Manifest Destiny Studyguide Flashcards

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1
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What is individualism ?

A

Self reliant; independent

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Where did both the Santa Fe trail and Oregon trail begin?

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Independence, Missouri

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3
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What did mountain men do in the wilderness?

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trapped small animals for fur

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4
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By 1860, how many people had settled in Oregon?

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52,000

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5
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What increased the pioneer’s fear of Native American attacks?

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fiction about the West that exaggerated most accounts

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6
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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?

A

Manifest Destiny

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7
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Which term best represents people moving to a new and unfamiliar land?

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Pioneers

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8
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How did Pioneers move West?

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Wagon trains

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9
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What are presidios?

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military settlements

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10
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After Mexico won its Independence from Spain, who brought 300 American families into Tejas (Texas) with Mexico’s permission?

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Stephen Austin

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11
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Who helped defend the Alamo in March of 1836?

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Davy Crockett

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12
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What was the Alamo?

A

a mission

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13
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Who were the tejanos?

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Texas settlers of Mexican or Spanish descent

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14
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What led to the Texas war for independence?

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Mexicans demand Texans become Catholic
demands by Texans to increase slavery
Mexican rejection of Texas statehood
Increasing numbers of Americans in Texas

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15
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Who was the victor at the battle of San Jacinto?

A

Sam Houston

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16
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After Texas won its independence, Texas was called ?

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Lone Star Republic

17
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Why did some Americans reject Texas joining the United States?

A

would increase the number of slave states

18
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What did President Polk firmly support?

A

Manifest Destiny

19
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How much did the United States offer Mexico to buy Texas and California in 1845?

20
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When did the Mexican-American war start?

21
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Who opposed the Mexican-American war?

A

Abraham Lincoln

22
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Which state is associated with the Bear Flag Revolt?

23
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Which present day state was involved in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

24
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Which event happened after the Mexican-American war ended?

A

The U.S. stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific

25
Which river became the border between the U.S. and Mexico?
Rio Grande River
26
Why was the Gadsden Purchase important?
added territory for a railroad
27
Describe the Battle of the Alamo
Texans lost defending a mission against the Mexicans
28
Describe the Battle of San Jacinto
The Americans won with Sam Houston
29
What was the Bear Flag Revolution?
Americans in California rebel against Mexico’s rule
30
What states were part of the Mexican Cession, give 3
California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, parts of Wyoming
31
What famous frontiersman helped defend the Alamo?
Davy Crockett
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What was the large piece of land called we won in the War with Mexico?
Mexican Cession