Chapter 13: A House Divided (1840-1861)

________ coined the expression "Manifest Destiny "which was based on the assumption that Americans had been chosen by going to civilize the world.

________ strongly argued against slavery and called for its abolition.

During the ________, Native American gatherings populated and controlled bits of Texas.

The Tonkawas, living along the ________ and Colorado streams, aligned themselves with the Texans and filled in as aides and warriors against more unfriendly Indian gatherings.

1848- ________ marked the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

________ does not feel that the government guarantees individual freedom in the best way.

The ________ was very important for the southern agricultural plantation economy.

Americans caught Mexico

Mexico marked the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The _________ had abolished slavery, while the __________ was still for slavery

It was the belief that the US had the destiny to stretch the boundaries of America from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

__________ is what turned America from childhood to manhood and into a great nation on this earth

He believes that Unjust laws exist

He makes a point that a country cannot survive being separated like the north and south

Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the ______________

Congress proclaimed the battle against Mexico

________ took repeated steps to limit or abolish slavery in Texas.

________ strongly argued against slavery and called for its abolition

_________ thought ending slavery would result in war

Refusal of many Texas, both Anglo and Mexican, to accept the governmental changes mandated by "Siete Leyes"