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Manifest Destiny Flashcards

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joint occupation

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people from two countries living in the same region

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mountain men

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person who lived in the Rocky Mountain and made his living trapping animals for their fur

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emigrant

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people who leave their country

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prairie schooner

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cloth-covered wagon that was used by pioneers to travel West in the mid-1800

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manifest destiny

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the idea that the United States was meant to spread freedom from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

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Tejano

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a Texan of Hispanic, and often Mexican, descent

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decree

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official order

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barricade

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block off

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annex

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take control of

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ranchero

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rancher, owner of a rancho

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rancho

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ranch, especially the large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West

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Forty-niner

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person who came to California to find gold in 1849

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boomtown

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a fast growing community

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vigilante

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a person who takes it on himself to bring law and order to a place

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Joseph Smith

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Founded the Mormon religion during the 1830s and 1840s

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Stephen Austin

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Brought 300 families to Texas and became their leader

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Mexican Cession

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Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico ceded to the United States Upper California and New Mexico

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John Fremont

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In the 1840s, Americans came to California. One person was John C. Frémont, an army officer. He wrote about how nice the weather was there, and also described the vast natural resources. This attracted even more Americans.
General John C. Frémont was leading a revolt against Mexico in California. Frémont won. The rebels declared California independent of Mexico.

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Alamo

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A mission building that American soldiers barricaded. Mexican general Santa Ana attacked and the Battle of the Alamo lasted 13 days. Santa Ana killed all the Americans.

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New Mexico Territory

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present day New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, parts of Colorado and Wyoming

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Why did mountain men move west?

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They trapped beavers and sold their skins to fur companies.

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Identify the first white Americans who built permanent homes in Oregon

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Fur traders

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Explain why the Mexican government encouraged Americans to settle in Texas

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Mexico owned Texas and wanted more people to settle there.

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Explain why the Mexican government eventually changed their minds about the Americans settling in Texas

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They did not want Americans because the Americans did not want to follow their rules, such as speaking English and being Catholic.

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Identify why Americans wanted to settle in New Mexico Territory

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Manifest Destiny
To trade a long a new route west

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Explain how Native Americans lived in California on Mexican territories and on missions

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Native Americans worked on ranchos, and in exchange they received food and shelter. They were treated like slaves by most rancheros.

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Explain of the term Manifest Destiny

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The idea that the United States was meant to spread freedom from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

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Identify the last piece of land that completed Manifest Destiny for the U.S.

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New Mexico Territory

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Explain why California needed a constitution to create a government

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People from all over moved there because of gold. There was no laws or police, vigilantes took over. They wrote a constitution to become a state.

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Explain why the fur trade declined in the US

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Over trapping led to few beavers left, and change in fashion meant less people wanted fur

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Explain what the 1818 agreement between the US and Britain established for Oregon

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They agreed to joint occupancy- settlers from both countries could live there

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Identify the start of the Oregon trail which became the launching off point on the Oregon trail in the US

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Independence, Missouri

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Explain how James K. Polk won the election of 1844

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Because of his support for manifest desitny

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Explain why Brigham Young moved to the Great Salt Lake valley

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After Joseph Smith was killed, Brigham Young took over as leader of the Mormons. He decided that the Mormons should move again to find religious freedom.

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Identify what countries were involved in the Adams-Onis Treaty

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United States and Spain

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