Manifest destiny Flashcards
gold rush
period in american history where the news of gold in california brought over over 300,000 gold seekers.
mormon migration
mormon pioneers migrated across us from the widwest to the salt lake valley in utah
texas revolution
us colonists in the mexican providence of texas rebelled against the increasingly centralist mexican gov
war w mexico
armed conflict between us and UMS from 1846 to 1848.
oregon territory
organized incorperated territory of the us until feb 14 1859 when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the union as oregon
james polk
11th prez of us. lived in and represented tennessea
manifest destiny
term for the period of american expansion that the us was destined stretch from coast to coast
forty niners
a prospector in the california gold rush
joseph smith
american religous leader and founder of mormonism and the latter day saint movement
brigham young
american leader in latter day saint movement. second pres of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints
sam houston
american politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing texas into the united states as a constituent state
santa anna
fought to defend royalist new spain and then for mexican independance. failight in texan rev against sam housins army
davy crokett
american folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. “king of the wild frontier”
the alamo
pivotal event in texas rev. mexican troops launched assault on the alamo mission, killing all texan defenders. more texans joined tigether in anger after this and defeated the mexicans
goliad
second skirmish of texas rev. rebellious texans attacked mexican army soldiers