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Unit 4: Manifest Destiny and Expansion Flashcards

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Capitalism

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The economic system in which private businesses control and own the production of a good and sell it to earn product

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Charles GoodYear

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Vulcanized Rubber

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John Deer

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Steel Plow

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Elias Howe

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Sewing Machine

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Cyrus McCormick

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Mechanical Reaper

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The Big Picture

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John Gash and it signified the moving west of the U.S

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Mormons

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Religious group

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Brigham Young

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Smith’s successor as leader of the LDS church

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Treaty of Fort Lamar

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Compromise with Native Americans

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Oregon Trail

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Missouri to Portland and used to move west

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Polk Slogan

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54-40 or fight

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Texas leaders

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Jim Bouie
David Crockett
Col. Travis

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President of Mexico

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Santa Anna

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Stephen Austin

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Most successful empresario

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Empresarios

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Americans who are given land and work to attract other settlers to buy smaller land with the land they are given

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Treaty of Velasco

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End the Texas Revolution

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Sam Houston

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Militia general of the Texan Army

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Why does Polk send Zachary Taylor to Mexico

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To negotiate for land but denied

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Where was J. Freemont sent to?

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California

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Where was Stephen Kearney sent to?

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New Mexico

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What land does Freemont gain?

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California

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Who assisted J. Freemont?

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Kit Carson

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What land does S. Kearney gain?

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New Mexico

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Treaty of Hidalgo

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End the Mexican-American War

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Gadsen Purchase

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The U.S. bought a small section of land in AZ and NM from Mexico

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T or F: Polk was the only president who said and worked for 1 term (4 years)

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True

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