Westward Expansion
President Polk ordered this general to agitate war with Mexico by taking a standing army to Rio Grande River.
Zachary Taylor
The concept that slaveowners were like fathers to their slaves.
Paternalism
All the following contributed to national expansion EXCEPT
a. an alliance with Spain. b. the desire to spread democracy. c. economic interests. d. widespread racism.
a. an alliance with Spain.
In the Old South
a. proponents of slavery hoped to change public opinion in the North.
b. proponents of slavery defended it on moral, religious, and political grounds.
b. proponents of slavery defended it on moral, religious, and political grounds.
A holiday in Mexico, also observed to a lesser extent in other areas of Latin America and in the United States, honoring dead loved ones and making peace with the eventuality of death by treating it familiarly, without fear and dread.
Day of the Dead
The term “manifest destiny” was coined by…
John L. O’Sullivan
This system of work allowed slaves to work at their own pace.
Task System
Which of these did not make-up the socio-economic classes of the Old South.
a. Yeoman farmer b. Gentry Class c. Poor whites d. Free labor e. Planters class
d. Free labor
Regarding family life
a. slaves generally followed the African custom of polygamous marriages.
b. slaves generally established nuclear families with gender-based divisions of labor.
b. slaves generally established nuclear families with gender-based divisions of labor.
a holiday that marks the day before the Western Christian feast of All Saints, or All Hallows, and initiates the season of Allhallowtide. In much of Europe and North America, celebration of ______ is largely nonreligious.
Halloween
The provinces of Texas, New Mexico, and California
Mexican Borderlands
This system of work used white overseer or black driver to constantly supervise the slaves.
Gang System
In 1836, Texas
a. gained independence from Mexico and immediately joined the United States.
b. failed to gain annexation to the United States and remained independent for ten years.
b. failed to gain annexation to the United States and remained independent for ten years.
Religion was important to slaves for all the following reasons EXCEPT
a. it provided them with moral strength. b. it held the promise of freedom in this world and in eternity. c. it gave them an opportunity to be part of white society. d. it gave them a sense of shared experience and common purpose.
c. it gave them an opportunity to be part of white society.
a farm or establishment in rural areas that stocks a large amount of pumpkins in the month of October.
pumpkin patch
Travelers heading west by wagon trains in the 1840s usually followed the
Overland Trail
Distinctions based on color, that defended slavery and gained acceptance among yeoman farmers and poor whites.
Caste System
Under President James K. Polk, the United States
a. the arrival of an American army on the Rio Grande.
b. an American invasion of California.
a. the arrival of an American army on the Rio Grande.
[_____] lead the most successful slave revolt in the United States.
Nat Turner
___ orchards may be opened to the public, allowing consumers to pick their own ___ or purchase pre-picked ____. Although this is ultimately a method of purchasing ____, it is often a social activity as well.
Apple(s)
This battle in Texas was a defeat for the Texans that further inflamed the movement for independence.
The Alamo
True or False. Southern children received less education than northern children.
True
The [_____] ended the war between the United States and Mexico.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
True or False. southern children received less education than northern children.
True
(in North America) an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey. The holiday commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621, and is held in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. A similar holiday is held in Canada, usually on the second Monday in October:
Thanksgiving