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| What KEY TERM means "one who calls for increasing a nation's territory"? | Expansionist |
| What KEY TERM means "territory separating two opposing powers and lessening danger of conflict between them"? | Buffer Zone |
| How did the white settlers' disregard for Mexican law and religion contribute to tension in Texas? | The settlers challenged Mexican authority by breaking their agreement to accept Catholicism. They defied Mexican laws by keeping slaves and by refusing to obey Mexico's immigration restrictions. |
| Whatg events mad Texas the Lone Star Republic? | Settlers proclaimed independence from Mexico in 1835, Sam Houston, defeated Santa Anna in 1836, and the United States refused to annex Texas. |
| How did the United States achieve Manifest Destiny through war with Mexico? | The land that Mexico ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War gave the United States access to the Pacific Ocean. The nation now stretched from "sea to shining sea". |
| How did Texas become the center of a conflict that gave the United States vast new lands? | Initially Texas was a buffer zone between the United States and Spain. Later, settlers arrived unwilling to uphold Austin's agreement with Spain. Texans rebelled against the rule of Santa Anna and proclaimed independence; US provocation along the disputed border led to war with Mexico. |
| How did the concept of Manifest Destiny relate to Jefferson's territorial goals? | It supported Jefferson's ideals by saying that it was the duty and right of the country to expand its territory. |
| List the factors that caused conflict between the US settlers in Texas and the Mexican government. | Many US settlers remained Protestant, refused to free their slaves, and ignored Mexican restrictions on immigration. |
