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Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny socialstudieswithasmile.com mrdowling24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Manifest Destiny | the belief that it was the United States' God-given right to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
| 49ers | people who rushed to California in 1849 to find gold |
| panning for gold | process used to find gold in a river/stream The miner would place a pan in the dirt of a stream and use the water to swirl all undesired rocks off of the pan, hoping to find gold |
| Where was gold first discovered in California? | John Sutter's mill |
| Founder of the Mormon religion | Joseph Smith |
| Who became the Mormon leader when Joseph Smith was killed? | Brigham Young |
| Why was Utah a good place for the Mormon's to settle? | Utah was isolated because of the Rocky Mountains and the Great Salt Lake. It made it safe for the Mormons who were frequently attacked by neighbors elsewhere. |
| Why were the Mormons often hated/attacked? | People did not like their different religious beliefs The Mormons believed in communal property polygamy |
| Person who initially led American settlers into Mexico | Stephen Austin |
| Original use of the Alamo | The Alamo was originally a mission |
| Who won the battle at the Alamo? Why? | The Mexicans won because they outnumbered the Texans and surrounded them. The Texans ran out of supplies. |
| What two sides were fighting at the Alamo? | Texans vs. Mexicans |
| What two sides were fighting in the Mexican War? | Mexico vs. The United States |
| Where did the Texans get their revenge for the Alamo? | Battle of San Jacinto |
| Santa Anna | Mexican dictator |
| Nickname for the newly independent Texas | Lone Star Republic |
| First President of Texas | Sam Houston |
| annex | to add on |
| Why were some Americans afraid of annexing Texas? | They believed that adding Texas would add more slave states, giving more power to the South. Others were afraid that adding Texas would lead to a war with Mexico |
| How did Sam Houston get the US to annex Texas? | He made it seem like Texas would form an alliance with Great Britain |
| What river did the US believe was the border between the United States and Mexico? | Rio Grande |
| What river did Mexico believe was the border between the United States and Mexico? | Nueces River |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | Treaty to end the Mexican War United States was given the Mexican Cession (including California) for only $15 million |
| How much did the United States originally offer for the Mexican Cession before the war? | $30 million |
| Who won the Mexican War? | United States |
| Mexican Cession | The Mexican Cession included California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona-land given to the United States as a result of the Mexican War |
| Gadsden Purchase | To make the US look better they purchased a tiny strip of land in Arizona and New Mexico for $10 million. |
| What four countries claimed the Oregon Territory? | Russia, United States, Great Britain, Spain |
| missionary | a person who tries to convert people to his/her religion |
| Mountain Men | people who lived in Oregon and lived off the land independent rugged individualists |
| rendezvous | a get together/gathering mountain men would meet to get supplies/trade |
| Where did the Oregon Trail begin? | Independence, Missouri |
| Dangers of the Oregon Trail | extreme heat, rain, flooding, animal attacks, disease, droughts, drownings |
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