Manifest Destiny Flashcards
What three Countries laid claim to part of Oregon Country?
United States, Great Britain, and Russia.
What work did many mountain men find?
Being guides.
What campaign referred to conflicted with Great Britain over Oregon Country?
The Democratic Party’s Campaign.
Which president refused to annex Texas?
-Andrew Jackson or -John Tyler?
President Andrew Jackson.
Which President supported the annex of Texas?
-Andrew Jackson or -John Tyler?
President John Tyler.
The Mexican ranchos had Native Americans working the land in exchange for what?
-food and shelter or -clothes and shelter?
Food and Shelter
Vigilantes-
Took the law into their own hands
Oregon Trail-
Route to western lands
Ranchos-
Huge Mexican properties
Sam Houston-
Commander of Texan forces
Californios-
Mexicans living in California
Which country was the last country to challenge the United States control of Oregon?
-United States? -Russia? -Great Britain?
Great Britain
What did join occupation allow the U.S. and Britain people to do?
To settle into Oregon Country
Who lived in the West and worked as guides?
-Jim Carson and Kit Bridger? or -Jim Bridger and Kit Carson?
Jim Bridger and Kit Carson
Who did Texas choose to be it president after they won their independence from Mexico?
Sam Houston
What did Mountain men make their living as?
Trappers
Why did President Jackson refuse to request annex to Texas?
Because Texas allowed slavery
Who were forty-niners?
They were people looking for gold
Why were people looking for gold called the forty-niners?
Because they arrived in California in 1849
Why did the Gold Rush affect California population?
Because it made California more divers, as people arrived from all over the world.
Why did the Mormons leave New York?
They were seeking safe haven?
They were forced to move by neighbors?
Both?
Both
What was the end result of Mexico’s offering land to new settlers in the 1820s?
Mexico welcomes new people but soon people moved to Texas and Americans soon outnumbered Tejanos
