UNIT V APUSH: MANIFEST DESTINY

The Alamo

A pivotal battle in the Texas Revolution where a small group of Texan defenders made a last stand inside a fortress in San Antonio against a much larger Mexican army. Their defeat became a powerful symbol and rallying cry for Texan independence.

Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie

Famous American frontiersmen who were among the defenders killed at the Alamo, becoming legendary figures in American folklore.

Battle of San Jacinto 1836

The decisive battle of the Texas Revolution where Texan forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army and captured General Santa Anna, securing Texas's independence.

The Lone Star Republic

The name for the independent nation of Texas from 1836 until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.

“Manifest Destiny”

The widely held 19th-century belief that American settlers were destined by God to expand across the North American continent, spreading democracy and capitalism.

Election of 1844

James K. Polk

“Fifty-four forty or fight!”

Polk's popular campaign slogan, which referred to the line of latitude at 54°40 '

N. It declared that the U.S. should control the entire Oregon Territory up to its northernmost border with Russian Alaska, even if it meant war with Britain.

Captain John Fremont and the “Bear Flag Revolt” 1846

A revolt by American settlers in California against Mexican rule, led in part by explorer John C. Frémont. The rebels declared California an independent republic, symbolized by a flag with a grizzly bear.

Annexation of Texas

The 1845 incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States as the 28th state, an event that was a primary cause of the Mexican-American War.