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Chapter 7 U.S History 1 Flashcards

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What is Manifest Destiny?

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The Idea that god had given the entire continent to Americans and wanted them to settle western land

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What are squatters?

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Pioneers that settled on land they did not own

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What is the Preemption Act of 1830?

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Guaranteed squatters the right to claim land before it was surveyed and the right to buy up to 160 acres at the government’s minimum price of $1.25 per acre.

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What Role did Mountain men play in the settling of the West?

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Who held claims to Oregon Territory?

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What happened to the Donner Party?

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The Mormon trek ended where?

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The differing routes of the famous westward trails

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Why is John deer famous

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He engineered a plow with sharp-edged steel blades that cut cleanly through the sod.

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Why is Jethro Wood famous

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Patented an iron-bladed plow in 1819.

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Why is Cyrus McCormick famous

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Patented mechanical reaper, which was pulled by horses and could harvest grain easier

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Why is John Louis O’Sullivan famous

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Why is Brigham Young famous

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Why is Jim Bridger famous

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Why is Kit Carson famous

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16
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What is secularization?

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What was the main stray of California’s economy following secularization?

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What was the occupation of many middle class men in California in the early 1800s

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What happened to American influence on the “borderlands” following Mexican independence?

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20
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What was Texas like at the time of Mexican independence?

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21
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What was the differences between Hispanic women in California and American Women?

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22
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Tejanos

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Mexican, Spanish speaking residents of Texas

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Mestizos

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People that are spanish decent and native american decent

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Vasqueros

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middle class cattle workers, aka cowboys

25
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Who is John Sutter

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Sutter built a trading post and cattle ranch. “Sutter’s fort”

26
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Who is William Becknell

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Opened Santa fe trail

27
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What were the requirements of the Mexican government upon people moving into Texas from the US

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28
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What are empresarios and what were they required to do in exchange for large land grants

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29
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What did most Texans want after they achieved independence from Mexico

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30
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Who is Sam Huston

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General, Military dictator

31
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Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

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32
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What happened at Alamo

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Texas rebels holed up in an abandoned Catholic mission called the Alamo

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What happened at Goliad

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Firing squad executed over 300 men

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What happened at San Jacinto

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The battle that secured texan independence from mexico

35
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Who is Stephen Austin

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Most successful empresario

Founded the town Washington-on-the-brazos

36
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Who is William Travis

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Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis wanted to delay Santa anna

37
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What stance the candidates for President in 1844 took towards annexation of Texas and other territorial ambitions

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38
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What “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” is all about
What caused President Polk to replace General Taylor with Winfield Scott

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39
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What was the Bear Flag Republic and what became of it

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They declared California independent of mexico and renamed the region the Bear Flag Republic,

40
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What was the Treaty between the US and Mexico and what did it establish for the southern Border of Texas/US

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41
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Who is James Polk

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Former member of congress and governor of tennesse

42
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Who is John Slidell

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representative

43
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Who is Zachary Taylor

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Polk ordered troops led by Zachary Taylor to cross the Nueces river

44
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Who is Stephen Kearney

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Set off from Louisiana for the Texas territory in the northeastern corner of mexico

45
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Who is John Freemont

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46
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Who is Winfield Scott

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