Chapter 7 U.S History 1 Flashcards
What is Manifest Destiny?
The Idea that god had given the entire continent to Americans and wanted them to settle western land
What are squatters?
Pioneers that settled on land they did not own
What is the Preemption Act of 1830?
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.
What Role did Mountain men play in the settling of the West?
Who held claims to Oregon Territory?
What happened to the Donner Party?
The Mormon trek ended where?
The differing routes of the famous westward trails
Why is John deer famous
He engineered a plow with sharp-edged steel blades that cut cleanly through the sod.
Why is Jethro Wood famous
Patented an iron-bladed plow in 1819.
Why is Cyrus McCormick famous
Patented mechanical reaper, which was pulled by horses and could harvest grain easier
Why is John Louis O’Sullivan famous
Why is Brigham Young famous
Why is Jim Bridger famous
Why is Kit Carson famous
What is secularization?
What was the main stray of California’s economy following secularization?
What was the occupation of many middle class men in California in the early 1800s
What happened to American influence on the “borderlands” following Mexican independence?
What was Texas like at the time of Mexican independence?
What was the differences between Hispanic women in California and American Women?
Tejanos
Mexican, Spanish speaking residents of Texas
Mestizos
People that are spanish decent and native american decent
Vasqueros
middle class cattle workers, aka cowboys
