Inventions
What did Samuel Morse invent in 1844?
The telegraph (and Morse code)
What is the name of the land the US bought from Mexico in 1853?
Gadsden Purchase
How did the 1840 Irish Potato Famine impact America?
Many Irish moved here
Which US president wanted and got Oregon to become part of the US?
James Polk
What is the name of the Catholic mission that was used as a fort in San Antonio in 1836?
The Alamo
Who won the horse versus B&O locomotive race in 1830?
The horse
What is the name of the land the US got from the Mexican-American War in 1848?
Mexican Cession
What regions of the US first became better connected because of railroads?
North and West
Who used the slogan, “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” (and why)?
Americans in Oregon Territory who wanted all the land up to Russia’s Alaska
Name 3 men who fought in the Battle of the Alamo
General Santa Anna, William B. Travis, James Bowie, Davy Crockett
What was the first telegraph message in 1844?
What hath God wrought?
What is the name of the land the US got from Britain in 1846?
Oregon Cession
What is the belief called that it is God’s will for the US to cover the continent?
Manifest Destiny
At what latitude did the US and Britain divide Oregon?
49° North latitude
Name 3 things Sam Houston is known for
Texas army commander, Texas Republic president, Texas US senator, Texas governor, Tennessee governor
Who invented the mechanical reaper in 1834?
Cyrus McCormick
What is the name of the land the US got via treaty with the Republic of Texas in 1845?
Texas Annexation
What was the Second Great Awakening in the early 1800s?
Christian religious revivals in New England and New York
Where was the start and end of the 2,000 mile Oregon Trail?
Independence, Missouri, and Oregon Country
Which US general captured Mexico City in 1847?
Winfield Scott
What did John Deere invent in 1837?
The steel plow
What is the name of the land the US bought from Spain in 1818?
Florida Cession
Why didn’t the Texas Republic join the US right after its 1843 independence?
US fears of impact with slavery and war with Mexico
What missionary and his family proved the Oregon Trail was possible in 1836?
Marcus Whitman
What is Zachary Taylor known for?
US general won Matamoros, Monterrey, and Buena Vista against Mexico (and 12th US president)