperors. Those who behaved immorally or exercised their power in a tyrannical manner lost their right to rule and could be removed through revolution. (competency 001) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - ANS Document that officially ended the Mexican-American War () in 1848, establishing th...