Manifest Destiny
Americans in large numbers followed trails to the West in the 1840s and 1850s. (Example of?)
What is an example of manifest destiny?
California
What state is known for the gold rush?
13 day siege, all 187 American soldiers died
What was the result of the battle of the Alamo?
Polk wanted the disputed boarder of Texas, California, and New Mexico.
What was the cause of the Mexican American war?
President that bought the Louisiana Purchase
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Lousiana Purchase
What was the land purchase that nearly doubled the size of the United States?
Wagons, trails, steamboats, and canoes
What are methods of transportation to the west?
Santa Anna suspended local power in Texas
What was the reason for the Texas revolution?
New Mexico, California, Nevada. Parts of, Arizona, Oklahoma, Colorado, And Wyoming.
What land did the United States gain from the Mexican American war?
Lewis and Clark
Who did Jefferson send into the Louisiana purchase?
Population growth in the eastern states, Economic opportunity, cheap- fertile land, Cheaper and faster transportation, Manifest Destiny
Why did Americans move west?
was a mass migration of miners and people who made money off the miners to California.
What was the gold rush?
American leader who established a strong community in Texas
Who was Stephen Austin?
Slavery vs Anti Slavery
What are reasons for and against the annexation of new states?
Mexican President during Texas Revolution
Who was Santa Anna?
$15 Million
How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost?
2,000-mile long trail that started in Independence, Missouri, to the rich farming lands of the Willamette Valley in Oregon.
What is the Oregon Trail?
Cultural differences, and the American’s use of slaves
What were the reasons for tension between American settlers and Mexico?
30 million
How much did the US offer to pay for Mexicos land?
Pro-Slavery President that believed in Manifest Destiny
Who was James Polk?
Mountain men, missionaries, farmers, and miners
What kind of people migrated west?
Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
What are the states that make up Oregon Country?
Commander Houston surprised Santa Anna on his march back from “The Alamo” and killed 630 of Anna’s soldiers in 18 minutes
What was the Battle of San Jacinto?
Slavery
What is the reason for political conflict between North and South?
Who was James Monroe?