Chapters 8, 9

Texas Constitution of 1845

Jose Antonio Navarro

Pinckney Henderson

Thomas Rusk

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

Juan Nepomuceno Cortina

"dog-run" house

major towns

Menger Hotel

Butterflied Mail Line

Baylor University

Baylor Female College

Dallas News

George Kendall

Essays:

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?

What role did Texas play in causing the Mexican War? What do you see as the reasons for the Mexican War? What was the issue that divided the United States both during and after the War that would in time bring about the Civil War? How did the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act fit into this?

Discuss the boundary dispute between Texas and the federal government. What was the basis for Texas claim? Why was Texas claim resisted by most people outside of Texas? For relinquishment of the claims to New Mexico and other adjacent lands Texas received a large sum of money. Describe how Texas spend the money and evacuate the wisdom of the way in which it was spent.

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?