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Ch. 9 Manifest Destiny Flashcards

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two reasons why Americans headed West

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religious freedom, chance to own their own farms

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two reasons why Americans headed West

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religion, chance to own their own farms

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the idea that God gave land to Americans and wanted them to settle West

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manifest destiny

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magazine editor who created the term “manifest destiny”

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John Louis O’Sullivan

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settlers to stayed on land they did not own

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squatters

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law that protected squatters by giving them to right to claim land

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Preemption Act

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inventor of the iron-bladed plow

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Jethro Wood

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inventor of the steel-bladed plow

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John Deere

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inventor of the mechanical reaper

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Cyrus McCormick

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In 1821, __ gained independence from Spain

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Mexico

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in an effort to attract settlers to California, governor __ gave land to __

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Alvarado; Sutter

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two mountain men who sold beaver furs and carved out east-to-west traveling paths for settlers

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Kit Carson and Jim Bridger

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the most popular route from east to west

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Oregon Trail

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the most popular route from east to west

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Oregon Trail

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western settlers who found their own way west using guidebooks

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overlanders

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group of 87 overlanders that got trapped during winter in the Sierra Nevada mountains

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Donner Party

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agreement between US and Native Americans about what territories would belong to the Native Americans forever

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Treaty of Fort Laramie

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Mormon leader to led his followers west

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Brigham Young

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path west followed by Mormons

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Mormon Trail

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place where Mormons settled

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Great Salt Lake, Utah

21
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Spanish-speaking inhabitants of Texas

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Tejanos

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Mexican men who tried to get American settlers in Texas; Spanish word for agents or contractors

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empresarios

23
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law in which Mexico gave 26 empresarios land in Texas, and empresarios promised to fill it with settlers

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National Colonization Act

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most successful empresario

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Stephen Austin

25
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Americans who moved to Texas initially accepted _ citizenship

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Mexican

26
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Haden Edwards declared Texas an independent nation called __

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Fredonia

27
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In 1830, three things Mexico did to discourage Americans from taking control of Texas

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  • banned immigration into Texas
  • banned import of slaves
  • taxed imported goods
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Americans in Texas held two __ asking Mexico for more authority and a new constitution

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conventions

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Americans in Texas held two __ asking Mexico for more authority and a new constitution

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conventions

30
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Mexican president who lifted the immigration ban; later arrested Austin and made himself dictator

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Santa Anna

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military leader of the Americans in Texas

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Sam Houston

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mission where the Americans stayed and fought off Santa Anna’s troops for 13 days, giving the rest of the American army time to organize

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Alamo

33
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leader of the Americans at Alamo

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Travis

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turning point of the war over Texas, where the Americans brutally defeated the Mexicans

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Battle of San Jacinto

35
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first president of Republic of Texas

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Sam Houston

36
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after winning the war, Americans in Texas wanted __, to join the US

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annexation

37
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concern some Northerners had about admitting Texas to the US

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they didn’t want another slave state

38
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president who officially recognized Texas as an independent nation

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Andrew Jackson

39
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Whig senator who ran against James Polk

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Henry Clay

40
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party who favored annexing Texas

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Democrats

41
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politician who claimed to want the Oregon Territory but secretly allowed Britain to have some of Vancouver Island

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Polk

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a state representative

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envoy

43
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American envoy sent to try to purchase land from Mexico

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John Slidell

44
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general who led American troops to invade Mexican territory

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Zachary Taylor

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general who led American troops to invade Mexican territory

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Zachary Taylor

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American general who began an uprising against Mexico in northern California

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John C Fremont

47
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American general who captured Mexico City

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Winfield Scott

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treaty in which Mexico gave up California, Utah, Nevada, and parts of other states in exchange for money

A

Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo

49
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to give up

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cede

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