unit 3 study guide Flashcards
Mormons Legacy
Established churches, settled in the Great Basin, planted faith in Utah
Forty-Niners Hardships
Dangerous journey, no organization/police, high prices
Explorers Reasons
Establish trade with Indians, find the Northwest passage, explore Louisiana
Pioneer Women Legacy
Established schools, churches, and homes, pretty much made the whole place livable, and gained the right to vote.
Mountain Men Legacy
Wrote personal journals, and explored most of the West
What does Manifest Destiny mean?
the belief that the US should expand to the Pacific
Manifest Destiny led to conflict between what two countries?
US and Mexico
How did President Polk settle the Oregon boundary dispute?
Polk sent the British government an offer to agree on a partition along the 49th parallel
How did the United States acquire Florida?
Sain gave up Florida, and we paid them $5 Million for damages done
How did the United States acquire Texas?
Mexico gave up Texas for 15 million
Who were the leaders of the Women’s Rights movement?
Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, the Grimke sisters, and Susan B. Anthony
