Chapter 13 & 14 Flashcards
How did the mountain men of Oregon make a living?
Trapping beaver
Why did Americans begin traveling to Oregon?
Fertile land
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that God desired for America to be expanded from the Atlantic to Pacific ocean
Who recruited 300 American families to help settle land in Mexico?
Steven F. Austin
Who led the Mexican troops in the Battle of the Alamo?
Santa Anna
Who led the Mexican troops in the Battle of the Alamo?
Davy Crocket
What did the defenders of the Alamo do for the Texan fight?
Bought some much needed time
Who became commander in chief of the Texan forces?
Sam Houston
What was the surprise attack that killed 600 Mexicans and captured 700 Mexicans,
including Santa Anna?
San Jacinto
What was the rallying cry of the men at this battle?
Remember the Alamo
What was formed in Texas after Santa Anna surrendered?
Lone star republic
What were the 3 reasons Polk was determined to control NM and CA?
- helped fullfill manifest destiny
- trade
- created a clear passage to pacific ocean
Where did America believe the southern border of Texas was? Where did Mexico
believe it was?
Nueces River
What was the cause of the Mexican American War?
Mexican troops attacked Zachary Taylor
What did Mexico end up losing after the war?
1/2 of its territory
The signing of what ended the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Gaudalupe Hidalgo
What did Mexico give up in the Mexican Cession?
California and New Mexico
Why did the Mormons go to Utah
Joseph Smith was killed in Illinois so they left to practice religion safely
Who led the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake area?
Brigham Young
Who was the first Californian to discover gold on his property?
John Sutter
How were mining towns run if there were no jails or police?
Vigilance comittees
What did the California Gold Rush do to the earth’s gold supply?
Doubled it
Who was the Jewish Immigrant who sold the miners pants made of denim?
Levi Strauss
The Gold Rush had long lasting effects on what?
California or its population/community
What finalized the American mainland?
Gadsden Purchase
What united the East to the Midwest in 1860?
Railroad tracks
Why did people from Ireland migrate to the US (What was wrong in their
country)?
Potato famine
What was “king” in the American South and what city was the “capital”?
Cotton and Memphis
Who owned small farms of 50 to 200 acres in the South?
Yeoman
What area was under joint occupation with Britain in the early 1800’s?
Oregon
