History - 2014 Flashcards
Who was James K. Polk?
Our 11th president. He told Congress, “Mexico has invaded our territory and shedAmerican blood upon American soil.”
What was the Oregon Treaty?
Polk used the slogan “Fifty-four Forty or Fight” to seal this agreement making the 49th parallel dividing British North America and the United States in 1849.
What was the Mexican Cession?
The land that Mexico Ceded to the US in 1848 under the terms of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
What was the Gadsen Purchase?
The deal from Mexico that got New Mexico and Arizona for $10 million
What was the California Gold Rush?
The mass migration in California following the discovery of gold in 1849
What is a Forty-Niner?
A person who took part in the California Gold Rush
What is a Boom Town?
Town that grows rapidly in population as a result of sudden prosperity (i.e. San Francisco)
What does it mean to cede?
To give up
What was the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The treaty that ended the Mexican/American war and made the Rio Grande boundary of Texas.
What was Chapultepec?
A Mexican military academy in Mexico City that was defended by young Mexicans in the Mexican/American war. Captured by US forces 1847
