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Capitalism
An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Samuel Morse
An American painter and inventor who is best remembered today for his invention of single-wire telegraph system.
entrepreneurs
a person that risk their own capital in creating a new business or investment
John Deere
Invented the steel plow.
Cyrus McCormick
Invented the Mechanical Reaper
Manifest Destiny
The supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond.
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Signed on April 29, 1868 between the U.S. Government and the Sioux Nation, the United States recognized the Black Hills as part of the Great Sioux Reservation.
Santa Fe Trail
America’s first commercial highway. Traders established the trail.
Oregon Trail
An overland trail between Independence, Missouri, and Oregon City, near present-day Portland, Oregon.
Mormons
This group played a major role in settling the West and allowed polygamy.
Brigham Young
He led the Mormons and their Latter-day Saint movement to Utah.
Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!!!
The United States would accept nothing less from the British than all of the Oregon Country, as far north as the border of Alaska.
Joseph Smith
American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ceded New Mexico and California to the United States for 15 Million dollars.
The Alamo
An abandoned mission
William Travis
He was in command of the Texan forces at the Battle of the Alamo, where he was killed along with all of his men.
Sam Houston
a leader in the Texas Revolution (1834–36) who later served as president of the Republic of Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Led the first group of American settler in Texas
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
He was a disastrous president for Mexico, losing first Texas and then much of the current American West to the United States.
Gold rush
A rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits.
Forty-Niners
A person, especially a prospector, who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush.
Gadsden Purchase
An agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico.
Republic of Texas
A sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846, although Mexico considered it a rebellious province during its entire existence.
Republic of California
Also known as the Bear Flag Revolt which was launched by American settlers (the Bear Flaggers) against Mexico.
James K. Polk
The 11th president of the United States of America.
Zachary Taylor
A general and national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812, was elected the 12th U.S. President.
Stephen Kearny
The long Marcher.
Winfield Scott
Old Rough and Ready.
What led to the rise of capitalism?
Capitalism came from a growing manufacturing sector, a rising in international trade in commodities, and improvement in the new energy sources.
How did new products, communication methods, and transportation methods help the U.S. economy?
The new products, communication methods, and transportation methods help the economy from the opening of the market for factories to sell and make things easier to sell. The U.S economy grew the methods of transportation that had grown with the use of canals and railroads. This allowed for products to be sold and shipped much faster.
Explain the concept of manifest destiny.
Manifest Destiny was the idea that White Americans were given the entire continent of North America from God.
Who were John Smith and Brigham Young and why are they important to the Mormon faith.
Joseph Smith was an American Religious leader and was the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement.
Discuss empresarios. Who were they and what did they do.
The empresarios were entrepreneurs who helped direct people to settle and populate in Texas in the 1800s.
What happened at the Alamo. Who was involved?
The Alamo was a battle at San Antonio, Texas. This battle held off the mexican army so that Sam Houston could get his men ready to defeat Mexico. The Alamo was a suicide mission.
\n What difficulties were faced by families like the Whitmans and the Hauns?
The difficulties faced were disease, fatigue, and loneliness.
What group helped settle the west?
mormons
The battle that was most responsible that helped texas win their freedom from Mexico.
The Jacinto Battle
Who was killed and who was not killed in the alamo?
Killed- Davy, Travis, and Boey
Not Killed- Houston
“Remember the Alamo!” was a famous phrase that was won represented what?
Texas Independence
During the 1840s the advantage that the canals had over the railroads was what?
It was cheaper
During the 1840s the advantage the railroads had over the canals was what?
Weather and Faster Transportation
Which event was most responsible for the diverse communityin California?
The Gold Rush
What did the White Americans believe?
They believed that God gave the continent to the Caucasians
What did “Fifty four Forty or Fight” refer to?
It refers to the boundary dispute between America and Great Britian
Land Grant People in Texas
empresarios
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