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How did America achieve the goal of the Manifest Destiny?
Many moved west for different reasons. We gained land from Mexico including Texas and California. We received the Oregon Territory from Great Britain.
What is the Manifest Destiny?
the idea that God wanted America to have all of the western lands to the Pacific
What did the Wilmot Proviso want to do?
ban slavery in any new territory received from Mexico
What was the most important trail to the West?
Oregon Trail
Name 1 thing the Compromise of 1850 did.
allowed popular sovereignty, Fugitive Slave Law, outlawed slave trade in Washington D.C.
Name 3 reasons people had for moving west in the 1800s.
gain riches (gold, business like railroads and suppy companies), more farmland, spread the Gospel
The fort that started the California gold rush belonged to whom?
John Sutter
What name was given to Northern Democrats who were willing to compromise with the Southerner Democrats who wanted to protect slavery?
doughfaces
The Bear Flag Revolution brought what territory into America?
California
What battle resulted in the capture of Santa Anna?
San Jacinto
Who led the Mormons to Utah after Joseph Smith died?
Brigham Young
Who was the famous mountain man that discovered the South Pass?
Jedediah Smith
Who were usually the first Americans to arrive in a new western area?
trappers and traders
What war served as a training ground for commanders of the Civil War?
the Mexican War
Instead of the 54 40' line of latitude, what became the boundary between the United States and Canada?
the 49th parallel
Who helped get the Compromise of 1850 passed in Congress?
Stephen Douglas
Who were the first to settle permanently in the Oregon Territory?
Methodist missionaries
Which President was a doughface?
Franklin Pierce
What were Northern Democrats who were willing to compromise with Southern slaveholders?
doughfaces
Who became President after Taylor died in office?
Millard Fillmore
The Compromise of 1850 allowed what state to enter the Union?
California
What is the concept of allowing the people of a territory to decide whether they would allow slavery?
popular sovereignty
Where did the Wilmot Proviso attempt to ban slavery?
the Mexican Cession
What territory completed mainland America?
the Gadsden Purchase
For which war did the Mexican War serve as a "training ground"?
the Civil War
What hero of the Mexican War became President?
Zachary Taylor
What is the land that the United States gained after the Mexican War?
the Mexican Cession
What treaty ended the Mexican War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Whose nickname was "Old Fuss and Feathers"?
Winfield Scott
Whose nickname was "Old Rough and Ready"?
Zachary Taylor
Who led the Bear Flag Revolt?
John C. Fremont
Which President wanted to fulfill the Manifest Destiny?
James K. Polk
What river did Mexico believe was the border between Mexico and Texas?
the Nueces River
What river did Polk and Taylor consider to be the border between Mexico and Texas?
the Rio Grande
What man was the first discover gold in California?
James W. Marshall
On whose land was gold discovered in 1848?
John Sutter
Who led the Mormons to Utah?
Brigham Young
What group founded Salt Lake City, Utah?
the Mormons
What two countries claimed the Oregon Territory?
the United States and Great Britain
What was the most important trail to the West?
Oregon Trail
Which President promised, "All of Oregon, All of Texas"?
James K. Polk
What the name for Texas when it was an independent republic?
the Lone Star Republic
Who owned Texas directly after the Texas War for Independence?
Texas (It was its own republic.)
Where was Santa Anna captured?
San Jacinto
What city was the Mexican supply base?
Goliad
What battle was a major loss for the Texans, but eventually spurred them on to victory?
the Alamo
List the 3 major battles of the Texas War for Independence.
Goliad, Alamo, San Jacinto
Who was the president of Mexico during the Mexican War?
Santa Anna
Who was the president of Mexico during the Texas War for Independence?
Santa Anna
What did the Mexican government hope for the American settlers in Texas?
that they would adopt Mexican culture
What man led Americans to live in Texas?
Stephen Austin (or Moses Austin)
What country owned the Texas territory before the United States?
Mexico
What religion was prominent in the Mexican territory once owned by Spain?
Roman Catholicism
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