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Westward Expansion Test Flashcards

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Astor’s company bought skins from western for traders and trappers who became known as?

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Mountain men

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What was the first thing that brought Americans westward?

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The Hat / fur trade

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What were 6 opportunities that inspired Americans to move westward?

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Cheap land

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Mormons traveled west in search of what?

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Religious freedom

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Where did the Mormons permanently settle?

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Utah

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Missionaries helped do what?

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Helped spread the word about benefits of going west

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Missionaries headed west to do what?

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Convert Native Americans to Christianity

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Who was John Fremont?

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A great pathfinder

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  1. Who helped secure parts of California for the United States during the Mexican-American war (Stephen King)
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John Fremont

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During the Texas Revolution, Texas becomes part of what?

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Mexico

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What did Austin and the settlers have to do in order to start a colony? ( 3 things)

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Become Mexican citizens
Become members of the Catholic Church
Don’t bring slaves

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How many families traveled to Mexico?

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300

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What were the settlers afraid of?

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Santa Anna’s dictatorship

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What 3 laws did the settlers find unfair?

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Documents weren’t in English
They wanted slaves
Unfair taxes

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Due to the tension between the Settlers and Mexico, what 3 things does Mexico do?

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Tax the settlers
Send troops to enforce the laws
Close immigration

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Who is appointed to lead the Texans?

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Sam Houston

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Why was Sam Houston chosen to lead the Texas Army?

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He was the only one with military experience

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Who lost the battle at the Alamo?

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The Texans lost and everyone was killed

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What was the slogan that motivated Texans in future fights?

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“Remember the Alamo”

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What famous Tennessean died at the Alamo?

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Davey Crockett

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Who is elected president of the new nation?

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Sam Houston

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How many years was Texas its own country?

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About 10

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When did Texas win their independence?

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After the Battle of San Jacinto

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Why doesn’t America want Texas to be annexed?

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Because it would come in as a slave state and further increase tensions over slavery

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What’s Texas’s nickname?

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The “Lone Star State”

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What political party was James K. Polk and what did he want?

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He was a Democrat and he wanted Texas. He was an expansionist

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When was Polk nominated at the Democratic convention?

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On the 9th ballot

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Why was Polk referred to as the “Dark Horse President”?

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No one expected him to win

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Who was Andrew Jackson to Polk?

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His mentor

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What was Polk’s nickname?

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“Young Hickory”

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What was the slogan in the boundary of Oregon dispute?

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“54 40 or fight”

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Where was the Oregon boundary settled?

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49°

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What did Polk want to Annex?

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Oregon, Texas, and California

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Why did we want Oregon?

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To gain a west coast seaport so we could trade with China

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How did Texas enter the union and what did it do?

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It entered as a slave state and it increased tensions over slavery

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What did Polk want?

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To expand U.S. territory

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What was Polk’s response to Mexico’s refusal?

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He sent troops to the disputed territory, knowing that it would start a war

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Which battles helped Tennessee earn its nickname (and what was the nickname?)

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We volunteered in The New Orleans and the War of 1812 and its nickname was the Volunteer State

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What did the Treaty of Guadalupe do and what did it end?

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It ended the Mexican American war and it caused Mexico to cede half of its Northern Territory

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Who defeated Santa Anna in Mexico City?

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Winfield Scott

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Who lead the battle for the U.S. over the border dispute?

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Zachary Taylor

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What did Mexico do to Zachary’s troops?

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They fired on them

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After losing the battle in Mexico City, what is Santa Anna forced to do?

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Leave Mexico City

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What did the Wilmont Proviso try to do?

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It banned slavery in the lands gained during the Mexican American war

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What did the Wilmont Proviso negotiate?

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It negotiated a territorial settlement with Mexico ( 2 million)

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Did the Wilmont Proviso pass? What did it do?

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It never passed but created great bitterness between the North and the South and helped crystalize the conflict over slavery

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What were 3 causes of the Mexican American war?

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Polk wanted to buy land from Mexico
Border dispute
Mexico was mad the the U.S. annexed Texas

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What was a very important effect of the Mexican American war?

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More western lands were open to settlement

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Define expansion

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Our country’s growth

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Define Manifest

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To make clear or obvious

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Define destiny

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Something sure to happen

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What did the Mountain Men do?

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They shared knowledge of the frontier

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What did the Annexation of the Oregon Territory give us?

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It gave the U.S. a Pacific port for the growing trade with China

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What was the slogan used by American expansionists? What was it regarding?

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“Fifty-four forty or fight” was used by American expansionists regarding the Canadian-American border.

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When was California eligible for statehood?

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In just 2 years

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Why was the annexation of California a problem?

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It upset the balance of power in the senate

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Describe the gold miners

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Young, unmarried, and in search of adventure

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What did the gold miners have to live with?

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Difficult living conditions

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Where did the gold rush start?

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Sutter’s Mill in Sacramento, California

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Each new state did what? (TX, CA)

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It deepened the slavery issue

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What did gold and path finders do?

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They opened new trails and territory

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What was the Manifest Destiny?

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It caused a war with Mexico; Mexican cession; U.S. Expands from Sea to Sea

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How much land did the Gadsden purchase give us?

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Not much

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Who got permission to start a colony in Texas?

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Stephen Austin

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