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Grade 3 SS Ch 8
Pages 186-204
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A general in the Mexican army who became president of Mexico | Santa Anna |
| The commander of the Texan army who defeated Santa Anna in the Battle of San Jacinto. | Sam Houston |
| After the Battle of San Jacinto, ___________ became independent. | Texas; Texas remained an independent nation for nine years. |
| What happened at the Alamo? | Texas was fighting for its freedom from Mexico. They wanted to bring back the Mexican Constitution of 1824 |
| Who were the missionaries that traveled west to Oregon and built a mission for the Cayuse Indians? | Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. |
| who was a doctor for the Cayuse people? | Marcus Whitman |
| What laws did the Americans who moved to Mexico have to obey? | Americans in Mexico had to become Catholics and they had to free their salves. |
| Why did the Cayuse people kill the Whitmans and the 12 settlers at the mission house.? | The Indians believed Marcus Whitman's medicine poisoned them. |
| Who went to Oregon and built a mission to the Nez Perce Indians? | Henry and Eliza Spalding |
| Who wrote Christian writings and songs in the Nez Perce language? | Henry Spalding |
| What is a pioneer? | A person who is the first to settle an area |
| Who was the leader of the Mormons? | Joseph Smith |
| Why did many people not like Joseph Smith? | They did not like what Joseph Smith taught; he was killed by a mob of people |
| Who became the new leader of the Mormons after Joseph Smith? | Brigham Young |
| Where did the Mormons settle? | Great Salt Lake, Utah |
| Who became President of the US after Van Buren? | William Henry Harrison; He was the first US president to die while in office |
| Who became President after William Henry Harrison died in office? | John Tyler |
| In 1844, ______________________, became President. He wanted to add ________________ as a state of the US. | James K. Polk Texas |
| What do you call the belief that God gave the US the right to own the "whole of the Continent?" | Manifest Destiny-The belief that God gave Americans all the lands between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; The Bible does not teach this. |
| Where did the British and Americans decide the border would be for Oregon Country? | the 49th parallel-The line of latitude is at 49 degrees north. |
| Polk wanted more land in the west. He wanted _________________, but it belonged to Mexico. | California |
| What measurement can you use to help you find the actual distance between two places on a map? | Map scale |
| Mexico did not want to sell California to the US. Polk sent troops to what river? | Rio Grande River;it flowed between Texas and Mexico |
| Who led the US troops in the Mexican-American Way? | General Zachary Taylor |
| Why did President Polk want California? | Polk believed America would be stronger if it had more land. California also had excellent ports cities. |
Created by:
Bonnie Daniel
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