Vocab
is an agricultural method that uses techniques to conserve soil moisture to grow crops without irrigation, relying instead on water stored in the soil from previous rain or snowmelt
Dry farming
Who said the following "our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions"
John O'Sullivan
The Idea that the US was prophesied to owning from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans
Manifest Destiny
Thomas Jefferson Purchased this land from the French
the final stand of Texans against the Mexican Army
Alamo
a farmer or farm worker who plows the land.
Sodbuster
This French leader was offered 15 million for New Orleans but sold most of the todays Midwest, doubling the size of the US.
Napoleon
extending across a continent
Transcontinental
Where the US government moved Native Americans
Reservations
Towns that were abandoned
Ghost towns
a farmhouse and land, a historical US land grant program, or a legal exemption in property law
Homestead
Where sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase and find Northwest Passage
Lewis and Clark
A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.
Nomadic
Was the nickname given to those who left for the Gold Rush
the Forty-Niners
To try and change Native American culture to be more "Americanized," the US sent NA to?
Boarding Schools
a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups
populism
Was the President of the US during the Mexican-American war and helped with Texas joining the nation
James Polk
a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
northwest passage
The huge flow of people to the west in search of gold
california gold rush
Was an Apache Resistance Leader fighting against the US
Geronimo
Vaquero
An African American settler and business man who helped established settlements in Kansas
Benjamin “Pap” Singleton
is east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in North America that connected the Missouri River to Oregon
Oregon Trail
Was the only state that was its own country first
Texas
a famous battle between US Government and Natives Americans, where the Natives won
wounded knee