DESTINY!
Many Americans attempted to establish a better life for themselves, often traveling on the perilous ______________ ___________. Many faced death by dysentery.
Name the event that took place in 1835-1836, and was rebellion in which Texas gained its independence from Mexico.
The Texas Revolution
Name the conflict that took place from 1846 to 1848, and was largely fought in Texas, California, the American Southwest, and Mexico and led by US leaders Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor.
Mexican - American War
13 Original States or Florida
13 Original States
Traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies, this powdered green tea is made by grinding specially grown shade-covered leaves into a fine powder.
Matcha
What is the idea of 'manifest destiny'?
The idea that God had destined the U.S. to spread across the entire North American continent
Name of Texas's independent state (before being annexed by the United States)
Lone Star Republic
Which letter shows the Annexation of Texas?
E
Annexation of Texas
This genre of Japanese comics and graphic novels has become popular worldwide, with series like One Piece and Attack on Titan.
Manga
Name the President elected in 1844. He ran on a platform of manifest destiny, and promised Americans he would expand the country.
James K. Polk
How would you describe Texas' establishment during the 1820s and early 1830s?
Mexico welcomed American settlers to help populate and develop agriculture. These Americans would soon grow to out number all other groups, and look to take more control of the land.
The acquisition of this territory completed the continental United States…
C
Florida or the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
____________ is Japan’s tallest peak
Mt. Fuji
What are 2 reasons Americans moved west?
- cheap, available land
- fleeing religious persecution
- opening trade opportunities with Asia
- escaping economic hardship
- supporting & spreading American democracy
Name the general that reluctantly marched his troops past the Texas border, into the Rio Grande
Gen. Zachary Taylor
Someone traveling to get rich quick would be heading for territories in …
B
Gadsden Purchase or the Oregon Territory
Oregon Territory
Studio Ghibli's 2001 film about a girl trapped in a spirit world won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. (Her parents get turned into pigs)
Line separating the border between the United States and Canada. Established during the Oregon country disputes between British Canada and the United States in 1848.
The 49th Parallel
What was the name of the fort that Santa Anna and his men destroyed in 1835 in an attempt to take back the Texan province
The Alamo
The United States agreed to pay $15 million for the territory after the Mexican-American War in letter…
B! The Mexican Cession
Mexican Cession or Oregon Territory
Oregon Territory
This period of Japanese history, lasting from 1603 to 1868, was marked by isolation and rule by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Edo Period