Ideas and Motivation
What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that we were destined by God to expand all they way West to the Pacific
The Sante Fe Trail led from Independence, Missouri to Portland, Oregon. True or False?
False
Who was the President of Mexico and commanded troops against the US and Texas?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Who was the US President during the war w/ Mexico?
James Polk
How did westward expansion affect the Native Americans?
We pushed them off of their lands
Why did the Mormons settle in Utah?
To escape religious persecution
Which westward expansion trail we discussed ends in Salt Lake City?
Mormon Trail
Who were empresarios?
Land agents, took advantage of an opportunity to gain land in Texas.
Texas was ceded land from Mexico thanks to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. True or False?
False
Name a marginalized group at the time who went to California in search of opportunity.
Chinese, Free Blacks, Women
What is an effect of the California Gold Rush?
What is the general reason is why people took the Oregon Trail?
To settle on fertile farmland
Who led the army of Texas to fight Mexico and would later become the president of Texas?
Sam Houston
Who was the U.S. General who led troops to the Rio Grande?
Gadsden Purchase
What event was most responsible for the creation of the very diverse population of California?
Who led the Mormon migration to Utah?
Name 2 reasons why there was a delay in annexing Texas.
War with Mexico, South gain power / Political opposition, expansion of slavery, state balance
What were 2 things that the US gained from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
An agreed upon border to Mexico and a bunch of land.
Which law made it so Native Americans had to leave their lands east of the Mississippi?
Indian Removal Act
If someone was travelling west in 1849, what line of work would they likely be working in?
The fur trade
Joseph Smith
Arrange these events regarding Texas in chronological order:
1. Santa Anna attacks the Alamo
2. Republic of Texas gains its independence
3. Thousands of settlers arrive in Texas
4. Texas enters the Union as a state.
Correct order:
3. Thousands of settlers arrive in Texas (1803)
1. Santa Anna attacks the Alamo (1836, February)
2. Republic of Texas claims its independence (1836, March)
4. Texas enters the Union as a state (1845)
What treaty added California and a bunch of land in the Southwest to the US?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which treaty gave Native American nations control of the central plains?
Treaty of Fort Laramie