Manifest Destiny
Who coined the phrase Manifest Destiny?
John O'Sullivan
Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
Mexico
John C Fremont led a rebellion against Mexican rule in Northern California known as the
Bear Flag Revolt
Why did Americans move west between the 1830s and the 1850s?
Religion, Land, Economic Opportunity, Gold
The agreed border between the United States and Mexico is
Rio Grande
This is the belief that the U.S. should expand to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny
297 families followed this man to start a settlement in Texas?
Stephen Austin
In 1848 he found gold in the Sacramento Valley of California
James Marshall
The Mormon Trail ended in
Salt Lake City, Utah
The United States acquired this land in the treaty with Mexico
Mexican Cession
Florida was sold by this country to the United States.
Spain
What happened at the Battle of San Jacinto?
The Texans used "Remember the Alamo!" as a rally cry and won
The thousands of people from around the world who flooded California to find their fortunes. Are known as?
49ers
The 2,000 mile trail that went from Missouri to Oregon was called?
Oregon Trail
Many Americans who wanted to go to war with Great Britain, for the land that is now Canada, used this slogan to show their support
"fifty-four forty or fight"
How did Texas become part of the United States?
Annexation
In 1821, Mexico won independence from
Spain
What year did the gold rush take place?
1849
Many of the 49ers used this trail
California Trail
What are the impacts of the gold rush on California?
About 250,000 people flooded California
This huge migration caused economic growth that changed California
President Polk agreed to settle the dispute of the northern border at what parallel?
49th
President of Mexico during the Texas Revolution?
Santa Anna
In what year does California apply for statehood?
1850
The man that led the Mormons out west was
Brigham Young
What city is the Alamo in?
San Antonio, Texas