Expanding Markets and Moving West (Chapter 9) Flashcards
Inventor of the telegraph
Samuel F. B. Morse
American general in war with Mexico
Stephen Kearny
Founder and leader of the Mormons
Joseph Smith
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Mexican president who fought Texans in the Texas Revolution
Winfield Scott
American general in war with Mexico
land grant
Gift of public land to an individual or organization
Alamo
Site of a key battle in the Texas Revolution
Slogan used in the 1844 presidential election as a call for U.S. annexation of the Oregon Territory
“Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!”
Texas’s war for Independence from Mexico
Texas Revolution
Zachary Taylor
American general in war with Mexico and 12th president
Leader of American colony in Texas
Stephen F. Austin
manifest destiny
Belief that the United States would expand across the continent
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Treaty that gave Native Americans control of the central plains
gold rush
Movement of people to a place in which gold has been discovered
Economic system in which individuals and businesses control the means of production
capitalism
John Deere
Inventor of the steel plow
specialization
In farming, the raising of one or two crops for sale rather than a variety of foods for personal use
Treaty ending the War with Mexico
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Purchase of land from Mexico in 1853 that established the present U.S.-Mexico boundary
Gadsden Purchase
forty-niners
People who came to California in 1849 in search of gold
Cyrus McCormick
Inventor of the mechanical reaper
Mormons
Religious group that settled near present-day Salt Lake City
Independent nation that was created after Texans defeated Mexico in the Texas Revolution
Republic of Texas
“Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!”
Slogan used in the 1844 presidential election as a call for U.S. annexation of the Oregon Territory
Samuel F. B. Morse
Inventor of the telegraph
entrepreneur
Business owner
market revolution
Economic changes where people buy and sell goods rather than make them themselves
Texas Revolution
Texas’s war for Independence from Mexico
Gift of public land to an individual or organization
land grant
American general in war with Mexico
Winfield Scott
telegraph
Device that sends messages by wires
Santa Fe Trail
Trail from Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico
American general in war with Mexico and 12th president
Zachary Taylor
James K. Polk
11th president
First president of the Republic of Texas
Sam Houston
People who came to California in 1849 in search of gold
forty-niners
Treaty that gave Native Americans control of the central plains
Treaty of Fort Laramie
To make part of, incorporate
annex
Republic of Texas
Independent nation that was created after Texans defeated Mexico in the Texas Revolution
Nation declared by American settlers after defeating Mexicans
Republic of California
Mexican president who fought Texans in the Texas Revolution
Antonio López de Santa Anna
capitalism
Economic system in which individuals and businesses control the means of production
Inventor of the steel plow
John Deere
Joseph Smith
Founder and leader of the Mormons
Site of a key battle in the Texas Revolution
Alamo
Oregon Trail
Trail from Missouri to Oregon
Movement of people to a place in which gold has been discovered
gold rush
Stephen F. Austin
Leader of American colony in Texas
Religious group that settled near present-day Salt Lake City
Mormons
11th president
James K. Polk
Device that sends messages by wires
telegraph
Economic changes where people buy and sell goods rather than make them themselves
market revolution
Business owner
entrepreneur
In farming, the raising of one or two crops for sale rather than a variety of foods for personal use
specialization
annex
To make part of, incorporate
Gadsden Purchase
Purchase of land from Mexico in 1853 that established the present U.S.-Mexico boundary
Trail from Missouri to Oregon
Oregon Trail
Republic of California
Nation declared by American settlers after defeating Mexicans
Sam Houston
First president of the Republic of Texas
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty ending the War with Mexico
Stephen Kearny
American general in war with Mexico
Inventor of the mechanical reaper
Cyrus McCormick
Brigham Young
Leader of the Mormons who decided to move the group west to Utah
Trail from Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe Trail
Belief that the United States would expand across the continent
manifest destiny
Leader of the Mormons who decided to move the group west to Utah
Brigham Young
What areas did inventions help to improve?
They improved the way goods were made, communication, and transportation.
What was the market revolution?
It was a change in which people began to buy and sell goods rather than making them for themselves.
What two inventions helped to improve farming?
steel plow; mechanical reaper
What was manifest destiny?
the belief that God wanted the United States to expand across the continent and that Americans were meant to control the West
What was the agreement made in the Fort Laramie Treaty?
The Native Americans were given control of much of the Great Plains, and they agreed not to attack settlers.
What two trails did Americans take to move West?
the Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon Trail
Why did Mexico encourage American settlement in Texas?
because Mexico wanted to improve its economy
Why were some Northerners opposed to Texas join- ing the United States?
Texas allowed slavery, and Northerners did not want another slave state.
How did President Polk try to provoke a war with Mexico?
Polk ordered the U.S. army to blockade the Rio Grande, which was an area that Mexico claimed as its own.
What event started the war with Mexico?
Mexicans, angered by an American exploration party into California, sent troops across the Rio Grande. Mexican soldiers killed 11 American soldiers there, which led Congress to declare war.
Which lands did the United States get as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The United States got almost half of Mexico’s land, which made the United States grow by one-third.
What were the issues with Americans settling in Mexico? Why were there problems?
The Americans did not speak Spanish, they were not Catholics, they were protestants, and they disobeyed Mexican laws, in particular, they owned slaves
