Test - English Flashcards
What four nations all laid claim to the Oregon Territory?
United States, Great Britain, Spain, Russia.
What two countries jointly occupied Oregon between 1819 and 1843?
United States and Great Britain
What were three conditions people had to agree upon before they could receive a land grant in Texas from Mexico?
Become Mexico citizens, convert to Catholicism, obey Mexican laws
What caused the Texas Revolution?
To seek independence
Define “manifest destiny”
The belief that it was America God given right to spread out over and posses the entire continent.
Why did the USA originally refuse to annex Texas?
For the slavery debate, Fear of war with Mexico and concerns over expansion
Discuss three reasons why people went west
For the Economic Opportunities, Religious Freedom, Manifest Destiny Belief
What was know as the “Highway to the Southwest”?
Santa Fe Trail
What were the major results of the Battle of the Alamo?
Inspiration for Texan independence, Motivation for the Texas Army and increased Support for Texas independence
What were the two results of the Mexican-American War?
The territorial Expansion and Heightened Sectional tensions
What two impacts did “Manifest Destiny” have on the Native American population?
1-Forced Relocation. 2- conflict and decline
List the 4 results of the California God Rush
1- Population Boom. 2- Economic Growth. 3- Diverse immigration. 4- Environmental Impact.
What were the major results of Manifest Destiny? (Good and Bad)
Good: territorial Expansion,Economic Opportunities.
Bad: Displacement and Suffering of Native Americans, Expansion of Slavery.
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
pathfinders
Explorers who mapped routes across the American west
