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Mexican - American War questions

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Question 1
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What was important about the Rio Grande River in Texas?

Question 2
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What general did President Polk sent to Corpus Christi with 4000 troops?

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Question 3
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Fort Texas was built at the site of what modern city?

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Question 4
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What event led the US to declare war on Mexico?

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Question 5
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Name 2 of the 3 reasons Texans supported the war with Mexico.

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Question 7
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What weapon gave the Texas soldiers an advantage over the Mexicans?

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Question 8
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How did Sarah Bowman earn the name “heroine of Fort Brown”?

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Question 9
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What land did Mexico give up in the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

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Question 10
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What issues faced Texas after the Mexican American war?

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Question 11
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Governor Pease efforts in public education led to what being created in Texas?

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Question 12
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What three offices did Sam Houston hold in Texas?

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Question 13
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What anti- slavery political party was formed in the north after the Whig party broke up?

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Question 14
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What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850?

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Question 15
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What did Texas do with the $10 million it got from the Compromise of 1850?

Question 6
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What did John “Jack” Coffee Hays do in the Mexican American War