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Manifest Destiny Flashcards

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Manifest Destiny

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19th century belief it was America’s God given destiny to settle the continent of North America (spread their superior culture)

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John O’ Sullivan

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American columnist who coined the term “Manifest Destiny”

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Trailblazers

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Mountain men who created east-to-west passage routes for western settlement.

Overlander – Someone who travels overland to the West

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Oregon Trail

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trail from Independence, Missouri to the West Coast

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Tejano

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Native inhabitants of Texas (Spanish speaking)

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Empresarios

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American plantation owners who are given land grants by the Mexican gov’t to grow cotton (land agent)

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Texian

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An American living in Mexican owned Texas

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Stephen F. Austin

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1st and most successful empresario

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Sam Houston

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  1. Military leader of the Texians
  2. 1st President of independent Texas nation
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Santa Anna

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Dictator and military leader of Mexico during the Mexican-American War

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The Alamo

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(in modern day San Antonio)
1. Spanish mission/church where a group of Texians make their last stand
2. Becomes a symbol of Texan & American independence
3. Heavy losses for Mexicans; eventually win and kill almost all survivors

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Battle of San Jacinto River

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  1. American victory where Santa Anna agrees to give away Texas for his life
  2. Treaty of Velasco = Texas ; Mexican legislature doesn’t accept
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Lone Star Republic (1836-1844)

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Texas as an independent country

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Annexation

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President Tyler adds Texas as a state in 1844 before his term ends

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James K. Polk

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  1. Nicknamed “Young Hickory”
  2. “Dark Horse” candidate (Democrat)
  3. strong believer of Manifest Destiny (Texas, Oregon, & California)
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“Who is James K. Polk”

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Henry Clay’s arrogant Presidential slogan for the 1844 Presidential election

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Oregon Treaty (1846)

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Cut Oregon Territory in ½ between the U.S. and Britain @ the 49th parallel

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Nueces River

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What Mexico claimed is the southern border Texas

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Rio Grande

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What U.S. claimed is the southern border of Texas

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Stephen Kearny

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  1. “Long March” from New Mexico to coast of southern California
  2. cuts off American part of Mexican territory
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John C. Fremont

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Captured northern California and declares it the Bear Flag Republic

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Bear Flag Republic (1846)

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Independent northern California country after the overthrow of Mexican authority

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Winfield Scott

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“Old Fuss and Feathers”; American war general who captured Mexico City

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Zachary Taylor

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“Old Rough and Ready”; American war general who led an attack on northern Mexico

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Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

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  1. Treaty that ends of Mexican-American war
  2. Texas southern border = Rio Grande River
  3. U.S. gets the Southwest and West for $15 million (California & New Mexico)
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Mexican Cession

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Land that the U.S. gained from the Mexican-American War treaty (former Mexican territories of California and New Mexico)

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Gold Rush

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(49ers) Men seeking fortune mining gold in California during 1849

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Gadsden Purchase (1853)

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the U.S. purchases a tract of land in the Southwest from the Mexican gov’t for $10 million to build the railroad

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Wilmot Proviso

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popular sovereignty in new territories (New Mexico and Utah)

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Compromise of 1850

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proposed by Henry Clay
1. California = Free State
2. remainder of Mexican Cession divided into 2 territories = Utah and New Mexico; settlers in these territories decide slavery on majority vote = Popular Sovereignty
3. No slave trade in Washington, D.C. ; slave holding is O.K.
4. Strong Fugitive Slave Law

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