Chapter 9

Question 0

What was the Santa Fe Trail ?

Answer 0

One of the busiest and well known avenues of trade, 780 miles total from independence Missouri to Santa Fe New Mexico traded for gold silver and furs .

Question 1

What is manifest destiny ?

Answer 1

The theory that the US should expand across the continent .

Question 2

Brigham Young ?

Answer 2

Moved his people to Utah so they could practice Mormonism

Question 3

54 40 or Fight !

Answer 3

The slogan president Polk used to get supporters to believe in Annexation of the entire Oregon territory .

Question 4

How the Texans come ?

Answer 4

Stephen Austin brought 300+ families , 4000 acres of land and no taxes .

Question 5

What were the rules that the Mexicans set up for the Americans that moved to Texas ?

Answer 5

Abide by Mexican laws, convert to Roman Catholicism , retract American citizenship and learn Spanish .

Question 6

Why did the Mexicans want the Americans there ?

Answer 6

They wanted the to help fight off the Spanish .

Question 7

What happened at the Alamo ?

Answer 7

In 1825 the texans attacked the Mexicans over self government of Texas , all 187 of the US men died.

Question 8

What happened at the Battle of San Jacinto ?

Answer 8

Sam Houston the leader of the battle and his men killed 630 of Santa Anna’s soldiers in 18 min.

Question 9

Why didn’t the US immediately annex Texas ?

Answer 9

Because of the hot topic of slavery and wether it was to be allowed in Texas or not and the fact that it would start a war with Mexico .