Manifest Destiny
Vocabulary
Texas or Bust
The Bear Flag State (California)
Random Thoughts By Mr. Lambert
100

Belief that Americans had the God-given right to spread across the continent and own land from one ocean to another.

"Manifest Destiny"

100

Group of men who were rugged individuals, fur trappers and hiked throughout Oregon Country?

Mountain Men

100

An old Spanish mission (fort) the Texans used to fight off the Mexican Army for nearly two weeks, however, the Texans would eventually fall here.

The Alamo

100

People rushed to California in the late 1840's as what had been discovered?

Gold

100

Who was our nation's second president?

John Adams

200

Manifest Destiny was the idea of America owning land from one ocean to another. From what two oceans does this refer?

Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

200

The route or trail tot he Oregon Country used by wagon trains in the 1800's.

Oregon Trail

200

Leader of the Texan Army, he would later become the President of the Republic of Texas. (Think NBA team)

Sam Houston

200

In 1848 Gold had been discovered in what California town?

San Fransisco

200

Mr. Lambert graduated from High School here.

Ocean City High School

300

Which President kicked off Westward Expansion with the Louisiana Purchase?

Thomas Jefferson

300

A ruler with absolute power and authority.

Dictator

300

He was the dictator and leader of the Mexican Army. He would later be captured and in return, handed over the Republic of Texas.

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

300

Following the Mexican-American War, the US gained substantial land, however, it also came at a cost. How much did the US pay Mexico for all the land, including California?

$15 million dollars

300

The Trail of Tears sadly impacted thousands of lives, mainly with this particular Native American Indian tribe?

The Cherokee

400

In class we looked at a famous painting by, John Gast, which represented Manifest Destiny. The focal point of the painting was an "angelic figure." What was the name of the "angelic figure?"

Lady Columbia
400

To add or take over... Texas eventually did this with The United States.

Annex

400

An American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He took part in the Texas Revolution and was killed at the Battle of the Alamo. His nickname was, "King of the West" & "King of the Wild Frontier"

David "Davy" Crockett

400

Nickname given to men (miners) who rushed to California in 1849 in hopes of striking it rich!

Forty-Niners!

400

Completed in 1825, this canal linked the Hudson River (New York) to Lake Erie (the West). It was a major source of transportation and economic development.

The Erie Canal

500

What was the name of John Gast's famous painting of Manifest Destiny which included Lady Columbia?

American Progress

500

A yearly meeting or gathering where mountain men traded fur. A French word meaning, "get-together."

Rendezvous

500
Officially ending the Mexican-American War, this treaty was signed in 1848. The treaty added several new territories to the United States, including; Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

500

State Capital of California (currently)

Sacramento

500

MR. Lambert has two beautiful children (girls), what are their names?

Addison and Kylie