MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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Land didn’t cost very much.
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They liked hot weather.
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They were afraid.
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To go to college.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anglo-Americans were drawn by inexpensive land and believed annexation of Texas to the United States was likely and would improve the market for the land. Some settlers were fleeing debts and sought refuge in the Mexican colony, where they were safe from American creditors.
Detailed explanation-2: -In order to build a tax base and encourage settlement in the new Republic of Texas, the government instituted a liberal policy of distributing the public domain to incoming settlers.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the BIG reasons to move to Texas from California is the taxes. California state income tax is the highest in the country, on all levels. Californians pay as much as 13.3% in state income tax and, depending on local rates, between 7.25% and 10.75% in sales tax.
Detailed explanation-4: -Attracted by the rich lands for cotton plantations and ranching, tens of thousands of immigrants arrived from the U.S. and from Germany as well. In 1845, Texas joined the United States, becoming the 28th state, when the United States annexed it.