Chapter 13

Question 1

young america

Answer 1

the confident, manifest destiny spirit of the Americans in the 1840’s and 50’s. Expansionists began to think about transmitting the dynamic, democratic spirit of the US to other countries by aiding revolutionaries, opening up new markets, and annexing foreign lands

Question 2

stephen f austin

Answer 2

Known as the Father of Texas, led the second and ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States.

Question 3

oregon trail

Answer 3

2000 mile long path along which thousands of Americans journeyed to the Willamette Valley in the 1840’s.

Question 4

joseph smith

Answer 4

Founded Mormonism in New York in 1830 with the guidance of an angel. 1843, Smith’s announcement that God sanctioned polygamy split the Mormons and let to an uprising against Mormons in 1844; translated the Book of Mormon and died a martyr.

Question 5

john tyler

Answer 5

elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)

Question 6

james k polk

Answer 6

president in March 1845. wanted to settle oregon boundary dispute with britain. wanted to aquire California. wanted to incorperate Texas into union.

Question 7

manifest destiny

Answer 7

A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific

Question 8

fifty four or fight

Answer 8

slogan used in the 1844 presidential election as a call for us annexation of the oregon territory

Question 9

zachary taylor

Answer 9

(1849-1850), Whig president who was a Southern slave holder, and war hero (Mexican-American War). Won the 1848 election. Surprisingly did not address the issue of slavery at all on his platform. He died during his term and his Vice President was Millard Fillmore.

Question 10

treaty of guadalupe hidalgo

Answer 10

(1848) treaty signed by the U.S. and Mexico that officially ended the Mexican-American War; Mexico had to give up much of its northern territory to the U.S (Mexican Cession); in exchange the U.S. gave Mexico $15 million and said that Mexicans living in the lands of the Mexican Cession would be protected

Question 11

john slidell

Answer 11

A diplomat sent by Polk to buy California, New Mexico, and Texas from the Mexicans. Mexico rejected his offer and Polk sent Taylor’s army into Mexico

Question 12

john c fremont

Answer 12

an American military officer, explorer, the first candidate of the Republican Party for the office of President of the United States, and the first presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery.

Question 13

stephen kearny

Answer 13

American general in war with Mexico, he captured Santa Fe without fireing a shot

Question 14

winfield scott

Answer 14

Old Fuss and Feathers,” whose conquest of Mexico City brought U.S. victory in the Mexican War

Question 15

samuel fb morse

Answer 15

invented telegraph morse code can send messages to distent places

Question 16

elias howe

Answer 16

American inventor whose sewing machine helped revolutionize garment manufacture in the factory and in the home.

Question 17

charles goodyear

Answer 17

An American inventor discovered in 1839 by mixing sulfur and rubber in a process called vulcanizing, he could “cure” rubber and make it more elastic and usable.

Question 18

cyrus McCormick

Answer 18

1809–1884) was an American inventor and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which became part of International Harvester Company in 1902.

Question 19

john deare

Answer 19

Who invented the steel tipped plow and helped America settle the Great Plains?

Question 20

sam houston

Answer 20

Commander of the Texas army at the battle of San Jacinto; later elected president of the Republic of Texas

Question 21

brigham young

Answer 21

A Mormon leader who urged the Mormons to move farther west. They settled at the edge of the lonely desert near the Great Salt Lake.

Question 22

santa anna

Answer 22

Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)