Manifest Destiny
Oregon Country
Texas
US-Mexican War
California and Utah
100
Who invented Manifest Destiny?
John O'Sullivan
100
What REGION of the United States is Oregon country located? (Think North, South, East, West...)
Northwest
100
What is a "Texian"?
An American that settled in Texas.
100
How did Mexico view Texas' independence?
They viewed it as a rebellious state that they would soon conquer again.
100
What is a "Forty-Niner"?
A person who arrived in California during the Gold Rush.
200
What state was the "creator" of Manifest Destiny from?
New York
200
List two present day states that were once Oregon Country.
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana
200
Why did the Texans want to become independent from Mexico?
They no longer wanted to conform to Mexican lifestyle - speak Spanish, become Catholic, follow Mexican laws, etc.
200
What did President Polk want to purchase from Mexico? (This sparked the war.)
He wanted to purchase California and New Mexico.
200
What is a boomtown?
Towns that grew extremely rapidly with the arrival of thousands of forty-niners.
300
What was the creator of "Manifest Destiny" job?
Journalist
300
Define "Joint Occupation".
Where two different countries share land.
300
What was the big battle that took place in San Antonio, Texas during March of 1836?
Battle of the Alamo
300
What was at the heart of Polk's "Manifest Destiny Doctrine"?
Control of California
300
Why did the Mormons move to Utah?
To escape religious persecution. (People were mistreating them because they didn't like the Mormon religion.)
400
What is Manifest Destiny?
"It is the destiny of the United States to extend its boundaries all the way to the ocean"
400
Who were the first people in Oregon Country? What was their job?
Fur Traders, aka Mountain Men
400
After Texas became an independent republic, why didn't the United States want to annex Texas right away?
Because they didn't want to upset the balance between slave and nonslave states.
400
What large city in Mexico did the US have to take over in order to win the war?
Mexico City
400
How many Mormons moved to Utah? (This was the largest migration in US history)
12,000
500
How did "Manifest Destiny" change the United States during the mid 1800s?
People began flooding to the unexplored west. Pushed the boundaries to the west.
500
What line of latitude was established as the northern border of Oregon Country?
49 degrees North
500
What was Texas called from 1836 to 1845?
Lonestar Republic
500
What year did the war end?
1848
500
Explain how the Mormon community flourished in the rugged area of Salt Lake City?
They built irrigation canals for farming; they formed industries and sold goods to the 49ers heading west to California.
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