Inventors
He created vulcanized rubber in 1839
Who is Charles Goodyear?
Nickname for those who went to California during the gold rush.
What are the Forty-Niners?
He was Smith’s successor and led Mormons outside the U.S. to escape persecution.
Who is Brigham Young?
This famous Texas phrase came when Santa Anna stormed this old mission; all 187 U.S. defenders were killed.
What is "Remember the Alamo?"
He invents the steel plow; farmers replace oxen with horses.
Who is John Deere?
This is the belief that the U.S. is destined to expand to the Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest Destiny?
He became a successful empresario (agent) and established the Texas colony in 1821, defeating and capturing Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Who is Stephen Austin?
He formed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York.
Who is Joseph Smith?
He invented the mechanical reaper; 1 farmer can do the work of 5.
Who is Cyrus McCormick?
This became a state in 1845?
What is Texas?
President Polk sends this person to blockade the Rio Grande, and he later becomes President of the United States himself.
Who is Zachary Taylor?
Most people traveled this route to settle and establish farms.
What is the Oregon Trail?
He developed the electromagnetic telegraph.
Who is Samuel Morse
This was between the U.S. government and Native nations, in which Native Americans gained control of the Central Plains and were promised that they would not attack settlers.
What is the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851)?
He captured Mexico City during the Mexican-American War. Later, he was the first general for the Union in the Civil War.
Who is Winfield Scott?
Many people used this trail on their way to find gold in the 1849 gold rush.
What is the California Trail?
He patents the sewing machine
Who is Elias Howe
This is when people buy and sell goods rather than make them.
What is the Market Revolution?
He proclaimed the Republic of California in 1846 during the Mexican-American War.
Who is John C. Frémont?
This was a busy trade route where people traded for silver, gold, and furs once they arrived.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?