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| became 2nd governor of texas- 1847 |
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| won us presidency in 1848 died 1850 |
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| a person who wants to end slavery |
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| govt. body that has the power to make or pass laws |
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| mexico agreed that texas was apart of the united states and they gve up land from the pacific to texas |
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| expansion of the us to the pacific |
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| treaty of guadalupe hidalgo |
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| ended war between us and mexico |
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| vp but became president when taylor died in 1850 |
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| was the senator of kentucky |
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| calafonia became a free state, slave trade ended in d.c, fugitive slave law passed |
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| general during war with mexico |
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| federal law to provide help to find runaway slaves |
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| what did the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo establish |
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| the rio grande as texas' southern border |
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| why did governor henderson send a representative of texas to santa fe |
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| to gain control of new mexico (u.s) |
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| why did the u.s declare war on mexico in 1846 |
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| mexico attacked american troops |
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| who were the two first u.s representatives from texas |
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| thomas rusk and sam houston |
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| what was the next step for texas after being admitted to the u.s |
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| make a state constitution |
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| why did mexico refuse to accept the treaty of velasco |
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| because they think that they didnt know about it and they thought that santa ana only signed it b/c his life was in danger |
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| why did many americans want to shorten the borders of texas |
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| b/c texas was a slave state |
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| when war with mexico what city did the u.s attack and occupy |
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| why did the u.s acquire the gadsden purchase |
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| so they could build a railroad |
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| what are the 2 titles of the chief executives of texas |
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| luetinett governor, governor |
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| 3 terms of the texas and new mexico act |
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| a. texas gave up its claim to disbuted territory b. tx recieved 10mil$ c. current borders of texas were established |
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| after texas became a state and mexicos threat of war what did pres. james k. polk do |
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| sent james siddel to mexico to relieve tensions |
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| why did zachary taylor want to admit california to u.s |
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| to cope with iTs problems |
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| mexico ageed texas was part of u.s and surrendered all land between pacific and texas |
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| the rigid porous outer layER of the plant cell |
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| a bundle of microtubules that helps organize the movement of chromosomes division |
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| an organelle that converts radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis |
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| a jelly-like substance mainly composed of water occupying most of the cell from the cellmebrane to the nucleus |
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| a network of passageways in which chemical compounds are manufactered and transported |
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| a stack of membranes that collects, modifies, and packages chemical compounds |
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| a small sac that contains digestive materials |
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| organelles that using oxegon, convert nutrients to energy that can be used by the cell |
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| a double-layer membrane that surrounds and protects the nucleus |
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| a small body in the nucleus where ribosomes are made |
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| a round body in the center of the cell that directs cell activitys and contsind DNA |
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| a small structure that preforms a specific function in a cell |
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| a double layered membrane that susrrounds the cell |
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| tiny structure that synthesizes protiens |
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| small structure that can store food or pigment |
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| sac hat stores water nutrients and chemicals |
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| 1st scientist to use the term cell |
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| discovered bacteri in 1674 |
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