PEOPLE
He gave us the term Manifest Destiny
John O'Sullivan
Used by settlers
Oregon Trail
It was won in 18 minutes
Battle of San Jacinto
It separated the fress and slave states
Missouri Compromise Line
He was President during the Californai Gold Rush
Kames K. Polk
They call him Mr. Manifest Destiny
James K. Polk
Used by mercahants and traders
Santa Fe Trail
Everyone at this mission was killed
The Alamo
It ended the Mexican American War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
We received the Oregon Territory from them
Britain
Tennessee Volunteer who died at the Alamo
Davey Crockett
Brought more settlers into the west than at any other time
gold
This battle gave us the Lone Star Republic
Texas Revolution
It allowed for popular sovereignity in western lands
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This is why the U.S. was reluctant to annex Texas
The expansion of slavery
He led the settlers into Mexican Territory
Stephen Austin
54' 40 or Fight lands
Oregon Territory
A revolt of people living in California
The Bear Flag Revolt
It called for all escaped slaves to be returned to slavery anywhere in the U.S.
Fugitive Slave Act
A major outcome of the Mexican-American War
The expansion of slavery
Tennessee Senator and later Governor who led the the Texas Army to victory
Sam Houston
Mexico opened these lands to settlers to help with the Natives
Texas
This battle gave us the Mexican Cession
Mexican-American War
It is why the U.S. declared war on Mexico
American soldiers had been attacked
Why wasn't Texas allowed to be annexed into the U.S. at first
It would create an inbalance between free and slave states in Congress