Why did Texas want to claim the Rio Grande River as part of their border? a.

Texas wanted the fertile lands in the Rio Grande Valley.

b.

Texas wanted protection against the Native American raiders in Central Texas.

c.

Sam Houston and Santa Anna drew up these boundaries in the Treaty of Velasco.

d.

Texas was interested in commanding the Brazos Santiago in Matamoros and Santa Fe in New Mexico

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The slave dred scott sued for his freedom because he was born a free man. he had lived in a free state. slavery violated the 13th amendment he had been freed by pres. lincoln.

Why did the federal government choose to give each tribal member a 25-year deed to the reservation land? this was the life expectancy of native americans at this time, and the government wished to grant rights for only a single generation. they considered this to be enough time to keep the area calm before they could take the land back again for sale. the united states government believed that the nutrients from the land would be depleted by the end of the deed. the government believed this would be enough time for the tribal members to become self-reliant and adapt to the farming lifestyle.

At the end of civil war, which reconstruction plan called for a military occupation of the south ? a. lincoln's b. radical's c. johnson's