Module 7 Flashcards
Manifest destiny
belief that the United State should expand across the continent
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Treaty that gave Native Americans control of the central plains
Santa Fe Trail
Trail from Missouri to SantFe, new MExico
Oregon Trail
Trail from Missouri to Oregon
Mormons
Religious group that settled near present day Salt Lake City
Joseph smith
Founder and leader of the Mormons
Brigham young
Leader of the Mormons who moved the group west to Utah
“Fifty-Forty-Fight”
Slogan used in the 1844 presidential election as a call for U.S. annexation of the Oregon Territory
Oregon Treaty
Treaty between the United Sates and Britain that extended the mainland boundary with Canada along the 49th parallel and establishing the current United States boundary
Land Grant
Gift of public land to an individual or organization
Stephen F. Austin
Leader of the American colony in Texas
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Mexican president who fought Texans in the Texas Revolution
Texas Revolution
Texas war for independence from Mexico
Alamo
Site of a key in battle in the Texas Revolution
Sam Houston
First presidents of the Republic of Texas
Republic of Texas
Independent nation that was created after Texans defeated Mexico in the Texas Revolution
Annex
To make part of, incorporate
James K. Polk
11th president of the United States
Zachary Taylor
American general in war with Mexico; 12th president
Stephen Kearny
American general in war with Mexico
Republic of California
Nation declared by American Settlers after defeating Mexicans
Winfield Scott
American General in war with Mexico
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty ending the war with Mexico
Gadsden Purchased
Purchase of land from Mexico in 1853 that established the present U.S. Mexico boundary
Forty-Niners
People who came to California in 1849 in search for gold
Forty-Niners
People who came to California in 1849 in search for gold
Gold Rush
Movement of people to a place in which gold has been discovered
