Chapter 13-14 Flashcards

1
Q

What area was under joint occupation with Britain in the early 1800’s?

A

The Oregon Country

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2
Q

How did the mountain men of Oregon make a living?

A

Beaver trapping

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3
Q

Why did Americans begin traveling to Oregon?

A

Reports of good land for farming

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4
Q

What is Manifest Destiny?

A

Belief that American should expand its borders to the Pacific Ocean

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5
Q

Who recruited 300 American families to help settle land in Mexico?

A

Stephen F. Austin

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6
Q

Who led the Mexican troops in the Battle of the Alamo?

A

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

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7
Q

Who was the backwoodsman from Tennessee who volunteered fight at the Alamo?

A

Davy Crockett

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8
Q

What did the defenders of the Alamo do for the Texan fight?

A

Bought them time to prepare

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9
Q

Who became commander in chief of the Texan forces?

A

Sam Houston

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10
Q

What was the surprise attack that killed 600 Mexicans and captured 700 Mexicans,
including Santa Anna?

A

The Battle of San Jacinto

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11
Q

What was the rallying cry of the men at this battle?

A

Remember the Alamo

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12
Q

What was formed in Texas after Santa Anna surrendered?

A

The Lone Star Republic

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13
Q

What were the 3 reasons Polk was determined to control NM and CA?

A

Trade, creating clear passage to the Pacific Ocean, and Manifest Destiny

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14
Q

Where did America believe the southern border of Texas was? Where did Mexico
believe it was?

A

American-Rio Grande River

Mexican-Nueces River

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15
Q

What was the cause of the Mexican American War?

A

Polk wanted to add New Mexico and California to the U.S.A

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16
Q

What did Mexico end up losing after the war?

A

Half of its territory

17
Q

The signing of what ended the Mexican American War?

A

Guadalupe Hidalgo

18
Q

What did Mexico give up in the Mexican Cession?

A

California and New Mexico

19
Q

Why did the Mormons go to Utah?

A

Their leader was killed and they felt unsafe

20
Q

Who led the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake area?

A

Brigham Young

21
Q

Who was the first Californian to discover gold on his property?

A

John Sutter

22
Q

How were mining towns run if there were no jails or police?

A

Vigilance committee

23
Q

What did the California Gold Rush do to the earth’s gold supply?

A

Doubled it

24
Q

Who was the Jewish Immigrant who sold the miners pants made of denim?

A

Levi Strauss

25
The Gold Rush had long lasting effects on what?
California's economy
26
What finalized the American mainland?
The Gadsden Purchase
27
What united the East to the Midwest in 1860?
Railroad tracks
28
Why did people from Ireland migrate to the US (What was wrong in their country)?
Potato famine
29
What was “king” in the American South and what city was the “capital”?
Cotton - king | Memphis - capital
30
Who owned small farms of 50 to 200 acres in the South?
Yeomen farmers