Chapters 8, 9

Jose Antonio Navarro

James Polk

General Zachary Taylor

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Wilmot Proviso

Compromise of 1850

Elisha M. Pease

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Rip Ford

Chains of Forts 1849-1850's

major towns

Baylor University

Baylor Female College

Dallas News

Trace the events that led to the United States annexation of Texas. Why did it take Texas so long to become a state? Should Texas have stayed a Republic?

Looking at antebellum Texas (1846-1860), describe why Texas was like other southern states. How was Texas different from other southern states? What was the role of the planter class in Texas? What was life like for the non-planter whites? What ethnic groups came to Texas during this time? Many people in Texas lacked civil rights during this period. Who were these people and what was their life like?