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US History Review
Westward Expansion History Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Manifest Destiny | The idea that America was supposed to span coast to coast. John L O'Sullivan 1845 |
| Lone Star Republics | Nickname for Republic of Texas |
| What was the reason for the Mexican American War? | Boundary dispute between the Nueces (Mexico) and Rio Grande rivers (US) |
| Who was the President of the Republic of Texas? | Sam Houston |
| How long was the Republic of Texas and independent nation? | 9 years |
| What battle gave Texas its independence? | Battle of San Jacinto |
| Two reasons America did not want to annex Texas in 1836? | Didn't want to upset the balance of slave and free states and did not want to go to war with Mexico |
| Old, rough, and ready | Zachary Taylor-wins the battles of Monterey and Bueno Vista in Northern Mexico |
| Old, fuss, and feathers | Winfield Scott-wins the battles of Vera Cruz and Mexico City in Southern Mexico |
| The Pathfinder | John C. Fremont helps California during the Bear Flag revolt |
| Mexican Cession | Land US got from Mexico after the Mexican-American war included California, Utah, Nevada and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming |
| What was the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo? | Treaty ending the Mexican War |
| What were the provision of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo? | US get Mexican Cession, US paid Mexico 15 million dollars, protect rights of Mexican Citizens, Rio Grande as the border between Texas and Mexico |
| What geographic feature made the Oregon Trail possible? | South Pass |
| What were the hardships on the Oregon Trail? | Disease, storms, accidents, crossing rivers |
| What killed the most people on the Oregon Trail? | Cholera |
| Why did settlers move west? | Land (Oregon Trail, Texas) Gold (California) Religion (Mormon Trail) Trade (Santa Fe Trail) |
| Who discovered gold in California? | James Marshall |
| When was gold discovered in California? | 1848 |
| Where was gold discovered in California? | Sutter's Mill on the American River |
| What happened to most miners? | They never got rich |
| Who did get rich in California | The merchants |
| What were some of the results of the California Gold Rush? | 250,000 people come to California, 1850 CA become a state, Californios and Native Americans lost land and rights, SF become large city |
| How did the US acquire Texas? | Annexed in 1845 then fought a war with Mexico |
| How did the US acquire Oregon? | Treaty with Great Britain in 1846 |
| How did the US acquire California? | Mexican cession in 1848 |
| How did the US acquire Utah? | Mexican cession in 1848 |
| Who ran for President in 1844? What was his slogan? | James K. Polk - 54' 40" or fight! |
| What was the original name of the settlement in Utah? | Deseret |
| What was the large chunk of land called that the U.S gained as a result of the War with Mexico? | Mexican Cession |
| Who was against the Mexican War? | Abraham Lincoln and Henry David Thoreau |
| What was the significance of the Bear Flag Revolt | California became an independent republic |
| Effects of the California Gold Rush | Native Americans were forced off their land and many of them died, many Californios lost their land when it was taken over by miners |
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