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Manifest destiny was the idea that God wanted Americans to have what?
Land from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean, settle western land.
The Preemption Act of 1830 allowed squatters to buy land from the government for what kind of price?
minium
Who played a vital role in western settlement by carving out east-to-west passages for wagon trains to follow?
Mountain-men
Which of the following did immigrants have to meet according to Mexican law:
A. Learn to speak spanish
B. convert to Roman Catholicism
C. become Mexican citizen
D. live under Mexican law
B, C, and D
Under the Nationalization Colonization Act, Mexico gave 26 empresarios large land grants of Texas land for a promise that the would do what?
fill the land with a number of settlers
What did James Polk promise in the 1844 presidential race?
-Annex Texas and Oregon \n -Buy California from Mexico
What was the rallying cry of supporters of James K. Polk?
“54°40' or Fight”
What came to an end when US troops occupied San Francisco and San Diego?
Bear Flag Republic
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Mexico Cession: 500,000 sq miles of territory to US and the US paid Mexico how much?
$15 million
What were the first pioneers called that settled on land they did not own?
Squatters
What country claimed parts of Oregon? Besides US
Spain, Russia, and England
What did the Donner Party do in efforts to survive?
Resorted to cannibalism
Where did the Mormons settle seeking religious freedom?
Salt Lake City, Utah
Why did Mexico invite Americans and other foreigners to settle in Texas?
They couldn't get their own citizens to settle there
Why did the Mexican government imprison Stephen Austin?
Treason, negotiating with mexican government; in a letter, he said he would support breaking away from Mexico
Why did Martin Van Buren lose his party’s nomination in the 1844 presidential election?
He did not take a stance on Texas' annexation
An uprising by the settlers in Northern California resulted in a victory for the settlers, who declared the region a what?
An independent republic
Why did President Polk replace Zachary Taylor with Winfield Scott as a commander of the forces in Mexico?
He saw him as a potential rival in the 1848 election
What did Mexico accept as the southern border of Texas in the peace treaty with the US?
Rio Grande
What replaced the sickle for cutting grain?
Scythe
Where did the American missionaries settle after they arrived in Oregon?
Rocky mountains
What were the travelers known as that headed west in wagon trains?
Mormons
What did Native Americans fear would be disrupted by the increasing flow of settlers?
Buffalo
What did the Mormons call the land they laid claim to when they migrated further west?
Deseret
What were the Spanish-speaking people who established settlements in Texas before Stephen Austin arrived called?
Tejanos
Who did James K. Polk defeat in the 1844 presidential election?
Henry Clay (Whig party)
War with Mexico started when American troops led by General Zachary Taylor crossed what river?
Rio Grande
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Know the trails you drew on map
What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton do?
Wrote the Declaration of Sentiment
What party supported only American-born protestants for public office?
Know-Nothing Party
What things are true concerning women in the 1800s?
Women had no control: over property, wages, and legal control of children
What was the first college to admit students of color?
Oberlin College (Ohio)
Who started a colony of Americans in Texas in 1823?
Moses Austin
What year did Texas become a state?
1845
What did the US get in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
Texas, New Mexico Territory, and California
Who was the first women doctor?
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
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