Territory
What land purchase doubled the size of the united states?
The Louisiana Purchase
His soldiers fired on US troops patrolling the border
Santa Anna
What war did the Compromise lead to?
Civil War
This document ended the Mexican War
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who introduced the Kolache
Czechs
What piece of land was acquired after the US won the Mexican War?
Mexican Cession
Led the US army into Central Mexico
General Zachary Taylor
Decided which states would be free states
Compromise of 1850
"Felt it was their destiny to expand" & "New Innovations helped settlers travel" describe what term
Manifest Destiny
Who do we get the term Pretzel and Kindergarten from
Germans
Name the 2 geography features that were the center of the US-Mexico border dispute.
Nueces River & Rio Grande River
Led the US army through New Mexico & California
General Stephen Kearny
What were the 3 components of the Compromise of 1850
Admitted California as a Free state
Use Popular sovereignty in new states
Enact Fugitive Slave Law
this land acquisition increased tensions between the US and Mexico
Texas Annexation
Known for "arches" in their architecture
Spanish
This purchase was needed for railroad construction.
Gadsden Purchase
Wanted California and New Mexico by peace or force
James K. Polk
Describe Popular Sovereignty
Popular Vote
What is the area east of the Mississippi River
13 Colonies
They fled due to the potato famine
Irish
Boarder dispute between US-Great Britain
Oregon Territory
Wrote the Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay
What was the main detail in the Fugitive Slave Act
Slaves could be captured any and everywhere including the North
Name all 7 states that came from the Mexican Cession
Utah, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, California, Colorado, Wyoming
Settled in San Patricio (Sinton)
Irish