Manifest Destiny Studyguide Flashcards
What is individualism ?
Self reliant; independent
Where did both the Santa Fe trail and Oregon trail begin?
Independence, Missouri
What did mountain men do in the wilderness?
trapped small animals for fur
By 1860, how many people had settled in Oregon?
52,000
What increased the pioneer’s fear of Native American attacks?
fiction about the West that exaggerated most accounts
What best describes the idea that the United States was meant to overspread and possess the whole of the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
Manifest Destiny
Which term best represents people moving to a new and unfamiliar land?
Pioneers
How did Pioneers move West?
Wagon trains
What are presidios?
military settlements
After Mexico won its Independence from Spain, who brought 300 American families into Tejas (Texas) with Mexico’s permission?
Stephen Austin
Who helped defend the Alamo in March of 1836?
Davy Crockett
What was the Alamo?
a mission
Who were the tejanos?
Texas settlers of Mexican or Spanish descent
What led to the Texas war for independence?
Mexicans demand Texans become Catholic
demands by Texans to increase slavery
Mexican rejection of Texas statehood
Increasing numbers of Americans in Texas
Who was the victor at the battle of San Jacinto?
Sam Houston
After Texas won its independence, Texas was called ?
Lone Star Republic
Why did some Americans reject Texas joining the United States?
would increase the number of slave states
What did President Polk firmly support?
Manifest Destiny
How much did the United States offer Mexico to buy Texas and California in 1845?
$25 million
When did the Mexican-American war start?
May 13, 1846
Who opposed the Mexican-American war?
Abraham Lincoln
Which state is associated with the Bear Flag Revolt?
California
Which present day state was involved in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Utah
Which event happened after the Mexican-American war ended?
The U.S. stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Which river became the border between the U.S. and Mexico?
Rio Grande River
Why was the Gadsden Purchase important?
added territory for a railroad
Describe the Battle of the Alamo
Texans lost defending a mission against the Mexicans
Describe the Battle of San Jacinto
The Americans won with Sam Houston
What was the Bear Flag Revolution?
Americans in California rebel against Mexico’s rule
What states were part of the Mexican Cession, give 3
California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, parts of Wyoming
What famous frontiersman helped defend the Alamo?
Davy Crockett
What was the large piece of land called we won in the War with Mexico?
Mexican Cession
