Vocabulary
the belief that it was the United States' right and duty to spread across the North American continent
Manifest Destiny
the people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849
forty-niners
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States
It doubled the nation's size
Which is another name for the mountain men?
Fur trappers
What happened to most of the Mexican people living in the territory given up in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
They became U.S. citizens
to add a territory to a country. Such an addition is called an annexation.
Annex
an overland route that stretched about 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri, to the Columbia River in Oregon
Oregon Trail
Why did the Tejanos resent the Americans colonizing Texas?
They were settling illegally
Why did the Mormons move west to Utah?
To settle where they could freely practice their beliefs
How were Mexicanos treated by people who colonized the land ceded to the United States by Mexico?
They were denied their rights
the 1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule that resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation
Texas War for Independence
a land grant made by the Mexican government, used mostly for raising cattle and crops
Rancho
What was Mexico’s policy toward slavery in 1830?
Slavery was illegal
Which of these describes the experience of many Chinese immigrants in California?
They were subjected to prejudice and abuse
What became an important industry in the Southwest because of Mexicano farming techniques?
Fruit productions
members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, founded by Joseph Smith in 1830
Mormons
Spanish-speaking people who, in the 1800s, lived in parts of the United States that previously belonged to Mexico
Mexicanos
Before the early 1800s, which two countries claimed the Louisiana Territory?
France and Spain
What did pioneer women achieve well before women in the eastern United States?
They voted in elections
What was the subject of Mexican pueblo law, which was used as a basis of U.S. law?
Water rights
a person’s or a group’s impact on future generations
Legacy
a system for bringing water to farmland by artificial means, such as using a dam to trap water and ditches to channel it to fields
Irrigation
Which opinion was expressed by those who opposed the expansion of the United States?
The United States bullied its weaker neighbors
What was an important legacy of the early missionaries to Oregon
They opened the west for settlers
What was the Mexican legal doctrine of community property rights, which has been adopted by some states?
Couples share their property acquired during their marriage