Manifest Destiny
What year was Texas Annexed?
1845
Louisiana
Bought from France for 15 million.
What's another name for the Mountain Men?
Trappers
In what ways did the Mexicanos help Americans with mining in the West?
Shared tools (gold pan, riffle box) and techniques
legacy
a person’s or a group’s impact on future generations
Who was the president for the Mexican American War?
James Polk
Florida
Trade with Spain. 5 million and Texas for Florida
What things were done to discourage the Chinese from being miners?
Cut off their braids. Burned their shacks. Beat whoever owned the shack. Foreign Miner Tax.
Why were the adobe houses built with thick walls?
Keep the temperature inside more mild.
Annex
to add a territory to a country
Name a battle in the Texas Revolution
Gonzales, Concepcion, Grass Fight, Siege of Bexar, Alamo, Goliad, San Jacinto
Texas
Won its own freedom. Was annexed 10 years later
Who were the most successful people in the Gold Rush.
Businessmen, store owners, or others who sold things to the miners.
What does the Community Property Law say?
In a divorce, everything is split 50/50
Oregon Trail
an overland route that stretched about 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri, to the Columbia River in Oregon
What was the government like in the Republic of Texas?
Almost a copy/paste of the American government. More harsh on slavery.
Oregon
Slowly went from joint-occupation between 4 countries to just America and Britain. Chose to split it in half.
What happened at the Whitman Mission?
Whitman's got blamed for not healing the natives from diseases that the settlers were recovering from.
Natives attacked the mission and killed 14 people
Burning your mark into the cattle.
So that you know which cattle is yours.
Manifest Destiny
the belief that it was the United States' right and duty to spread across the North American continent
What were the three rules for who was allowed to be a colonist in Texas?
Could only select moral and hardworking settlers
Promise to become Mexican citizens
Join the Catholic church
Mexican Cession
War with Mexico. Paid 15 million for the land.
Name one difference between what the Mormons believe and what we believe.
God is a real person living somewhere in space. Godhood is achievable. Trinity is 3 separate people. God sent more prophets after Jesus time to modernize the religion. Garden of Eden was in Missouri. 3 levels of heaven. Strict healthy lifestyle. "Holy undergarments"
What is Tex-Mex?
An Americanized form of Mexican food.
Mexicanos
Spanish-speaking people who, in the 1800s, lived in parts of the United States that previously belonged to Mexico