Ch. 13 Manifest Destiny

joint occupation

situation in which people from two countries can occupy an area

Mountain Men

American adventurers and fur trappers who spent most of their time in the Rocky Mountains

emigrant

A person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere.

prarie schooner

a canvas-covered wagon used by pioneers in the mid-1800s

Manifest Destiny

1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.

Tejano

a Texan of Latin American, often Mexican, descent

decree

an official order issued by a legal authority

Barricade

to block off

annex

to add or attach a territory to ones own territory

rancho

ranch, especially the large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West

Oregon Trail

Trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s

James K. Polk (1845-1849)

Focused on achieving Manifest Destiny, Added more land to the US than any other president

Santa Anna

Mexican general and dictator whose large army failed to defeat the Texans

Alamo

an abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution

Sam Houston

First president of the Republic of Texas

Lone Star Republic

nation formed in 1835 by Texans who declared independence from Mexico

General Zachary Taylor, 1846

"Old Rough and Ready" Led US forces in the Mexican War

John C. Fremont

an American military officer, explorer in the southwest and California

Bear Flag Republic

nickname for California after it declared independence from Mexico in 1846

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million