Texas by Aren Avetisyan https://padlet.com/445281/kh59lcvoutt6 en-us 2019-02-19 16:24:09 UTC 2023-05-26 17:33:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png What were the costs of gaining this territory, for the US? 445281 https://padlet.com/445281/kh59lcvoutt6/wish/332772224 People who were opposed to slavery did not want Texas to become a state because it would be added as another slave state. Mexico had also warned the US that if they annexed Texas, it would result in war. The costs of gaining this territory was increased tension with Mexico and many Americans who opposed this land as a slave state.]]> 2019-02-19 16:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/445281/kh59lcvoutt6/wish/332772224 How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there? 445281 https://padlet.com/445281/kh59lcvoutt6/wish/332772504 The Mexicans living there were pushed out by the Americans taking the land.

]]> 2019-02-19 16:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/445281/kh59lcvoutt6/wish/332772504 How did gaining this territory benefits the U.S.? 445281 https://padlet.com/445281/kh59lcvoutt6/wish/332772644 Gaining this territory benefited the U.S. because they could keep their land more protected. By having more citizens, means more people to keep them safe. Also it will open new markets for our products.]]> 2019-02-19 16:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/445281/kh59lcvoutt6/wish/332772644 How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion? https://padlet.com/445281/kh59lcvoutt6/wish/332774817 Juan Nepomuceno Cortina had a belief in god and  that god will provide him strength to defeat their enemies. He believed that his sacrifice will give happiness to those that are slaves.]]> 2019-02-19 16:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/445281/kh59lcvoutt6/wish/332774817