west ward expantion Flashcards
what is Manifest Destiny?
the belief that america is supposed to conquer all land from the Atlantic to Pacific
what independent nation was annexed in 1845?
Texas
in 1846 the USA settled a land dispute with England over the …?
Oregon country
who was Santa Anna?
Mexican president
in 1835 what did Texans do against the Mexican government?
started a rebellion
who led the texans to capture santa anna?
Sam Huston
who was the first president of the republic of texas ?
Sam Huston
What kept Texas from becoming a state?
the question of weather or not it would be a slave state
who was the manifest destiny president?
James K Polk
who urged congress to make Texas the 28th state?
James K Polk
true or false
Texas was a free state
False
Texas was a slave state
what was the problem when america wanted oregan as a state?
it was jointly occupied by Britain and America
what was the demand made by James Polk to get organ to become a state?
“54 40 or fight”
when did California revolt from mexico?
1846
what was annexed as part of the Mexican cession
the California republic
what were “49ers” ?
people that came from the east to California during the gold rush
america had a continental empire from the Atlantic to the ……
pacific
what did west ward expansion stimulate
the economy spread of democracy and increased nationalism
as america spread west sectional issues over …….. grew
slavery
what was the Gadsden purchase?
the US bought the small piece of land from mexico to build southern rail roads. (see your PowerPoint for visuals)
why did Americans move to California?
mexico was offering cheap land.
what did Polk do about unsettled land claims along the rio grande?
he send troops to provoke mexico into war
who won the mexican american war?
America
true or false
Oregon was a slave state
false
what was Polks demand for oregon (saying)
54 40 or fight
