Week 23 Flashcards
What were the greatest dangers pioneers faced?
The risk of disease and the lack of fresh water
Who made the most profit from the Gold Rush?
Merchants who sold equipment
Who painted the Westward Ho?
Emanuel Luetze
What other famous painting did Emanuel Leutze paint?
“George Washington Crossing the Deleware.”
What is Manifest Destiny?
A belief that Americans were justified in claiming the land from anyone who opposed them
What did the government encourage people to do with Manifest Destiny?
To move to the newly acquired western territores
What triggered a war with Mexico?
The U.S. accepting Texas as a state
Explain how Texas became the 28th state.
Polk believed in the Manifest Destiny policy
What is a standing army?
An army that was ready at all times
What ended the War with Mexico?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What did America pay $15 million dollars for?
The mexican territory north of the Rio Grande
List four facts about pioneers and the daily life on the trail.
- To pass time, people told stories
- Playing music on the fiddle was part of the evening traditons
- Spelling Bee’s became fun wagon train competitons with children and adult
- They had trouble finding food and fresh water
