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Know the 7 principles of government
Checks and balances Federalism Republicanism Individual rights Separation of power Limited Government Popular Sovereignty
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Empresarios Similar to real-estate agents Brought families to TX
Set up best land deals Acted as representative for the colony
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Presidents of Texas Anson Jones Sam Houston Mirabeau Lamar
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Against TX Annexation Slave state Debt Conflict with Mexico
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Civil War TX was a Confederate state Slavery Geography
Believed in states rights
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Fugitive Slave Act Forced idea of slavery into North
North didn’t want to follow act A “slave” could be convicted on testimony of 1 person Very corrupt system
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3 causes of Civil War Slavery State’s rights Tariffs
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Finally set border of TX at Rio Grande Mexico finally agreed to recognize TX Mexico gave US land US gave Mexico $15 million Officially ended the Mexican-American War
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What attracted settlers
Cheap land
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Battle of Gonzales First battle of TX Revolution Started TX Revolution
“Come and Take It!”
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Bill of Rights 1st 10 amendments to US Constitution
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New Braunfels Majority of settlers from Germany
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TX Constitution vs. US Constitution
3 branches of government TX Constitution longest in nation TX constitution amended over 400 times US constitution amended close to 30 times Bill of Rights
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13th Amendment—banned slavery
14th Amendment—gave freedmen the rights of citizens 15th Amendment—gave freedmen right to vote
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Reconstruction Rebuilding the south Rebuilding the nation
Passing of amendments Black Codes KKK Rebuild Feelings Economy country
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State Advantages Stronger economy Protection
Close ties/connections to US
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Jim Crow Laws Another term for “slavery” Segregated blacks and whites
Separate parts of everyday life
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Black Codes Spelled out rights for blacks
Keep freed men at bottom of social order
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Drawbacks of becoming a state
Have to give up some individual state’s rights Allow slave state to enter union
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Law of April 6, 1830 Canceled all empresario contracts
Outlawed slavery Placed taxes on US goods
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TX Constitution Longest in US Amended over 400 times Bill of Rights
Follows 1876 constitution
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Sharecroppers vs. Tenant farmers
Rented plots of land Paid landlord with 1/3 of crop Owned own animals Sharecroppers “shared” crops with landowners Owned very little Very, very poor
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3 branches of government
Executive Carries out laws Judicial Judges laws Legislative Creates laws
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3 North Advantages Majority of factories Larger population Railroads
industrial
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Manifest Destiny The idea/belief the US was to spread to the Pacific Ocean
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Literacy tests Poll taxes Black Codes Jim Crow Laws “grandfather” clauses
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