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Movement to the Far West
Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War
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What famous battle took place in San Antonio days after Texas declared itself a republic.
The battle of the Alamo.
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Who was John Tyler and how did he come to be president?
John Tyler was the president of the United States from 1841-1845. He became president after William Henry Harrison died in office.
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Who made the first Sewing Machine and how did it affect the industrialism of America?
Elias Howe created the first sewing machine which revolutionized the rate at which clothes could be made in factories.
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What was the effects of gold being found in California in 1848?
When gold was found in California, many emigrants rushed from the East to the West in search of finding gold. This was called the California Gold Rush, where many emigrants found fool's gold, a mineral that looks gold but really is not, and were unsuccessful in their hunt for gold.
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What did the Webster-Ashburton Treaty decide?
There had always been tension between Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick over boundaries. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty gave pver half of the disputed territory to the United States and established a definite boundary with Canada.
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What essentially cost Henry Clay the election of 1844?
Henry Clay's stance on the Texas annexation. He had agreed with Van Buren to oppose immediate annexation, but the growing popularity of annexation among southern wigs caused him to waver on the issue.
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What an effect of the implementation of railroads in America?
Possible Answers: Quicker Travel Iron Industries being made A more efficient way of transporting materials
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What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, who was it signed by, and when was it signed?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded New Mexico and California to the United States for on $15 million. It was signed on February 2, 1848 by Mexico.
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What does the term "Young America" mean?
Young America was the term that politicians, journalists, writers, and entrepreneurs during the 1840s and early 1850s used to describe themselves. They were entering a new era of commercial development, technological progress, and territorial expansion.
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How did Polk eventually get the British to accept the 49th parallel as a new boundary in Oregon Country?
When Polk first proposed the 49th parallel idea, he British rejected it. Polk tried to extend the boundary to 54°40', and in order to avery war and at the same time get a farther boundary, the British made another proposal. They proposed to accept the 49th parallel along with navigation rights on the Columbia River.
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What were the effects of the new farm inventions, i.e. the steel plow and the mechanical reaper?
These new inventions revolutionized the way farmers could now harvest and plant crops. The mechanical reaper saved a lot of labor for harvesting crops and the steel plow made it easier for the soil to be broken up for planting crops.
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What parts of the tales of the Alamo false, and which were true?
The parts that were true was the 187 rebels fighting off the much more numerous Mexican troops in San Antonio. Some parts that were false were not every soldier fought to the death, Davy Crockett and seven other rebels were captured and executed.
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Who was Joseph Smith and what brought him to founding Mormonism? What was recorded in the Book of Mormon?
With the guidance of an angel, he discovered and translated the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon talked about a group of pious Jews who Migrated from the Holy land to America. After Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, he appeared to this community and proclaimed the Gospel. After a war annihilates these Christians, only a few descendents were left, who were ancestors of the Indians.
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Give two possible reasons why the United states didn't try to take over all of Mexico. After all, they were in the Age of Expansionism.
1. A combination of racism and anti-colonialism. The Mexican population consisted largely of Spanish and Indian people. Americans thought that they could never be part of a self-governing republic. 2. All they really wanted was the California harbors of San Francisco and San Diego for commerce of the Pacific. They didn't have much need for the rest of Mexico.
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What was the cause of the Irish and German immigrants coming to America?
The Irish fled from Ireland to America because of the Great Potato Blight, which was the famine in Ireland from 1845 and 1854. The Germans however, wanted to come to America for economic opportunities.
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What did Charles Goodyear find out about rubber in 1839?
He discovered when rubber is vulcanized, it made a new variety of manufactured items that would be available for the American consumer.