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What was the name of the religious group that left to avoid religious prosecution?
Mormons.
What was the name of the trail that started in Independence, Missouri and ended in Oregon City, Oregon?
The Oregon Trail.
Which two groups of people claimed the Oregon Country?
Britain and the U.S.
In the Oregon Treaty, it was agreed which part of the Oregon country Britain would own and which one the U.S. would own. Which parts were they?
Britain was given the North and the U.S. was given the South.
To officially win independence, Texans had to what?
Defeat the Mexican army.
Rather than Mormons ending their journey in Oregon, where did they end up instead?
Present-day Utah.
By 1800, which two furs had become very valuable?
Beaver and Otter.
What valuable source was discovered in California in 1848?
Gold nuggets.
The vision of freedom regarding Manifest Destiny did not include which 3 groups of people?
(Which types of people were mistreated and not completely "free"?)
Native Americans, African Americans, and Women.
When thousands of people journeyed to California in 1849 in search of gold, what nickname were they given?
The "forty-niners."
On February 23, 1836, Santa Anna (the Mexican Ruler) gave the order to attack the what?
Alamo
What did the U.S. believe to be their "Manifest Destiny?"
To extend to the Pacific Ocean.
What two things did the Mexican government try to do that angered Texan settlers?
They tried to tighten their rules and eliminate slavery.
It was an area not yet owned by the U.S. so they did not have to adhere to the rules and laws.
After the Battle of the Alamo and Texans declared their independence from Mexico, they formed their own country. What was it called?
The Republic of Texas.
What was the first method of electronic communication? How did it work?
Telegraph. It was a machine that would send messages over long distances by sending signals through wires. The messages would be sent by a "transmitter" and where they ended up was known as the "receiver."
What method of delivering mail was used in areas that did not have telegraph offices?
Why did this method shut down once the telegraph became available in these areas?
Pony Express.
More people began using the telegraph, so the cost of the Pony Express became too much and this method of mail delivery ended after 18 months.
Congress declared war between the United States and Mexico on May 13, 1846. What was the name of the treaty signed on February 2, 1848, to officially end this war?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
What did the formerly enslaved people who set out for Kansas call themselves?
How did they come up with this name?
Exodusters.
They used the term "exodus" from the bible since they were making an exodus, or departure, from their homes.
Why did Texas not become a state in the U.S. until 1845?
Because the U.S. did not want anymore states with slavery and Texas still had slaves.
What was the name of the Act passed by Congress in 1862 to build the transcontinental railroad?
Pacific Railway Act.
What was the incentive the government gave the companies building the transcontinental railroad?
Ten square miles of land alongside each mile of track they laid.
When the Mexican government announced Americans would not longer be allowed to settle in Texas in 1830, why was it already too late?
There were already more than 16,000 Americans living there compared to the 5,000 Mexican residents.
Before settling in Texas, Americans had to make 3 promises to Mexico. What were they?
1. To adopt the Roman Catholic Religion of Mexico.
2. Become loyal Mexican citizens.
3. Free any enslaved workers they brought to Texas.
What was the Homestead Act?
It was a law that gave 160 acres to anyone that was willing to farm the land for at least 5 years.