Terms
It was inevitable the U.S. was going to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific is the meaning behind what term?
Manifest destiny
Charles Goodyear
Under Mexican rule, what was the main appeal Texas had to lure in American settlers?
Cheap or free land
Conflicts over what issue led to delays in the annexation of Texas?
Slavery
The main advantage in shipping by canal as opposed to railroads is that shipping by canal was what?
Cheaper
What did John Deere invent?
Steel plow
What did Cyrus McCormick invent?
mechanical reaper
Where did 4000 Mexicans eventually kill 187 Texans?
Alamo
Which River did President Polk want to be the Southern boundary of Texas?
Rio Grande
What did Samuel F.B. Morse invent?
Telegraph
54 40 or Fight! refers to a boundary dispute between the U.S. and what country?
Great Britain
This man was killed by an anti-Mormon mob.
Joseph Smith
This man's military leadership led to the founding of the Lone Star Republic?
Sam Houston
What was California's name when it was briefly an independent nation?
Bear Flag Republic
Which trail was used mainly for trading purposes?
Santa Fe
The final border of the lower 48 states was established in a purchase from Mexico. What was this called?
Gadsden Purchase
This war hero easily won the election of 1848.
Zachary Taylor
Where did the battle most responsible for Texas gaining its independence from Mexico take place?
Battle of San Jacinto/near San Jacinto River
Name of the Treaty that ended the Mexican War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What is it called when a farmer raises only one or two types of crops for sale?
specialization
This treaty gave Native Americans control of a vast amount of territory in the Central Plains, but the treaty was repeatedly violated by the U.S. government.
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Crockett, Travis, Bowie
What territory did Stephen Kearny's troops take without even firing a single shot?
New Mexico
Who were the empresarios of Texas?
Land agents like Stephen F. Austin