Westward Expansion
Patented the mechanical reaper.
Cyrus McCormick
President and then dictator of Mexico who dealt harshly with Texans. Led the Mexican army in the unsuccessful war with Texas.
Santa Anna
Man who led a successful rebellion against the Mexican government in California.
John C. Fremont
The governor of California granted this man 50,000 acres in Sacramento Valley where he established a trading post and cattle ranch.
John Sutter
At the request of his dying father, this man led many American settlers into the Mexican territory of Texas
Stephen Austin
Name two soldiers in the Mexican American war who would later become important generals in the American Civil War.
Robert E. Lee & Ulysses S. Grant
Magazine editor who coined the phrase, "Manifest Destiny".
John Louis O'Sullivan
Texas settler who lead an early revolt against the Mexican government. Abandoned the revolt when militias from other Texans threatened to stop him.
Benjamin Edwards
General whom president Polk sent past the Nueces river to goad Mexico into firing upon the US. This man would later become president of the US.
Zachery Taylor
Engineered a plow with a steel blade.
John Deere
Old Spanish mission where a few hundred Texans and Americans stood against the vastly larger Mexican army. The defenders held for a fortnight, buying the Texas army valuable time.
The Alamo
American general who led the campaign into the heart of Mexico which led to the capture of Mexico City.
Winfield Scott
Guaranteed squatters the right to claim land before it was surveyed.
Preemption Act of 1830
Surprise attack by the forces of Texas which crushed the Mexican army, winning the war for Texas. They yeed their haw.
Battle of San Jacinto
Treaty which formally end the Mexican American war and gave nearly half of Mexico to the US.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo