Politics
The effect that cotton had on slavery in the South
Caused it to spread even further
an economic or social reason that Americans traveled west
1. Escape debts or legal problems
2. Find gold and become rich
3. Farm and ranch where land is plentiful
How long the Mexican-American War lasted
1 year, 10 months
William Henry Harrison
Gold was initially discovered here
Sutter's Mill
the name of the trail where thousands of indigenous people died while being escorted by U.S. troops from Georgia to Nebraska
Trail of Tears
hardships may be faced by a pioneer on a wagon train heading west, name one
1. Problems with food and water
2. Dangerous weather, trail conditions, and diseases
3. Injuries from shootings or animals
what the U.S. acquired through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexican Cession
Who saw their careers decline after Eastern men started wearing silk hats
Mountain men
Explain the term "49ers"
Describes the influx of people that arrived in California following the discovery of gold in 1848
the perceived conflict of Frontier farmer v wealthy person embodied which election (name a year)
Election of 1840
This town was the starting point for both the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails
Independence, MO
events at which two locations inspired Texans to continue fighting for independence from Mexico
Effect of Nat Turner's Rebellion
Slave owners put even more restrictions on slaves
This man created pants for miners whose brand is still thriving today
Levi Strauss
a reason why Southerners objected to high tariffs
1. They believed that tariffs hurt the South, in order to help the Northeast
2. Tariff funds were used to pay for improvements in the Northeast
3. The South’s economy depended on trade with Great Britain
the approximate length of the Oregon Trail
2,000 miles
they commanded the Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo
William Travis
group of Americans that sought religious freedom in the West
The Mormons
Reason why American miners resented the Chinese miners during the Gold Rush
They made the “played-out” sites yield profits
The practice of spreading political power to all people
Jacksonian Democracy
Who said “Our manifest destiny [is] to...possess the whole of the continent.”
John O'Sullivan
This national issue was the reason some people opposed the war with Mexico
The fear that slavery would spread into new territories
This tribe developed their own written language, owned farms and ranches, and wrote their own constitution
The Cherokee
This complicated the process of California becoming a state
California was a free state, the slave states would be outnumbered