Chapter 14 Flashcards
established a large American settlement in Texas
Stephen Austint
year for the Texas War for Independence
1836
former governor of TN who Texans followed for leadership
Sam Houston
the Mexican dictator who was determined to crush the rebellion
General Santa Anna
a fortified mission in San Antonio in which 200 Texans fought 3,000 Mexicans under Santa Anna
Alamo
commanded the Texans at the Alamo
Colonel William Barret Travis
two well-remembered heroes who died at the Alamo
Jim Bowie
Davy Crockett
became the battle cry of the Texans for the remainder of the war
Remember the Alamo
battle in which Houston and his forces won a decisive victory and practically ended the war
Battle of San Jacinto
the first president elected by the Texans for the Lone Star Republic
Sam Houston
an expression of a people’s will by direct vote
plebiscite
Americans that believed that America was destined to eventually expand to the Pacific and that the annexation of Texas would not only hasten the process but would also add to the nation’s prosperity and power
expansionists
british establishment that established an extensive fur trade in the Oregon territory
Hudson Bay Company
appointed by the Methodist to go to Oregon Territory to establish a mission per the request of four Indian chiefs
Jason Lee
Lee preached his first sermon at
Fort Vancouver
two countries that continued to claim the Oregon Territory and agreed to jointly occupy the territory
Great Britain
United States
the American Board of Foreign Missions sent this Presbyterian medical missionary___________ and his bride ___________ along with the _____________ couple
Dr. Marcus Whitman and Narcissa
Reverend Henry and Eliza Spalding
the first white women to journey west of the Rockies
Narcissa Whitman
Eliza Spalding
Whitman’s leading of nearly a thousand settlers safely into Oregon was called the
Great Migration
the type of wagons used in the wagon train
Conestoga wagons
2,000 mile trip used to reach Oregon
Oregon Trail
the Whigs nominee for the election of 1844
Henry Clay
the Whigs platform said nothing about _________
expansion
the reason we had the Oregon Trail
because of South Pass