Manifest Destiny Flashcards
James Marshall
Th first person to find gold in California
Forty niners
People who mined for gold during the gold rush.
John sutter
Owned the land where gold was found first.
Zachary Taylor
General in the war with Mexico and won battle of Buena Vista
James Polk
President who went to war with Mexico.
Stephen Austin
Started an American colony in texas.
Sam Houston
Leader of the Texan army.
Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
President of Mexico
San Jacinto
Where texans defeated army in 18 minutes and Santa Anna surrenders
The Alamo
A battle that lasted thirteen days. Ended when texans ran out of ammunition.
Bear flag revolt
California’s rebellion against Mexico
Goliad
Where the Mexican army executed 400 Texan soldiers.
Mexican cession
Land given to U.S. at end of war with Mexico= California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
Treaty that ended the war with Mexico.
Manifest destiny
The idea that America should stretch from coast to coast.
Why did the U.S. need/want to expand?
They had a growing population.
Life in a mining camp
Was dirty, dangerous, and made many men sick.
Cause of the gold rush.
When James Marshall found gold in California.
Gadsden Purchase
U.S. Bought land for $10 million for a southern transcontinental railroad
Effects of the gold rush.
California became a state, and the economy boomed.
Lone star republic
Nickname of independent texas.
Rendezvous system
A system used to trade. Used by mountain men
