Chapter 13-Manifest Destiny & Chapter 14-North And South Flashcards
What area was under joint occupation with Britain in the early 1800’s?
The Oregon Country
How did the mountain men of Oregon make a living?
Trapping Beaver
Why did Americans begin traveling to Oregon?
Because of the reports of fertile land for farming
What is Manifest Destiny?
Belief that Americans should extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean (“From sea to shining sea”)
Who recruited 300 American families to help settle land in Mexico?
Steven F. Austin
Who led the Mexican troops in the Battle of the Alamo?
Santa Anna
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?
The defenders of the Alamo had killed hundreds of Mexican soldiers but most importantly 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?
The Battle of 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?
Because of trade, creating a clear passage way to the Pacific Ocean and Manifest Destiny
Where did America believe the southern border of Texas was? Where did Mexico believe it was?
Americans believed the Texas Border was the Rio Grande River
Mexico believed the border was the Nueces River, which is 150 miles north
What was the cause of the Mexican American War?
The disagreement of the Texas border
What did Mexico end up losing after the war?
Mexico lost half of its territory after losing the war
The signing of what ended the Mexican American War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo-February 1848
What did Mexico give up in the Mexican Cession?
Ceded California and New Mexico and in return the US gave them 15 million
Why did the Mormons go to Utah?
In the 1840’s, the leader of the Mormons, Joseph Smith, is killed in Illinois nod the group left, so they could safely 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?
They were run by Vigilantes Committees-People who take the law into their own hands
What did the California Gold Rush do to the earth’s gold supply?
The California Gold Rush more than doubled the world’s supply of gold
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-The strip of land along the southern edge of Arizona and New Mexico
What united the East to the Midwest in 1860?
By 1860, railroad tracks unified the East and Midwest
Why did people from Ireland migrate to the US (What was wrong in their country)?
The Irish Migration was brought on by the terrible potato famine
What was “king” in the American South and what city was the “capital”?
Cotton was the “king” in the South and Memphis was the capital during the 1800s
Who owned small farms of 50 to 200 acres in the South?
Yeomen Farmers, farmers who did not have slaved and owned small farms
