Chapter 13 Flashcards
What area was under joint occupation with Britain in the early 1800’s?
Oregon
How did the mountain men of Oregon make a living?
Trapping beavers
Why did Americans begin traveling to Oregon?
Because of exports of fertile land for farming.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Belief that Americans should extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Who recruited 300 American families to help settle land in Mexico?
Stephen F. Austin
Who led the Mexican troops in the Battle of the Alamo?
Travis
Who was the backwoodsman from Tennessee who volunteered fight at the Alamo?
Davy Crockett
What did the defenders of the Alamo do for the Texan fight?
Bought the Texans 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?
Trade
Manifest Destiny
Creating clear passage to Pacific Ocean
Where did America believe the southern border of Texas was? Where did Mexico
believe it was?
Texas believed the border was in the Rio Grande river
Mexico believed the border was in the Nueces river
What was the cause of the Mexican American War?
On April 24, 1846 Mexican troops attacked Zachery Taylor and his troops in the disputed border area.
What did Mexico end up losing after the war?
Half of their territory.
The signing of what ended the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalga.
What did Mexico give up in the Mexican Cession?
California
Why did the Mormons go to Utah?
Because their leader Joseph Smith is killed that they wanted safety to practice their religion.
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?
By Vigilance Committees.
What did the California Gold Rush do to the earth’s gold supply?
Double 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’s economy
What finalized the American mainland?
The Gadsden Purchase
What united the East to the Midwest in 1860?
Railroad
Why did people from Ireland migrate to the US (What was wrong in their
country)?
A terrible tater famine
What was “king” in the American South and what city was the “capital”?
Cotton
Memphis
Who owned small farms of 50 to 200 acres in the South?
Yeomen farmers
