Vocab
What was the belief that the US should spread from sea to shining sea?
Manifest Destiny
What does "annex" mean?
To forcefully seize
What president was elected in 1844?
James K. Polk
What was the famous land bought by Thomas Jefferson from the French that doubled the size of America?
Louisiana Purchase
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
How did southern and western states feel about war with Mexico?
They supported war with Mexico and wanted to bring slavery into the land they won.
What was the forced trail where many Natives died?
The Trail of Tears
Who was the president of Mexico?
Santa Anna
or Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
What year did Texas declare independence and what did it become?
1836, it became a republic
What year was the Battle of Alamo?
1836
What is the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
How did states in the northeast and abolitionists feel about war with Mexico?
They feared slavery would spread to the land America received from Mexico after the war.
Who was Zachary Taylor?
The general who provoked the Mexican American war
What was the area in the northern area shared with Great Britain called and what separated the two parts?
Oregon Country, 49th parallel
What happened to Texas in 1845?
It was annexed by the U.S.
What did they call the places where Natives were moved to after being forced to the west of the Mississippi River?
Reservations
What was the Indian Removal Act and who signed it?
A law that forced Natives to move west of the Mississippi River, Andrew Jackson
Who was Stephen Austin?
The "Father of Texas" and an American who brought many other American families to Texas with slaves.
The river that America wanted to be the border with Mexico (current border)
Rio Grande
What were the beginning and ending years of the Mexican American War?
1846-1848
What were two things Santa Anna did that made Americans in Texas upset?
1. Raised taxes
2. Outlaw slavery
3. Disarm local militias
What did the phrase "fifty-four forty or fight" mean and who used it?
It was used by Americans who wanted all of Oregon Country for themselves and they wanted to take Britain's part of Oregon Country. The fifty-four forty was coordinates for where they wanted to take land up to.
Who was Sam Houston, and what did he accomplish during the Battle of San Jacinto?
He was the first president of the Republic of Texas, and he caught Santa Anna and made him surrender.
Which purchase gave America the southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico?
The Gadsden Purchase
What year was the California Gold Rush?
1848