Manifest Destiny
Describe the term "Manifest Destiny"
What is the belief that it was America's right and duty to settle the continent from coast to coast?
Both pioneers and missionaries aimed to settle in this territory out west.
What is Oregon (country/territory?)
A reason Americans went to Texas in the 1800s.
land grants, they could grow cotton, agriculture/farming
This event caused millions of people to flood to California in 1849.
What is the California Gold Rush?
A push factor for the Latter-Day Saints was this and a pull factor for the Chinese was this
What are: Either of these would work: The LDS were persecuted for their beliefs, their leader was murdered, they were not allowed to practice their religion freely. Pull factors for Chinese gold, opportunities for labor.
Two territories that were added to the United States during the quest for Manifest Desitny were?
What were: (any of these would work)
Louisiana Territory, Texas, Mexican Cession, California, Florida, Oregon Country, Gadsden Purchase.
What is cholera?
This famous mission became the site of an historic battle that lasted 13 days and resulted in the execution of every Texan defender.
What is The Alamo?
Sam Brannan bought up all of these items, sold them to the miners, and began the idea of "mining the miners."
What are shovels.
This man was the founder of the Mormons (now known as the Latter-Day Saints).
Who is Joseph Smith.
This famous painting by John Gast became known as the pictorial representation of "Manifest Destiny" showing "Columbia" floating across the continent bringing the telegraph wire and a Schoolbook. Name the painting.
What was "American Progress"?
The Marcus and Narcissa Whitman founded a mission in Walla, Walla and settled among this tribe.
Who are the Cayuse?
This famous battle cry motivated Texans to continue fighting after they heard all their comrades had been executed by the dictator's Mexican troops.
What is "Remember the Alamo!"
If supply is low and demand is high, merchants can charge this
What is high prices.
This event caused Brigham Young to become the leader of the Mormon Church who then decided to move his people west.
This was the worst land deal the United States ever made in which the U.S. spent around $337 per square mile.
What was the Gadsden Purchase?
The journey from Independence, Missouri to Oregon Country was approximately this many miles.
What is 2,000 miles?
This commander at a famous Texas battle wrote a letter asking for reinforcements and pledging his life to the cause if necessary.
Who is William Travis?
What is (any of these would work):
stores, restaurants, hotels, saloons, laundries
Despite facing harsh treatment, the Chinese contributed to the west in a variety of ways. Name two.
What is they: (any of these would work):
they helped build the transcontinental railroad, they brought new agricultural knowledge to the west, they helped develop the infrastructure of California, they developed unique businesses including laundries and restaurants (with delivery) etc.
This person first wrote the phrase that it was America's "manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions."
Who is John L. O' Sullivan?
A reason the Cayuse turned on the Whitmans and one reason the Cayuse do not exist would be this.
What is the Cayuse did not like the Whitmans catering to the pioneers OR they saw the Whitmans healing the pioneers and not the Cayuse (they brought disease). the Cayuse don't exist because they were killed by disease, killed by the militia, OR the remaining joined other tribes.
This dictator reluctantly signed a document granting Texas its independence when he was captured at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Who is Santa Ann (Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna)?
From the article and videos in class, name one famous businessman that got their start in the California Gold Rush.
Who is (any of these would work):
Levi Strauss (wholesale dry goods, heavy cotton work pants), George Hearst (mined quartz), Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau (hotel), Sam Brannan would count here too.
The Governor of this state issued an "Extermination Order" in 1838 trying to push the Mormons out of their state.
What is Missouri.