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Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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John L.O Sullivan

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coined the term manifest destiny or expansion fever

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2
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Manifest Destiny

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“God given” right for Americans to have all lands to the west

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3
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Robert Fulton

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Steam ship(the claremont and paragon)

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4
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Watt and Bouton

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Steam Engine

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5
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George Stephenson

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father of the railways, first train the Blucher went 4mph

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6
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Colonel John Stephens(NJ)

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father of U.S railway system(Hoboken)

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7
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George Piellman

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overnight cars

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8
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Samuel F.B More

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telegraph

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9
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What was the first message on the telegraph?

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What hath god wrought

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10
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John Mcadams

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Paved road

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11
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Charles Goodyear

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vulcanized rubber

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12
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Alexander Graham Bell

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telephone

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13
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John Deere

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steel plow

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14
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Cyrus Mcormick

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wheat reaper

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15
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Eli Whitney

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Cotton Gin/interchangeable parts

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16
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John Tyler

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“accidental President” 10th president

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17
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Why did Clay hate Tyler

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Clay wanted American System and Tyler wanted State’s right’s
Tyler vetoed Clay’s bank bill twice

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18
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Santa Fe trail

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founded by William Becknell, made money trading with Mexicans for silver and gold

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19
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Oregon Trail

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trail of opportunity, dangerous. Went from Independence Missouri to Oregon Territory

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20
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The Mormon Trail

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Religious trail

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21
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Brigham Young

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Mormon leader who brought his people to Salt Lake City Utah after being attacked by an anti-Mormon mob and their previous leader Joseph Smith died

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22
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Chisholm trail

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cattle trail,named after Jesse Chisholm. Trail went from Southern Texas to Kansas

23
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Bozeman Trail

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gold trail, founded trail John Bozeman

24
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The Donner party

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took a short cut and got stuck in the mountains during a bad winter. Turned to cannibalism

25
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John J Astor

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American Fur Company

26
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William Henry AShley

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Rendezvous system(trading arrangement with Natives)

27
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Christopher KIt Carson

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Fur trapper, scout, led Kearny in the Mexican war

28
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Jim Beckworth

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found a pass through Sierra nevadas to Sacramento California, found beckworth pass

29
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Jedediah Smith

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attacked by bear in Rocky mountains, found a pass called South Pass

30
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Jim Bridger

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1st white man to locate the Great Salt Lake

31
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John Colter

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Yellowstonw

32
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Joe Walker

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Yosemite

33
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Hugh Glass

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attacked by Grizzly bear and almost died

34
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Fort Laramie Treaty

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Natives promised not to attack and were given control of central plains(broke treaty)

35
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James Knox Polk

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11th president, wanted to expand slavery into Cuba, created dept of interior(conservation of natural reosurces)

36
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What were Polk’s 4 promises?

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-re-establish independent treasury system
-reduce tariff
-Acquire oregon, texas, california, and new mexico
-serve 1 term

37
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Moses Austin

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asked for permission to start a colony in Texas, Stephen F Austin his son

38
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William Barrett Travis

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co leader at the Alamo

39
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Jim Bowie

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went to Texas for a new life from his criminal past , co leader at the Alamo

40
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Davey Crockett

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Tennessee frontiersman and congressman, rifle called old betsy

41
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Juan Seguin

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Tejano, bilingual, friend of Stephen F Austin, was a messenger

42
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Santa Anna

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Mexiacn Dictator

43
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James Fannin and General Herrera

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were ordered by Santa Anna to kill everyone at the Alamo

44
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Sam Houston

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1st president of Texas, found Santa Anna and other men camped out San Jacinto river, Texans killed Mexicans.

45
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Treaty of Velasco

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Santa Anna Captured at gun point and forced to sign. Treaty recognized Texas as an independent nation. Created LOne Star republic

46
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Who replaced Santa Anna while he was exiled in Cuba?

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General Jose Herrera

47
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John Slidell

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sent by Polk to purchase California and New Mexico from Mexico and set the Rio grande river as the border but was turned away by General Herrera

48
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General Zachary Taylor

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sent by Polk to blockade the Rio Grande river

49
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Wilmot Proviso

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prohibited slavery in lands that might be gained from mexico, only military amendment, created by David Wilmot(PA)

50
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Spot resolution

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by Abraham Lincoln, Americans were in the wrong because Mexico did not recognize the rio grande river as the border so America was infringing Mexico’s territorial rights.

51
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Colonel Stephen Kearney

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ordered by Polk to march across the desert from Kansas to Santa Fe, New Mexico fell to the U.S.

52
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Captain John C Fremont

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seized the town of Samoa CA with a group of American Settlers and Kit Carson, created Bear Flag Republic

53
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Polk’s scheme

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plotted with Santa Anna while he was exiled in Cuba. Polk would help Anna sneak back into Mexico if Anna promised to end the war and end the border dispute in U.S. favor. Santa Anna lied!

54
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Treaty of Guadalupe and Hidalgo

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Made the Rio grande river border, Gave U.S. NM and CA, nevada, utah, parts of arizona, colorado, and wyoming for $15 mill

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