History - The West

Question 1

why would you expand

Answer 1

remove foreign neighbors, increase access to natural resources, more farmland, fulfill manifest destiny

Question 2

what is egocytresism

Answer 2

the world relvovles around me

Question 3

what is province

Answer 3

another word for God

Question 4

manifest destiny - social

Answer 4

spread religion, ease overcrowding, belief in american nationalism

Question 5

manifest destiny - economic

Answer 5

farmland, natural resources, economic growth

Question 6

manifest destiny - political

Answer 6

desire to spread democracy, american liberty

Question 7

1819

adams-onis treaty

Answer 7

how spain gave florida to the united states

Question 8

1824

mexican independence

Answer 8

spain gives mexico their independence

Question 9

1836

texas revolution

Answer 9

spain give more land to mexico

Question 10

1846

oregon treaty

Answer 10

america wants the 54-40 line, but only gets a little of what is now oregon

Question 11

all about stephen austin

Answer 11

he got permission from Mexico to start a trading post in Teja’s, more american’s move to austin, it reaches a population of 30,000, tejanos (native tribe that lives there) are outnumbered 6 to 1

Question 12

all about Antonia Lopez De Santa Anna

Answer 12

he doesn’t like the american influence on Mexico, so he sends troops to collect taxes from the american’s, we didn’t give them any taxes and we rebell because we want austin for america, we loose the rebellion.

Question 13

what was the alamo

Answer 13

a small church that american’s were hiding in from the mexican army, they were all killed execpt 5

Question 14

what is Goliad

Answer 14

the mexican army went to another american village and killed more people, thats when the american army arrives and they have a battle and jacinto river, america wins but doesn’t take texas

Question 15

oregon problem

Answer 15

america wants oregon but everyone has a claim in it, they say 54-40 or fight, they challenge britian, but they were worried already with the other war in mexico, they end up agreeing on 49 degrees

Question 16

texas republic

Answer 16

texas decleares freedom, but america hasn’t taken it and mexico hasn’t given it up. We sent James Slidell with 25 million to buy texas to california, but mexico said no, they put american guards on the wrong border miss communication happened and they started a war, we won

Question 17

treaty of guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 17

we offer 15 million to mexico, we get the land and we offer protection, 80000 live there, they pay taxes but get protection, all called the mexican cession

Question 18

santa fe trail

Answer 18

trade routes

Question 19

oregon trail

Answer 19

missouri to oregon, missionaries try to convert native american’s to christianity

Question 20

all about joseph smith

Answer 20

he had a vision that god wanted him to create another religion, it included polgamy, he ends up dying

Question 21

what is polygamy

Answer 21

you can marry many wives