An introductory school history of the United States, arranged on the catechetical plan; to which are added, the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States, with questions and explanations . y William Henry Harrison; but Har-rison died after being only a month in office; whereupon JohnTyler, the vice-president, became president; and he was suc-ceeded, March 4, 1845, by James K. Polk. WAE WITH MEXICO. Map Questions. Where is Leavenworth ? (See map, p. 114.) City of Mexico ? Matamoras ? Mon-terey (2)? Sacraraenlo? Bracito? Saltillo? Santa F6? VeraCrnz? New Mex-ico? Cal
An introductory school history of the United States, arranged on the catechetical plan; to which are added, the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States, with questions and explanations . y William Henry Harrison; but Har-rison died after being only a month in office; whereupon JohnTyler, the vice-president, became president; and he was suc-ceeded, March 4, 1845, by James K. Polk. WAE WITH MEXICO. Map Questions. Where is Leavenworth ? (See map, p. 114.) City of Mexico ? Matamoras ? Mon-terey (2)? Sacraraenlo? Bracito? Saltillo? Santa F6? VeraCrnz? New Mex-ico? California? Fort Brown? (See map, p. 117.) Point Isabel? Palo Alto?Eesaca de la Palma? Buena Vista? Cerro Gordo? (See map, p. 120) Jalapa?Perote? Puebla? Ayotla? San Augustin? Contreras? San Antonio? Churu-busco ? Chapiil tepee ? Mow did Congress prepare the icay for the annexation of Texas? Three days before the expiration of Tylers term of office, abill for the admission of Texas to the Union was passed byCongress; and, on the 4th of July, 1845, Texas became oneof the United States. What can you state of the previous history of Texas ? Texas had been a province of Mexico, but, in consequence 116 WAR WITH MEXICO. CO,CAU^PRNIA,TEXAS Sec. _^g£;pyjFisic s-Ttzissen.^rr 3,o WAR WITH MEXICO. 117 of the arbitrary policy of the Mexican rulers, the Texans re-volted, and, in 1836, set up a government of their own. What were the consequences of the annexation of Texas ? The annexation of Texas to the Uoited States led to a warwith Mexico; for Mexico still claimed Texas as a part of herown territory, and considered the act of annexation a sufficientcause of war. EVENTS OF 1846. What force was sent for the protection of Texas? For the protection of the new State, Gen. Taylor proceeded,by order of President Polk, to the Rio Grande{re-o grahn-da)^ oppo-site Matamoras [mat-a-mo-ras), where he erect-ed a fortress, which wasafterward named FortBrown. Give an account of thefirst conflict of the wa
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