This invention enabled people to send signals through copper wires.
What is the electro magnetic telegraph?
100
This was a belief that was held by Americans that said it was American destiny to continue expanding
What is Manifest Destiny?
100
This Native American leader led a rebellion against the United States because of a vision that a prophet received
Who is Black Hawk?
100
This was the most famous battle of the Texas Revolution and enabled the Texans to gather forces to defeat the Mexicans.
What is Battle of the Alamo?
100
This treaty ended the Mexican American War
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
200
This was the communications code which enabled operators to "translate" electric bursts at the other end of the line.
What is Morse Code?
200
This trail provided the first visible American presence in Mexican territory thus paving the way for the United States to expand into Mexican territory
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
200
This president called for expansion of the United States.
Who is James K. Polk?
200
These forts protected Spanish missions against attack.
What are presidios?
200
This treaty provided various Native American tribes control of the Central Plains in exchange for not attacking settlers and allowing the construction of forts and roads
What is Treaty of Fort Laramie?
300
This invention ensured rubber remained durable under extreme conditions.
What is vulcanized rubber?
300
This was the name given to prospectors who went out to California to seek their fortunes in the gold fields.
What are Forty Niners?
300
This Texan leader defeated Santa Anna in the Texas Revolution at the Battle of San Jacinto and became the first president of the Republic of Texas.
Who is Sam Houston?
300
Southerners supported war against the Mexico for this(these) reason(s)
What is expansion of slavery and increasing Southern power in Congress?
300
This purchase established the current borders of the lower 48 states.
What is Gadsden Purchase?
400
This device enabled farmers to slice through heavy soil making planting easier.
What is the steel plow?
400
This was the major resource used in trade between Mexican northern provinces and the United States.
What are longhorn cattle?
400
The Mormon religion was founded by Joseph Smith who was succeeded by this individual who led the Mormons out west.
Who is Brigham Young?
400
This resolution called for by Abraham Lincoln asked President Polk to certify where 9 American soldiers were killed.
What is the Spot Resolution?
400
This proviso will prohibit slavery in lands that might be gained from Mexico.
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
500
This was the process where farmers grew one or two cash crops and sold them for profit in markets.
What is specialization?
500
This group was forced to keep moving west due to persecution until they finally settled in Utah.
What are Mormons or Latter Day Saints?
500
This person invented the mechanical reaper
Who is Cyrus McCormick?
500
New Mexico fell quickly and without a shot being fired to American forces for this reason
What is upper class Mexicans wanting to be part of the United States?
500
This treaty settled disputes between Great Britain and the United States and allowed for joint occupation of the Oregon Territory