Industrial Revolution
Most important crop grown in the South
Cotton
Path thousands of pioneers took to get to the Northwest of our country during Manifest Destiny
Oregon Trail
President that was land hungry, helped to start Mexican American War
James K Polk
Mexico won its independence from
Spain
Tax on import
Tariff
Movement of people from rural areas to cities
Urbanization
Which President bought the Louisiana Purchase and which country did we buy it from
Jefferson; France
President who invaded Florida and fought Native Americans, signed the Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson
Battle where Texans where severely outnumbered by Mexico but stood strong for nearly 2 weeks
The Alamo
Word for adding a piece of land on
Annexation
Most important transportation during this period, give me 2 reasons why as well
Railroads, transport larger goods, faster, jobs created etc.
The issue that Manifest Destiny intensified in the United States
Slavery
Leader of the Mexican Army during the Mexican American War
Santa Anna Evil Santa
3 rules Mexico wanted people of Texas to follow
-Be Catholic
-Loyal to Mexico
-Not have slaves
Laws put in place in order to dictate African Americans lives in the South
Slave Codes
2 big things of the Industrial Revolution
Pos or Negative
People that moved first far west were what kind of people?
What products did they deal with?
Traders, Fur Traders
Person who invented Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
Describe how The United States came to declare war on Mexico
James K Polk told US troops to go into disputed territory in order to get Mexico to fire upon us
Alexander Hamilton was what in George Washington's Cabinet
Secretary of Treasury --Money Guy
Missouri Compromise was proposed by who?
Which 2 states were involved with it? (Free or Slave)
Henry Clay
Missouri Slave State Maine free state
What was significant at the end of the Mexican American War?
Almost completed Manifest Destiny
Person who led most "successful" slave rebellion
Nat Turner
Name of the leader who defeated Santa Anna and secured Texan Independence from Mexico
Sam Houston
If I had to eat 1 of these every day, eat one once a year, and never eat the other again, what would I do:
Burger
Pizza
Tacos
Eat pizza every day
Tacos once a year
Give up burger