Chapter 12; Manifest Destiny Flashcards
What is the meaning behind the term Manifest Destiny
- America’s “destiny” is to conquer from ocean to the other (Atlantic to Pacific)
- Ignoring the Native Americans already there
Who was the president of Mexico during the Texas revolution?
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Who was Brigham Young?
- 2nd Leader of the Mormons (religion); after later founder Joseph Smith
- led the Mormons from Illinois to the Great Salt Lake Journey
Why did President Jackson and Van Buren turn down proposals to annex Texas?
- Hurt US relations with Mexico
- Free/slave state debate (Texas as slave state)
What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What did mountain men do?
Explored the western territory (mapped land) & worked in fur trapping, trading
Who were the defenders of the Alamo?
Around 200 volunteer rebels
- Jim Bowie, William Travis, and David Crockett
Which president supported annexation of Texas?
James Polk
What did the United States accomplish after the Mexican American war?
- Rio Grande River as Texas border
- 15 million for CA, NV, UT + (parts of AZ, NM, CL, and WY
What did California’s booming population lead to?
California becoming a state in less than 2 years
What was the starting point of the Oregon and Santa Fe trails?
Independence, Missouri
What individual was against the MexicanAmerican war?
Whigs; Abraham Lincoln
What was the importance of the Gadsden Purchase?
Us bought part of southern AZ from Mexico for 10 million
- Built southern transcontinental railroad
- completed borders of US
Define the term Eureka?
I have found it
What were boomtowns?
Mining camps that quickly grew to bustling overcrowded towns
- seemingly overnight
