Chapter 13 Flashcards
What is Young America?
In the 1840’s and the early 1850’s many public figures- especially younger members of the Democratic party- used this term to describe a movement that advocated territorial expansion and industrial growth in the name of expansion.
What is the Alamo?
In 1835, American living in the Mexican state of Texas fomented a revolution. Mexico lost the conflict, but not before its troops defeated a group of American rebels at the Alamo, a fort in san Antonio.
What is the Manifest Destiny?
Coined in 1845, this term referred to a doctrine in support of territorial expansion based on the beliefs that population growth demanded territorial expansion, that God supported American expansion and that national expansion equaled the expansion of freedom.
What is the Mexican-American War?
Conflict (1846-1848) between the United States and Mexico after the US annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered its own. As victor, the united States acquired vast new territories according to the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
What is the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Signed in 1848, this treaty ended the Mexican-American War. Mexico relinquished its claims to Texas and ceded an additional 500,000 square miles to the United States for 15 million.
What were some reasons of Americans heading West and of what were the consequences of heading West?
In the 1820’s and 1830’a pioneers pursued fertile land in the West beyond the borders of the United States and thus helped set the stage for the annexations and international crises of the 1840’s. Some went for adventure, others for material gain or to escape religious persecution.
Why did the US annex texas and the SouthWest?
The annexation of Texas and the SouthWest had several causes.Early settlers of Texas grew dissatisfied with the Catholic, antislavery Mexican administration. Many Americans believed that it was America’s Manifest Destiny to expand across the continent. This ideology was a use rallying cry for politicians willing to go to war with Mexico to gain new territory.
How did the developments transportation foster industrialization and encourage immigration?
Rail transportation, allowed the swift movement of people and goods. Other advances in technology permitted the new “mass production” The new industries drew many immigrants from Ireland and Germany, who were fleeing famine and persecution. Immigration made labor more plentiful and thus cheaper, so working conditions declined.
