People
What had Thomas Jefferson dreamed that the United States would become
An "empire for liberty"
What kind of difficulties did pioneers who traveled overland tails to the West face?
Accidental discharge of firearms, falling off mules or horses, drowning in river crossings, and diseases.
What did Mexico hope to gain from Anglo settlement in Texas?
Prevent border violations and to protect the territory from Native American attacks
How many Mexican settlers had migrated to California
about 12,000
What group had migrated westward along the Oregon Trail
Mormons
How did Kearny's actions support the idea of manifest destiny?
Leading the conquest of California and administering it as Military Governor
What made Americans want to settle in Texas?
The soil and climate offered good opportunities to expand slavery and the cotton kingdom
How did the issue of slavery affect the debate over the war with Mexico?
It lead to increasingly divisive tension and heightened these opposing viewpoints after the Mexican War.
How many Miners were in the Gold Rush?
Around 300,000 Miners called the "forty-niners.''
Why was the Manifest Destiny appealing to many Americans?
They thought spreading democracy would improve people's lives.
Why was the Mexican government angry about the annexation of Texas?
It rejected the idea of Texas independence
Explain the importance of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Gadsden purchase.
It created the southern border of the present-day United States.
Who was the president of Mexico in 1833
Antonio Lopez de "Santa Anna"
How were Native Americans affected by the Westward migration of settlers from the United States?
Many tribes were forcibly removed from their lands
How did the Texan losses at the Alamo affect the Texas revolution?
Thousands of white Texans signed up to join the rebellion against the Mexican government
What was the nickname that generals Zachary Taylor & Winfield Scott gave the American invasion of Mexico that lasted almost a year?
"Old Rough & Ready"
Who led the first of several American settlers to a fertile area
Stephen F. Austin
What was the concept of the Manifest Dynasty
That white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America
What were the major events that led to Texas joining the Union?
The Alamo, The Texas Revolution and declaration of independence from Mexico, and The annexation of Texas by the US.
What geographic issue caused tension between the United States and Mexico in the 1840s?
A disputed boundary between the United States and Texas on the Nueces Strip