Louisiana Territory
Before the early 1800s, which two countries claimed the Louisiana Territory?
France and Spain
The European power that colonized Florida 1st
Spain
Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?
Texas allowed slavery.
These explorers "discovered" Oregon for a America on the orders of TJ
Lewis and Clark (and Sacagawea)
the belief that it was America's right and duty to spread across the North American continen
Manifest Destiny
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
it doubled the size of the U.S.
The Native American tribe in Florida that took in runaway slaves
Seminoles
Just as Stephen F. Austin started a colony in Texas- Mexico took control of Texas. Mexico allowed Austin to stay provided that: he had hard workers, they would become Mexican citizens, and join this
the Catholic Church
The was an incentives for colonists to travel to Oregon Country were: sunny weather, disease free, trees, pigs, and this most important factor for settlers
fertile farmland
Started the US colony of Texas in Mexico, selected 297 families to move to the new colony that met certain requirements, was jailed by Santa Anna
Austin
The president that got the Louisiana Territory
TJ
Future president that invaded Florida against orders
Jackson
Americans in Texas had complaints: they wanted to govern themselves, have official documents in English because many were unwilling to learn Spanish, and Mexico outlawed this
slavery
President Polk’s campaign slogan was "Fifty-four forty or fight!" and
"All of Oregon or none!'
Dictator of Mexico after it gained independence from Spain, ruthless and power-hungry general, fought at the Battle of the Alamo and lost at the Battle of San Jacinto
Santa Anna
Napoleon was willing to sell the land because his colony Haiti was lost and
France was going to go to war with GB
Spain easily gave up Florida to America for $5 mill and for the U.S. to honor their right to this territory
Texas
Tejanos (Mexicans in Texas) complained about the Americans in Texas saying they had no respect for Mexican culture and had no intention of doing this
becoming a Mexican citizens
Joint occupation of Oregon was between
the U.S. and Great Britain
to add a territory to a country
annex
Opponents with the purchase: too much land to govern, Eastern states will lose power when new states form, and
unconstitutional
Many Americans didn't like this result - one newspaper demonstrates this with the headline saying that Texas is, "worth ___________ Floridas"
10
After Austin was jailed and released for demanding Mexico reopen Texas to immigrants, the Texans revolted and took over the Alamo. General Santa Anna did what after the Mexicans won the battle and the Texans surrendered
had every man killed
The Oregon Trail started here
Independence, Missouri
the art of conducting negotiations with other countries
diplomacy