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Chapter 13 - Manifest Destiny Flashcards

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1
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Who were Mountain Men

A

Rugged fur trappers who sold beaver skins to trading companies

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2
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What does rendezvous mean

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A place where Mountain Men met their traders to sell their beaver furs and buy needed supplies

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3
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Overtime the beaver skins became less popular so the mountain men became ______ for wagon trains heading west

A

Guides

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4
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The Oregon Trail started in ________, ________, and went to the Oregon country

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Independence, Missouri

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5
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The Oregon Trail was _____ miles and took 4-6 months

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2,000

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The Oregon Trail was mostly used by _____ looking for rich and fertile land

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Farmers

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What is the name of the belief that Americans should possess the whole continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific

A

Manifest Destiny

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After 6 years which state joined the union as a slave state with Iowa as a free state to keep the balance of power in Congress?

A

Florida

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What is the name of Mexican citizens living in Texas

A

Tejanos

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10
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Who brought 300 families to live in Mexican-owned Texas

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Steven Austin

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Who brought Mexican troops into Texas to challenge the Americans

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General Lopez de Santa Anna

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Who brought Mexican troops into Texas to challenge the Americans?

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General Lopez de Santa Anna

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Santa Anna’s troop of about ____ attacked less than 200 at the Alamo

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4000

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All of the ______ were killed and the rallying cry became “Remember the Alamo!”

A

Americans

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The Americans defeated Santa Anna at the battle of ___ _______ forcing him to sign the Treaty of Independence

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San Jacinto

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Texas became known as the Lone Star Republic and chose ___ _______ as president

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Sam Houston

17
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The word for a government to take control over a territory

A

Annex

18
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How long did Texas have to wait to become a state

A

9 Years

19
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Texas joined the union as a _______ state

A

Slave

20
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Oregon joined the union as a _____ state

A

Free

21
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Which trail started in Independence, Missouri, and ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico

A

Sante Fe Trail

22
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How long was the Santa Fe Trail

A

1800 Mi (2-3 Months)

23
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The war with Mexico ended with the signing of the_____ __ ___________ _________

A

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

24
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In the Mexican Cession, the U.S gained all land from Texas to ____________

A

California

25
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The ___ ______ became the border between Mexico and the U.S

A

Rio Grande

26
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What allowed the borders of the U.S to be complete

A

The Gadsden Purchase

27
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Who, a rancher, found gold in his backyard using his sawmill. This caused the California Gold Rush

A

John Sutter

28
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Miners who came looking for gold in 1849 were called the __________

A

Forty-Niners

29
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What trail was used by prospectors who came looking for gold in California

A

The California Trail

30
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While the miners made little profit, who made the big moneys

A

The merchants

31
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The Morman Trail Started in ________, _________ to the ____ ____ ___ in _____.

A

The Morman Trail Started in Nauvoo, Illinois to the Great Salt Lake in Utah

32
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The Morman Trail was used by Mormons to escape __________ _________

A

Religious Persecution

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