Manifest Destiny TEST people Flashcards
John Jacob Astor
American Merchant - started a furrier company - became very wealthy
Dr.Marcus Whitman
Mission work with the native Americans
James K Polk
Dark horse
Moses Austin
Organized a group to go to Texas
Stephan Austin
“Old 3 hundred”
General Antonio Lopez de santa Anna
President of Mexico
Sam Houston
Elected president of Texas
Defeated Santa Anna
William Becknell
American who opened the trail
William Russel
Founder of the telegraph
Jedediah smith
First American to California
Capt. John C Fremont
He described the beaut of Californiakcjdjdjddd
Zachary Taylor
“Old Rough and ready”
Winfield Scott
old fur and feathers “
Stephan Kearney
“The long marcher”
Joseph smith
Founder of the church of Jesus Christ cater day saints (Mormons)
James Marshall
Find gold in California
Samuel Brannna
Started general stores in San Francisco
Levi’s Strauss
Sold denim miner pants
Francis Scott Key
Writer of the star spangled banner
Andrew Jackson
Hero at the battle of New Orleans won by the US
William Travis
Commander of the Alamo
Davy Crockett
Legendary Tennessee frontier in the battle of Alamo
William Clark
Leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition
Jedediah Smith
American mountain men
William Henry Harrison
Led US forces to victory against Tecumseh out of the battle of Tippicanoe
Tecumseh
Leader of his Indian Confederacy
Brigham young
became the new leader of the of the mormons
Henry clay
War hawks wanted war with great Britian led by Henry clay
John O’ Sullivan
The term Manifest destiny created
Old Ironsides
USS constitution
Territory that the United States purchased from France
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
California New Mexico Arizona Utah Nevada
Thomas Jefferson
Signed the Louisiana Purchase
Ghent
Treaty of the war 1812
